Several weeks ago I supplied and fitted a new cutting deck to a rider mower.  Any one who has been through this exercise before will know it is not a cheap one.  To my dismay I have been informed that before the mower was even used it was stolen.  Theives used the owners trailer to remove it, along with other easily transportable goods.

Hence I thought a timely reminder wouldn't go astray - take a pen and paper and head out to the garage or shed.  Grab the rider, push mower, chainsaw, trimmer etc and write down brand, model and serial number and any identifiable features.  This information is typically under the seat on a rider mower.  Store the information in a safe place.

My bet is I could easily count on one hand the number of you who have kept records of serial numbers from your machines before.  Luckily I had written down all this information for the rider in question.  The cutting deck had to be imported and I couldn't afford to have the wrong one turn up.

On a more pleasant note.  I am pleased to be able to supply to you, very reasonably priced lawn mowers, Blower/vac, hedge trimmers, line trimmers, chainsaws etc, of excellent quality, manufactured predominatly in China, Taiwan and South Africa. Most products carry a 2year domestic use warranty.

I know mowers tend to be "out of sight, out of mind", but servicing over the winter period certainly beats the queues when spring rolls around.  So if I can be of assistance to you, please feel free to call me. Remember "Don't kick it, I'll fix it" and that's all small engines, not just mowers.

Environmental Tip: When filling small engine fuel tanks, use a pourer or funnel and don't over fill. Did you know that every 4 1/2 litres of spilled or evaporated petrol puts as many Hydrocarbons in the atmosphere as driving 12,000 kilometers.