Are all lawn mowers 4 strokes? Types of lawnmower engines. They all cut your lawn but there are different kinds of engines that you will find on a lawnmower. Both engines have their pros and cons but one engine is starting to dominate the market and the other is getting harder to find. Are all…
How often should you change your lawn mower blades? So how important is a sharp blade and how do you know when a blade should be replaced? In my thirty years of cutting lawns, I have seen some blades that have been sharpened within an inch of their lives and they still work. How well do…
Can you store a lawnmower vertically? The benefits of storing a mower Vertically. Have you ever looked at your mower and thought about all the space wasted? Wouldn’t it be great if you could store it vertically or even hang it on the wall? Did you know that vertical storing reduces the storage footprint of…
Why Is Your Lawn Mower Not Cutting Evenly? : 7 Reasons There is nothing worse than an uneven cut. I know how frustrating this can be. When I had five vans on the road this happened to me regularly. I came up with a simple step-by-step method of diagnosing and fixing the issue. It worked well…
Are Lawn Mower Blades Universal? A Clear Explanation We all know that if you are going to get a good cut on a lawn you need to have sharp blades on your mower. But what happens when they start to wear out? Do you need to hunt down a specific blade type for your mower…
Why Your Lawn Mower Blows Blue Smoke It’s a beautiful day and you head outside to mow the lawn. Probably thinking that you could be doing better things. This feeling is compounded when your lawn mower blows blue smoke all of a sudden. Although this is annoying it pays to do a few simple checks…
2-cycle vs 4-cycle Lawn Mower: Which is Better? It can be a difficult choice when you are looking for a new mower. The first decision is what kind of machine you are going to get. There are basically only two internal combustion engines on the market four-stroke engines or two-stroke engines. ( I will use both the terms cycle and stroke…
What Is The Best Commercial Self Propelled Lawn Mower? 2024 Let’s find out… When I bought my first self-propelled lawn mower I got it wrong. I walked into a shop and bought a machine that looked ok and ticked a few boxes. (and no, one of them was not price) This turned out to be a bad…
How Much Oil To Put In A Lawn Mower Have you ever wondered just how much oil to put in a lawn mower? You are not alone. The other day I got a call from a lawn-mowing contractor and his mowers had both died. He was panicking and wanted to borrow a mower from me. …
How to choose the best leaf blower for your lawn-care business. A suitable leaf blower is an extremely important but underrated piece of equipment. It is the tool that you use to finish off and make the customer’s lawn look good. But when you start looking at blowers, many options are available. So how do…
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