Should You Leave Your Murray Mower Outside Or Store It Inside? 

The trouble I have with storing equipment outside is that the "cables" get rusted to the point of not being able to use them, or the "neighbors" steal them.

For me, I’ll keep my owners manual. In terms of storage and where I would keep my equipment, I would keep the equipment either in a shed or in my garage with no fluids inside them. The reason being is because I rather drain all the fluids out at the end of mowing season and I can work on the equipment when needed and when it comes time to mowing in the spring again, all I have to do is put fluids back in the equipment, start it up and be on my way.

You can tell this lawnmower was in the backyard for a few years it’s a sad cause this lawnmower is only a few years old

bet the real story is it was outside and someone left the cap off or a kid messed with it and it rained in it

My two stroke equipment gets stored in the garage/basement 95% of the time, and the other 5% is under our back porch that has been enclosed minus an end to get in/out of. The mowers on the other hand spend their time under the back porch.

Yep I always tell fokes Don’t store mower outside in the elements.

Got another honda mower from a friend for 10 dollars, and it runs

From experience “no don’t leave it outside “ 😂 I’m so guilty of leaving my mower outside.

I keep my power equipment indoors. Garage, basement, or a shed. My power equipment gets treated better than my cars & truck. 😂

Whenever I get any new piece of equipment, I download the pdf of the owner’s manual and store it on a mobile cloud storage site (think Dropbox or Microsoft Cloud or the Apple equivalent). Whenever I need to check my manual, I get it from the cloud no matter if I’m on my phone, on my laptop, desktop, iPad, or what have you, and that includes when I’m in the store, and I need to know what type of spark plug I need to pick up.

Most people don't have a clue how stuff works. They don't care too. Very good for the existance of manufacturers😂 to keep on making new. I prefer keeping stuff inside a shed or garage. Storing outside under a tarp gives you high risk of critters getting in easily and rust due to high temperature differences also the fuel ages quicker.

We store all our power equipment indoors in a garage/Outhouse, our Lawn tractor and Rider and ATVs on first floor (concrete) if we dont need the floor space for other things and during the winter season the Lawn tractor and Rider along with one ATV is stored on the second floor.. no power equipment is stored outside other than very short term.. manuals and service manual where I have obtained these are now kept in a ring-binder .. I think that indoor storage was a factor in me being able to just pull the right rear wheel straight of our Husqvarna LT151 when I needed to service the brake/parking brake, as I have gathered from several RU-vid videos it's quite common for those to be seized on there .. I did use anti-seize when putting the wheel back on the drive-axle just to be sure, and will take the other wheel off when I get the time and to the same there I doubt the wheels have been off it since it was bulit in 2004 One thing I have learned is that a lot of dirt will collect under the plastic "covers" on the foot rests on the lawn tractor, and this will hold moisture and can cause rust, it had on ours.. I sanded the rusted parts of the foot rests treated the metal wit rust converter and spray painted the foot rests..so if you have a lawn tractor with plastic pads/covers on the foot rests then it's a very good idea take these off and clean under them if you can.. I even machine polished the Lawn tractor and waxed it before this season and it came out looking nearly bran new 😀

I’m one of the few who kept the mower and engine manuals. Now have I read them…??? I also keep the mower in a Sears (before they went out of business) Craftsman resin shed.

I will never understand why people spend money on equipment and leave it out in the rain. I've seen it thousands of times, and I just don't get it. I would sleep outside before my equipment would. I bought a shop and built an out building so I can keep all of mine out of the weather, and I got all of my equipment for free.

We were told the same thing when storing vehicles; either fill the tank up completely, or if it is going to be long-term, drain it completely. For the exact same reason of condensation. Mine is living under a carport, minus the ants. One day, that shop will be a reality! 🐺🔧

In answer to how I store my mowers: 1st one outside in the shade of a shed. No fuel in the gas tank or carb. Engine covered by an inverted plastic storage bin, blue tarp over the handles/levers/cables. 2nd mower in a shed with no fuel in carb or tank. I was told to NOT store my mower in our garage because we have a gas water heater there.

Some mowers my neighbors had issues with starting I found contaminated fuel was the issue because the contaminated fuel was in the gas can they used to refuel the mower; gas can didn’t have a cap or they didn’t use fuel stabilizer when gas was left sitting for a long while (understandable that many don’t know about that or even have the time for it) to keep the fuel from going bad. Another issue could be a bad/damaged or cracked fuel cap on the mower’s fuel tank that may cause contaminants like water to leak in while washing the mower down.

The dark gas made me think it was a mixed fuel . People think that their lawn equipment is supposed to take care of its self. People are so lazy when it comes to lawn equipment and don't take care of it . Then they wonder why it don't work.

I keep my mower in the garage. I care about my stuff, as I had to pay good money for it. So I clean the mower off with compressed air after every use before storing it. It still looks and runs like the first day! I hope to get 20 years out of it.

Only 2019 model year. Bet it’s water . And they wonder why it will not start

I have equipment stored in several locations. My rototiller in my old shed; shortly after I bought it (24 years ago) I had to store it under a cluster of oak trees because I didn’t have a shed at the new house. I eventually built a shed and stored it there. But storing it outside caused water to get in the carb and fuel tank. Needless to say it still runs line a champ. In another year I shoul be able to get a “classic “ license plate for it. I have mowers and tractors stored in a three sided shelter under tarps. The tarps are to keep the bird poop off. They will move to the barn next year (I’m on a waitlist). I have other implements stored in the open or under a roof but I would like to move them to the barn if there is room once it gets built.

Always stored in shed or garage, the deck gets a coat of wax in the spring after the oil change and tune up. If I have to wash it off it gets dried with the leaf blower or the air compressor. If I had to store it outdoors I would probably use a breathable equipment cover or make a tarp out of an old car cover.

i usually store my quick reach gas mower outside under a glass picnic table, but during the winter i clean it and store it in its mow n stow position in my backdoor entryway porch. the rest of my not in use mowers are usually stored clean in the basement. but lately they are all outside in the backyard except for my electric mowers, i keep those sheltered at all times. I'm in the process to sell most of my mowers, i have too many, and its why i have all of them out waiting for buyers.

so you just spray things with a lot of degreaser and rinse all the dirt away? if I do this to my lawn mower which spots should I avoid? I imagine I probably shouldn't spray the coil if it's at all exposed or the spark plug but I didn't really notice if you avoided any spots in the video and anyways you did mention that it's a good idea to let things dry off after they get wet so as long as it dries off would it be okay to basically spray the whole thing what degreaser and then rinse it down?

Being a retired mechanic all my lawn equipment is stored inside my shop. I clean them generally every mow in the spring and in the summer and fall when it is drier I clean every 3rd to 4th mow. I paid good money for my garden tractor and the push mower well that was a free mower I found from a ad on Facebook all it needed badly was a new blade and one cable

Good video Sir I am a retired Firefighter just started doing this as a hobby what cleaner do you use

Mine are all stored in a garage. I tell my customers that don't have a way to store theirs, to at least remove the gas cap and put a plastic baggie over the gas cap inlet and then screw the gas cap back on over the plastic baggie. As the air heats up in the day and cools off at night the fuel tank sucks air into it and the moisture in the air goes into the gas. Especially if they use gas with ethanol. Thanks for the video.

Always in my shed with my snowblower and rakes, shovels etc.

We have a little shed where we store 3 mowers. They are standing in a non heated environment for the whole winter without draining the carburettor, and it works out fine. My aunt also borrowes a mower from me, and it stands in her garage all the time when it's not in use.

I don't really have an indoor storage option. Always covered with a tarp when not in use during the season. I keep the tarp pretty much just over the engine, but loose enough so that air can flow through the tarp, just protection from direct rain and hail. Only really completely empty the tank for Winter storage, and then the mower pretty much gets mummified with the tarp. Never really had any issues with moisture in the fuel or fuel tank, this mower is on its 3rd season, moved back to a place where I have to mow my own lawn, while before I moved away I had a Toro Whirlwind that was stored the same way last over a decade; that mower only stopped working because the landlord borrowed it to another one of his renters without even asking me, and the guy bent the shaft on some stump or large rock.

I store my mowers in shed. Not because I care about the mowers, but because the mowers are to keep a nice lawn. Well I don’t want to junk up a yard with eye sore mowers. Let’s face it they’re ugly and since I’m putting time and money into the yard, I want to enjoy it.

Well I store my two mowers in the garage with the price of mowers now a days I'm worried someone will walk off with them.

During winter brake my mowers chill in the shed. During season 1 stands at the entrance of the shed under the roof the other ones for backup in the shed

What kind of water sprayer are you using. It looks like a paint sprayer gun

@8:50- source for that rounded edge scraper that you used under the deck- or did you grind it yourself?

I store ALL my equipment inside my garage and in the winter time the garage is heated.

to answer your Q... always run out of gas and stored in the shed..👍

I have a garage to store my equipment. Out of the weather, & out of fuel.

I store mine under the house until the end of this year when I move onto a property then they will be stored in a shed !

What is that tool you used to scrape the underside of the mower?

Great video from start to finish!

Lol 😂 people with a game controller in hand are not going to mow grass .

Where did you get your round scraper knife

Looks like Teryl Dactyl's Grandpa's Little Johnny was playing lawnmower mechanic again to me. LOTS of water. I always try to check the gas containers when they get low. That way you can catch the water before you pour it into your equipment. And I keep all my stuff in an enclosed shed. Tarps beat nothing but not by much. I had tarps before the shed and still had to deal with water issues before equipment use and the mold you were rubbing off that deck with your thumb is the same as grows on the North side of my S-10 pickup, and it's out in the open with sun too. Blessings!

Had a toro open rear grass door. Full of grass ants maggots

I have a nice big shed that I keep all my machines 👍🙏👍🙏

I keep my outdoor power equipment in either the garage or the shed.

well for me mainly my garage as i have one or under a area where it gets hardly any rain depending on the season where i live etc.

Asking this question for fun. Just curious as to what yours and others opinions are on this Between these 4 options what would you say is diabetes in a lawn mower? 1. Cracked primer bulb 2. Bad cylinder 3. Dirty spark plug 4. Clogged fuel filter

You better believe I read the owners manual when we got the Stihl. MULTIPLE times! The blade is the ONLY owner serviceable part.

my stuff is kept in my garage.

Thank you for the video

In the corner of the garage.

People still don't treat their equipments with proper care.

GREAT JOB! Don't know how u find salvageable mowers, most I ever found WERE JUNK. U are SO right with storage. My last mowing of yr, I don't fill full & run it outta gas. Change the oil/ removed plug/pour tablespoon of oil down cylinder. Wash it like YOU DO, & spray underside with fluid film. I have a junky shed/gets wet so I DO throw a tarp loosely over it. I DO make sure its dry before storing. Not a big fan of Murray (Sears🙄) but price is right & instructions DO help! 👍

I store mine in a shed.

I don't always wash my mowers after using them but I thoroughly blow them of with a leaf blower. I live in the hot, humid, coastal deep south and our soil is very acidic. Dust covered metal plus humidity equals rust. I have an old Murray rider that stays outside (usually uncovered). Just keeping the dust blown off and blowing it off after a rain keeps it in good shape... Also, I know you didn't ask for suggestions but everytime I see you have a new video, I'm hoping it's gonna be vintage equipment. Those are the best. EDIT to add: Totally agree about tarps trapping moisture. I was just debating that with someone the other day. Haha

What do you use for a cleaner when you wash them

Great video IHG! We have always stored our equipment in the basement. My dad would turn over in his grave if he ever saw me put equipment outside! LOL People if you MUST store the equipment outside, please cover it; either with a tarp (they're literally $5-$8.00 at Walmart), or put a 5 gallon bucket or tote box over the engine. Keep them covered if they have to be outside. I have my toro s620 snow thrower outside, covered with a tarp, and under the side porch, and no fuel in it. I also have a small air compressor my brother gave me, it sits on a plastic tote box lid, and under a big tote box and it's dry and perfect. Take the extra time to care for your stuff! :) /END RANT

I have been curious where you get the membranes from because I once found them at a site in my country and i cant find it now. I find it good to stock up on parts for old equipment but i cant find it in stihl's site. ( or i didnt look good enough )

I store

I would suggest whipe new for the faded plastics so it looks newer.

I keep my mowers in a barn, which has a concrete Floor. An a lot of Air circulating. Thank you for the hint to first let it dry outside after washing and before putting it away! 😊

That was therapeutic. I'm grateful you decided to keep cranking out content despite life getting in the way. Great job!

Hey bro what's up? I have an open shed where I keep a lot of stuff but all my equipment are kept inside my house.

First!

It needs to be left inside the storage room

That mower is in pretty nasty condition for being built in 2019. Way to turn that trash into treasure!

In a shed and in garage I storm my mowers. Great job thanks

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