Powered Equipment Team

We're just a guy and a girl obsessed with outdoor power equipment! We are excited to share the knowledge and tips we have learned over our combined 55 years in the power equipment industry.

We have both run equipment dealership stores and departments. We took pleasure in helping our customers each day by providing equipment repair, parts, purchasing, and business tips to our residential and commercial clients. We hope our blog will help you with your next purchase, repair, or project.

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You may smell gas coming from your mower, but you don’t see a puddle of gas under the mower and you can’t find any evidence of a fuel leak. It can be hard to find the cause of a leak especially when the wet spot may have evaporated. A Spartan lawn mower may begin leaking …

When your zero turn stops moving, the last thing you want to do is tow it or use another piece of equipment to pull it back to the house. Doing so can damage the transmission and you can end up with a large repair bill that could have been avoidable. A John Deere zero-turn won’t …

You require a snowblower to remove snow from your driveway and sidewalks so you can provide a safe clear path to get to and from your home. When the snowblower fails to start, you can be literally stuck at home when there is significant snow accumulation. You need to find and fix your starting problem …

You’re running into a problem with starting your lawn mower. You can’t even get the engine to turn over. When this happens, begin with checking the battery and then move on to electrical and starter problems. A lawn mower won’t turn over when the battery charge is low; the battery is bad; cables and wiring …

Purchasing a Hustler mower is an investment you made to take care of your home’s exterior. These are very good mowers with engines from top manufacturers like Kawasaki, Kohler and Briggs & Stratton. No matter the brand of mower and engine, every mower is bound to have starting problems sometime during its lifespan. A Hustler …

You may not realize just how often you use your leaf blower and its many benefits until it fails to start. Without a leaf blower, you may have to result to using a push broom or leaf rake. It will definitely make your task take longer and be a lot more work. A Troy-Bilt leaf …

It’s frustrating when you have to engage the choke lever to half choke or more to keep the chainsaw running. This is not normal and the problem must be found and fixed to keep the chainsaw performing at its best. A chainsaw only runs with the choke on when the engine is getting too much …

Making an investment in a zero-turn mower is a big decision, but one you should be happy with. A Spartan mower saves you time and provides a nice cut. However, it can become frustrating when it just stops running. A Spartan lawn mower may start then die due to a plugged fuel filter, clogged fuel …

While performing regular maintenance on your mower can minimize the problems that develop, you can’t avoid them all. At some time, something is bound to wear, break or seize that can cause the mower to not start, begin smoking, fail to move, leak fuel, or just give you a bad cut. I provide tables with …

When your lawn mower isn’t getting fuel, it can begin to bog down, run sluggishly, and possibly stall. A Ferris zero turn lawn mower isn’t getting gas when the carburetor is dirty, the fuel line is clogged, the fuel filter is plugged, the fuel pump fails, or the gas cap is bad. These failures are …