Mowers & Equipment
Are Robot Mowers Good Enough Yet? A Golf Course Superintendent Judges the Cut
A golf course superintendent's verdict on robot mowers: why the cut beats rotary mowers, where they fall short, costs, and who should buy one.
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The $6,000 Mower Question: What a Small Yard Actually Needs
A small lawn under 5,000 square feet needs a basic mower, not a $6,000 one. Learn the cut height, blade, and upkeep that actually matter.
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Battery vs. Gas Mowers for Northern Lawns
Battery or gas mower in snow country: how cold affects each one, the right fall mowing height, and how to store each over winter.
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Choosing a Leaf Blower: What a Grounds Crew Looks For
Battery, gas or backpack: how to size a leaf blower to your yard, which specs count, what the noise does to your ears, and where gas blowers are banned.
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Store the Spreader So It Works in March
Fertilizer left in a spreader eats the metal and jams the gate. Five minutes of cleaning in the fall keeps it working and spreading evenly next spring.
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Snowblower Ready Check: Same Engine Care as the Mower
The first big snow is the wrong time to find out the snowblower won't start. A fall checklist: fuel, oil, spark plug, shear pins, belts, auger and tires, the way a grounds…
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Small-Engine Fuel: Stabilizer, Ethanol, and Why Carburetors Gum Up
Most small-engine repairs start with bad gas. What ethanol does in storage, how long fuel lasts, what stabilizer does, and how to store gas for the mower, snowblower and generator.
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Sharpening Mower Blades Like a Golf Course Shop
A dull blade tears grass and invites disease. How a golf course equipment shop sharpens and balances rotary blades, how often to do it, and when to just buy a new one.
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Mower Winter Storage: Fuel, Blades, Battery
How a golf course shop puts mowers away for winter, scaled down for your garage: fuel, oil, blade, deck, battery, and tires, so it starts on the first pull in spring.