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How Much Oil To Put In A Lawn Mower<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wondered just how much oil to put in a lawn mower? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other day I got a call from a lawn-mowing contractor and his mowers had both died. He was panicking and wanted to borrow a mower from me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a policy where we won’t loan our equipment so I thought the best way forward was to find out exactly what went wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told me that the other day he noticed that his two mowers were getting low on oil so he bought a gallon of oil and completely filled both mowers then headed off to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By lunchtime, they had both died. Frankly Im not surprised. Just because you can fill your oil reservoir to the top doesn’t mean you should. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gave him step-by-step instructions (I will tell you about that later) on what to do to get rid of the excess oil and he had his mowers running again in no time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s lucky that he rang me as soon as it happened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that little incident got me thinking, how many people know exactly how much oil to put in a lawn mower? <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To my surprise, I discovered that different types of mowers<\/strong> can demand quite varied amounts of oil<\/strong> – who knew? 
So now, I’m here to shine a light on the mystery for you. In this blog post, we’ll explore the correct quantity and type of oil<\/strong> needed for various lawnmowers<\/strong> and share some tips on maintaining optimal levels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Much Oil To Put In A Lawn Mower? This depends on the type of mower you have. For a push mower, you will need 10-20 oz a self-propelled one takes 15-18 oz and ride-on mowers take 48-64 oz.  Zero-turns take more at around 64-80 oz<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How Much Oil To Put In A Lawn Mower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Different types of lawnmowers have different oil needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Push mowers: 10-20 oz of oil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Push mowers need a bit of oil. The right amount is between 10 and 20 ounces<\/strong>. You check this with a dipstick<\/strong>. Too little or too much oil can mess up the engine. So, it’s key to get it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the best results, use clean, fresh oil each<\/strong> time you fill it up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing that you should note about walk-behind mowers is that they generally do not like being tipped on their side. If you tip it one way you will flood the air filter and if you tip it the other way then you flood the exhaust. This is going to cause a lot of smoke for a short time as it burns off, however, this is unlikely to cause long-term damage to the engine. Please note that this is not the case with two-stroke engines they have the oil mixed in with the fuel so they are fine with being tipped on their side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to track the hours of use with a timer<\/a> on my push mowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digital Waterproof LCD Hour Meter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This hour meter is a gasoline engine hour meter, that only records and shows the total hours accumulated,<\/p>\n\n\n\n