Garden Tool Cleaning

Garden Tool Cleaning

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Lawn & Garden, Lawn & Garden Tools, Tips

An easy way to make sure your garden tools are clean and rust-free is to use a bucket filled with a sand-oil mixture. Fill up a 5-gal. bucket with clean, dry sand, then lightly saturate it with new motor oil. When you are done using tools like shovels, forks and...
Garden Tool Cleaning

Yard Trimmer

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Lawn & Garden, Lawn & Garden Tools, Tips

Gas or electric yard trimmers, which is right for you? The answer is determined by what size yard you have. Electric trimmers are easier to maintain, but are limited to the length of an extension cord. Gas powered models have engines that must be fueled and properly...
Garden Tool Cleaning

Make Mulch

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Lawn & Garden, Lawn & Garden Tools, Tips

Chippers are a valuable addition to the yard power tool arsenal. They can turn brush piles, branches, woody debris and other yard refuse into valuable mulch and wood chips. As you feed the debris through varying size hoppers, powerful blades instantly shred it into...
Garden Tool Cleaning

Mower Rescue

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Lawn & Garden, Lawn & Garden Tools, Tips

The most common cause of annual mower repairs results from leaving gas or gas-oil mix inside the engine’s tank and carburetor over the winter season. Avoid expensive service shop charges by either 1) running the engine until all gas has been used up, or 2)...
Garden Tool Cleaning

Treat Gasoline

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Lawn & Garden, Lawn & Garden Tools, Tips

For those gasoline powered tools that don’t get a lot of regular use – generators, trimmers, blowers – add a bit of fuel stabilizer to keep them running smooth. A $5 bottle of stabilizer can treat more than 20 gallons and extend the gasoline’s...
Garden Tool Cleaning

Shoveling Safety

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Lawn & Garden, Lawn & Garden Tools, Tips

Before you go out to shovel the snow from your driveway and walks, take a few moments to prepare yourself for what is often a good workout. Do few stretches, drink plenty of water and dress in layers. Boots with good traction are a must, as are gloves that allow you...