Show Tips on Taking Care of Your J f Power Lawn Mower Its It's so 0 easy to lo keep kees a power mower operating at peak efficiency cy if you give It just a little attention at attention at regularly tang And you dont don't need to be a graduate of a Technical Tech Tech- Technical college if it you take the steps suggested by an authority on the subject Roy E E. E service manager of Jacobsen Manufacturing Company Company Com Com- pany Racine Wisconsin one of the oldest and largest power mower mow moW- er manufacturers In the business has this to say If Jf youre you're getting the mower out cwt of mothballs ready for a seasons season's steady use the first tint step Is to wipe or brush off the accumulated accumulated ac ac- ac cumulated dirt and dust from the mower ard and engine U tt The oil bath filter on the carburetor should be cleaned and refilled to avoid ring piston and connecting rod wear 2 2 Remove and clean or replace re replace re- re place the sparkplug and set the electrode gap to the width recommended recommended mended in the engine instruction book Clean the cylinder head mad fans with a stiff wire brush 3 It If you are tuning up tU tit tI I mower for the first time after winter storage discard any fuel tuel left teft In in the mower gas tank or cans ans The tank should be refilled with fresh fuel With a 2 engine use a mixture of regular gasoline and non-detergent non oil cycle 4 engines require a cleat clean fresh supply of oil in the engine crank During the season check the oil level In the crankcase crankcase crankcase crank- crank case regularly as you would your auto engine With cycle 2 engines the fresh oil is added to the gas supply supply- with no crank crank crank-cas cas' cas oil oU to bother about One of nt the most Important points according to Mr Paw Is the th proper adjustment of ot cutting units for both reel and rotary mowers Test the reel type cutting cutting cutt cutt- ing lag mechanism by holding a piece of ot paper between the bed knife and the tine reel revolving the reel slowly by hand Each blade should cut the paper along the entire entire en en- tire width of the bed knife When adjusting the bed knife to th the reel avoid excessive tightness which can oan cause undue wear Rotary Rot n cutt cutting bar bars or blades blade can easily b be sharpened with a tile file While working on the roI rotary ro roe try tary cutting unit unitt make sure the lug wire 1 Is disconnected I until uati you are ready to start tart the mower |