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Mower Basics
- Choke – What is it?
- Gas tap location
- Oil level check
- Oil type
- Oil quantity
- Starting a riding mower
- Safety sensors – What are they?
Mower Repair Guides
Blades – Deck – Electrical – Engine – Fuel system – Ignition system
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Blade repairs
- Blade inspection
- Blade removal (video)
- Blade sharpen (on machine)
- Blade sharpen (video)
- Remove stuck blade bolt
- Torque wrench – how to use (video)
Deck repairs
Electrical system repairs
Engine repairs
- Crankshaft seal replacement
- Oil level check
- Oil type
- Oil quantity
- Tune up riding mower
- Tune up parts
- Valve testing and adjusting (video)
Fuel system repairs
Ignition system repairs
- Coil/armature testing
- Coil/armature replacement
- Ignition system test
- Spark plug check (video)
- Spark plug cleaning (video)
- Spark plug gapping (video)
- Safety sensors testing
Troubleshooting By Symptoms
Engine troubleshooting
Blades
Winterizing
Riding Mower FAQs
- Are gas caps universal?
- Are mower blades universal?
- Can you jump-start a riding mower?
- Can you push start a riding mower?
- Can you push a riding mower?
- Can riding mowers get wet?
- Can you cut grass after frost?
- Can you cut grass in November?
- Can you rent riding mowers?
- Can you cut grass with morning dew?
- Do mowers have titles?
- Does my mower need oil?
- Do I need mower insurance?
- Do mowers pick up leaves?
- How heavy are riding mowers?
- How long do riding mowers last?
- How long charge mower battery?
- How long do John Deere riding mowers last?
- How to protect mower deck?
- How to reduce mower pollution?
- How to clean mower deck?
- New blades need sharpening?
- Should I buy a riding mower?
- Should I buy a used riding mower?
- Should I buy a new mower?
- Should I buy a mower or pay someone?
- Where to sell my mower?
- When to use gas tap?
- Why are mowers so loud?
- What’s a riding mower transaxle?
- Will mower run without air filter?
Tools & Parts
- Carburetor removal and cleaning tools and supplies
- Mower blade maintenance tools
- Small engine repair tools
- Riding mower starter solenoid parts and tools
- New carburetors
- Mower accessories
- Best torque wrench for tightening mower blades
- Repair tools identification video
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John Cunningham is an Automotive Technician and writer at Lawnmowerfixed.com.
He’s been a mechanic for over twenty-five years and shares his know-how and hands-on experience in our DIY repair guides.
Johns’s fluff-free How-to guides help homeowners fix lawnmowers, tractor mowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, power washers, generators, snow blowers, and more.