SNOWBLOWERS

Alright, now is the time we have to get ready to trade the lawnmowers for snow blowers. When you know you are done with the lawn mower and you think its time to put the lawn mower in storage for the winter. I want to point out a thing or two you should do before this.
1. Make sure you run all of the fuel out of the tank. The reason I do this, is the fuel we get today is not as good as the stuff we used to get. It looses it oommph. It used to go stale over a very long time. Now you leave it in over a season, you go to start the machine, you look into the tank and you check the spark plug. All of this is ok now you go to start, NOTHING!! I found out I had to pour out the old stuff, put new in and bingo. So NOW I run it out for the winter storage and put in new next season. Believe me, it is alot better. I also run the mowers or what ever I am putting up for a bit on the rich side. This means with alittle more oil in the mix. This gives the pistons a good cover for the off time.
Now is the time to take out the snow blower and check it out. Put in the new fuel, take the spark plug, make sure it is clean or just replace it. Start the unit and if it is all good then put it to the side till you need it. Because here (Indiana), I have seen snow, and the time you find out that you need a snow blower help is not in the middle of a storm. DUH!!
Also now is a good time for you or your mechanic to change the anti freeze in your car. Have them check all of the hoses at the same time and the belt or belts. As you already know the summer is never the time you find out that the mix of the anti-freeze is weak. Also the first time you hear that the weather is going to down below freezing by a good bit. You might want to think about putting in a can of dry gas . The reason you do this is if there is any water sitting down in your tank ,and there is, you put this in and it breaks the water down so it gets picked up and pulled out while you drive. The good thing about this it can NOT freeze in your lines now.
I know you have anti freeze in your car, BUT it does get weaker over time. I found this out many years ago when I went out to start my car. It started and off I went. Then my high temp light went on. That was because the ice inside was blocking the hose inside my radiator but as it got hotter it did melt the light went off. This is NOT good, it can split the heater coil. I had a friend that had a heated garage, we put it in there for hours then we drained the system and put new anti freeze and I was ok then. A lessen hard learned.