Jump Starting Awn

Be sure the power pack is switched off when making the connections.

Jump starting awn.

If you re not going to go ahead and start mowing now let the mower run for about 10 minutes to let the battery charge fully. Jump starting a riding lawnmower is easy but you may have trouble doing this for some push mowers due to the placement of the battery. At jump start lawncare all our landscaping specialists take pride and pleasure in offering innovative and environmentally safe solutions for all your landscaping needs. We strive to ensure your landscaping is beautiful and healthy all season long therefore earning us an a rating with the better business bureau and angie s list.

Attach the spark plug wire to the lawn mower s spark plug if you have not done so in the past. Once the mower is started remove the jumper cables in the reverse order that you put them on. Yes you can jump start a riding mower with a car most mowers operate a 12 volt system. The spark plug and spark plug wire are on the front of the engine.

The amperage of some car batteries may be too much for some older riding mowers and could cause serious damage to your lawn mower. Then turn it on and start the mower. If your riding lawn mower won t start and you re sure the battery is the problem it is possible to jump start the engine. For other riding mowers the jump starting process is similar to that for automobiles.

In this specific instance i am using a john deere lawn tractor however this method. That s the black one on the mower s engine the black one from your car s battery the red one from your mower then the red one from your car. The process isn t fool proof however. Make sure not to let the cable clamps touch each other until each clamp is removed.

Not sure you have a 12 volt system check the battery details on your mower. The terminals can be hard to reach. When jump starting the mower with a portable power pack connect the red clip to the positive terminal on the mower battery and the black clip to the negative terminal or to the metal frame of the mower. With the mower running remove the jumpers in reverse order 4 3 2 and 1.

Start the car first and then try to start the lawnmower. Put the jumpers on in sequence 1 2 3 4 and start your mower. Once your lawn mower starts disconnect the jumper cables in reverse order. Open lift or remove any hood shroud or other obstacle that blocks access to the mower battery.

Instead remove the battery and connect it to a charger.