The snow is long gone and Winter is a distant memory. If you haven't done so already, it's high time to get those lawn and garden tools out and get them into tip-top shape. Off all the tools that need the most TLC, none compares to the lawn mower (with the exception...
Lawn & Garden Tools
Lawn Tractors Recalled Due to Crash Hazard
About 2,700 Hydro-Gear hydrostatic lawn tractors were recently called due to a crash hazard. A drive gear in the lawn tractor's hydrostatic transaxle can fail, causing the brake failure, which can pose a crash hazard to consumers. So far there have been no reports of...
Husqvarna RedMax Brushcutter Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
About 10,500 Husqvarna RedMax Brushcutters were recently recalled by the firm and the CPSC due to a fire hazard. Fuel tanks on the model can allow leakage at the fuel cap, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Fortunately there have been no incidents of fires or injuries...
Happy Father’s Day
From all of us here at Renovate Your World, have a great Father's Day Weekend! If you really want to make Dad feel special, help him out with these weekend around-the-house projects: Tune up the Lawnmower. The last thing any homeowner wants to do is spend unnecessary...
National Hardware Show Open
The 2011 National Hardware Show is underway at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Exhibitors from across the country have set up their booths to showcase their wares. Everything from paint and plumbing to gardening and storage products will be on display through...
Making a Hole-in-One Has Never Been Easier…
...That is, if your "one" happens to be your backyard. Thomas Menna of Bull Digger Industries has introduced me to this crazy contraption that uses a wet-dry vac to dig a hole. Yes, that's a wet-dry vac, something that is pretty much standard in any workshop and is...
Next Summer, Mow Easier
Have you ever wished the yard would cut itself? Now it can with an auto-mower from Husqvarna. This simple but expensive mower has several amenities that take the work and worry out of cutting your lawn. The only step you have to take is to plant a wire around the...
Rechargeable Mowing
Everywhere you look today people are talking about the high price of gas and how we can reduce our usage. Now Design Within Reach is offering the Neuton Battery-Powered Mower to help. The Neuton's 24-volt rechargeable battery gives it enough charge to mow for 45 to 60...
The Fastest Lawnmower Ever
Since machines have been produced, engineers and mechanics have been striving to make them faster and more powerful. And that applies to lawn mowers, too. In this video, Bobby Cleveland attempts to break the lawn mower land speed record in the Utah salt flats. He'd...
Folding Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrows are immeasurably useful but big and bulky in storage. The new Fold-A-Cart promises to change all that. The cart folds to 20 percent its original size for easy storage and transport. It also performs as well, if not better, than a standard wheelbarrow and...