Winter maintenance for power tools : You probably have a lawn mower, maybe a hedge trimmer, possibly a leaf blower or a chainsaw and winter is the ideal time to take all these tools into your workshop and do some maintenance on them. First, clean them. Wash the underside of the lawn mower with a high-pressure spray to get rid of stuck-on grass and anything else that you mowed last summer. Wipe your chainsaw down to get rid of all the oil and wood chips that it has stuck to it. Leaf blowers and hedge trimmers tend to pick up dust and dirt and should be blown clean with an air hose. While you are cleaning your tools, check the model and serial number of each tool and write it down somewhere. This will help when you need to order new parts. For most power tools you will need a new spark plug, a new air filter, possibly new electronic parts such as ignition or coil, so having the model and serial number will help immensely. Armed with your list of numbers, make sure you have new spark plugs and air filters for each tool. You should also check what type of oil each four-stroke engine uses. Two-stroke engines use a mixture of oil and gas and you might want to buy two-stroke oil by the six-pack or by the case to keep costs lower and to have some handy when you need it.

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