Comments on: Lawn mower 101

Question: Lawn mower 101

carter — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 14:32:56 -0800

Lawn mower 101. We're renting a new place. It has a large garden, with a petrol/gas-powered push lawn mower to keep it tidy. The mower has two orifices, one for petrol/gas, the other for oil; what goes in each?

My first guess would be low-octane petrol/gas, and motor oil (30W or 40W); but I don't know, and I can't find anything via google. The mower is a Sears/Craftsman Eager-1, if that helps.

By: mojohand

mojohand — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 16:15:41 -0800

You got it. Regular gas. 30 weight (not 10W-30, but single weight) motor oil will do it.

By: carter

carter — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 16:23:02 -0800

Cheers!

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 22:52:29 -0800

Uhm, unleaded gas and 10W30 oil. You list a zip code yet you apparently aren't a real 'merican. I'm callin' the cops. Like the cops, you might wanna pump the primer a couple times before pullin' the ripcord.

By: Dreamghost

Dreamghost — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 23:30:31 -0800

This is really gonna BLOW YOUR MIND...

By: carter

carter — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 08:46:16 -0800

Busted! My plan would have succeeded, if it wasn't for you meddlin' kids ...

Actually, I was confused because I vaguely remember some lawn mowers having two stroke engines, where you mixed petrol and two-stroke oil; but I guess this is a normal four-stroke.