When we moved south in 2011, I had a push lawn mower that I used as trim mower. I used it a couple of times in the fall of 2011, and then let it run out of gas, and put it in the shed. I did nothing else, no preservatives, etc.

Since our yard was relatively new with little landscaping, I was able to use my JD LT155 and my string trimmer to keep the yard looking nice.

Things grow. Our azalea garden has now grown and it is difficult to get the tractor in there to mow. The rough area where we have more azeleas and some cedar has also grown with the same results. Point being as the new plants grow it is becoming increasingly difficult to mow around the plants with the tractor.

This afternoon I was in the shed and saw the mower. I thought it would be a lot easier trimming with the push mower, and decided to start it up. I pull the started rope several times to make sure the oil was up in the engine, Put some gas into the tank, and pumped it several times until the air was out of the lines. The first pull on the starter rope, the motor turned easy but did not start. However on the second pull, it coughed a couple time and then started to run like the last time I used it was yesterday.

While it is hot out side to day I trimmed around the plants in the azalea garden. It is much easier than using the big tractor.

Since it started and ran very well, I will bring it up to the garage and service it. Change the oil, plugs and filters and return to use it as a trim mower. The motor ran a little slow, so I will look at that, and see what the problem is.

It looks like we have change the mowing routine and will now use the trim mower again after nearly 4 years.