Petrol lawn-mowers are irreplaceable for big flat sites. It is much simpler to work with them, than with electric trimmers. The wide range of such lawn-mowers allows to make right choice.
Instruction
1. Decide on the engine capacity of your lawn-mower. Lawn-mowers to 5 hp reckon with the engine as low-power and are suitable for household use in rather small square. Semi-professional lawn-mowers have engine capacity from 5 to 7.5 hp, they are capable to mow clean grass of any rigidity and also wet grass. Professional mowers are used by community services, they allow to process the big areas.
2. Petrol lawn-mowers equip with fuel tanks of various capacity. The fuel tank with a capacity of 1.5-2 liters will be suitable for vykashivaniye of the site of the average sizes without refueling. The engine of the petrolmower cannot longer work certain time, otherwise it will overheat therefore producers so select the tank capacity that the lawn-mower could not work from one gas station over the maximum norm.
3. Choosing the petrol mower, pay attention to quantity of steps at the engine. Widespread two-stroke engines are cheaper, but they need to be filled with mix of gasoline and oil which will need to be prepared independently that can cause difficulties. In four-stroke engines oil and gasoline are filled in separately, besides, such engines rustle less and throw out much less exhaust gases.
4. If there is opportunity, buy the petrol lawn-mower with catalytic converter which will neutralize the most part of exhaust gases.
5. Pick up such lawn-mower which will utilize mowed grass in the way, convenient for you. There are machines with the grass collector, but you often should clean it. The grass collector has to be expedited from strong material, otherwise it will break, and you should collect grass from lawn. Purchase of the mower with the mulching device which crushes mowed grass and dumps it on lawn will be the best decision. The mulch not only does lawn is more green and is tidier, but also feeds the soil.
6. Choose gazonoksilka with the necessary width of bevelling, than it is more, those less to you should work. Usually width of bevelling depends on mower engine capacity.
7. The mower with the adjustable height of kosheniye can be necessary for you, but if you change height seldom, you can choose the mower with the easiest way of adjustment - it is necessary to transfer sound board axis manually. More expensive models are equipped with special devices for adjustment - to turn the lever enough or to press the button, and the sound board of the mower will fall or will rise.
8. The choice of wheels of the mower is also important. The wheel protector is wider, the less marks will be left by the mower on lawn. The more diameter of wheels, the more smoothly its course. Also big wheels will allow to cope with roughnesses of relief better. Wheels have to be expedited from metal, otherwise they will break.