Lawn mower storage over winter.

One of my former clients was a lawnmower mogul...purveyor and technicien. He was very emphatic about draining down a mower engine for the winter, but no doubt it does depend on how long it will be inactive for

 

I use my mower all winter, so just a clean up

 

Is there another type of WD40?
I also use GT85 spray ( it is also made by WD40) this has superior lubrication properties as it has PTFE added. As you say WD40 is only a moisture repellent.

 

As I understood it WD40 was developed to disperse water but nearly everyone seems to use it as a lubricant.

 

I often look at my grass in winter and think it would be good to give it a cut but if I did it would just become a mud pile.
Mostly where worm casts get squashed and spread all over.

It's just not worth the effort.

 

WD40 make loads of different spray products. To say use WD40 is like saying use Shell.
https://www.wd40.com/products/
I use WD-40 Specialist High-Performance Silicone Lubricant.

For degunking a carb use WD-40 Specialist Carb/Throttle Body & Parts Cleaner.

 

I tend to think that the WD 40 that most people use is the one you tend to see readily available.
You can even buy it in supermarkets.

 

Common mistake the ordinary WD40 is a proper lubricant , yes it will stacking a nut and that or remove glue and many other things, I heard numerous time I've used wd40 on my gate hinge and it were fine but its gone stiff again , it seem to dissipate unlike a bit of multi purpose oil etc . A friend of mine cleaned his brake disc on his motorbike with wd40 S**t himself but he did say his brake disc were clean after just not his underwear .

Talking about motorbikes I put mine away last week I'll not use it again till March , I used V power in the last two visits to the petrol station just so E10 isn't in the tank over winter. Not sure it makes a difference with fuel injection engines, better to be on the safe side.

I don't put all the mowers to bed over winter still got the little Etesia pro46 for mowing the lawn on a nice day over winter if we get one , I've been using it yesterday to shred herbaceous perennials for the compost heap makes a big difference I did go over the lawn aswell.

 

The normal "original" WD40, when it dries, goes claggy. Like on your gate.
You could always use it instead of Sildenafil.

 

I worked at a place for a short while where everyone seemed to be using WD40 on their oil stones instead of thin oil.
It did clog them up and made them useless.

 

Yep . We are in the Valley everywhere's up and down hill unfortunate for him he was near the top of the hill