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Article: M2: GARDENS: Don't blow the mower.(Features)
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- Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2002
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Byline: ANDREW COLEMAN Gardening Editor
AT the end of the mowing season many gardeners store away their lawnmower to gather dust until the spring, largely unaware that special care should be taken to preserve it for next year.
According to research carried out by Briggs & Stretton, makers of lawnmower petrol engines, a well-maintained mower during the winter will use energy more efficiently when it is needed ...