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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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A chain that gets hung up on the bar and moves slowly or not at all will need to be fixed to prevent additional damage to the bar and chain. The chain should be able to move freely and smoothly around the chainsaw bar. An ECHO chainsaw chain won’t move, rotate or spin when the …

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You’re ready to go cut wood when you find your chainsaw won’t start. Without it, cleaning up downed trees after a big storm or preparing wood for heating is almost impossible. While it is still possible, it’s very labor intensive when you have to result to non-motorized hand tools. An ECHO chainsaw won’t start when …

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A snowblower is a helpful piece of equipment that keeps your pathways free of snow for your safety. What good is a snowblower when it doesn’t blow snow? Without a working snowblower, you’ll have to rely on a snow shovel and your physical strength to do the heavy lifting. A Toro snowblower won’t throw snow …

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You have a dedicated piece of equipment to remove snow during the winter season. It’s essential to keep your sidewalk and driveway clear so you don’t have to use a more labor-intensive tool like the snow shovel. You rely on your snowblower, so it’s important to keep it in good condition so it starts and …

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A Stihl chainsaw is a good investment to help maintain your property or cut wood to use as a heating source. Regularly tuning up your chainsaw will help protect that investment and keep it in good condition for many years of use. Service and maintain a Stihl chainsaw by replacing the air filter, fuel filter …

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The worse time your Craftsman snowblower can stop running is in the middle of a snowstorm. So when it does, it’s important to get your snowblower up and running again so you don’t have to rely on a snow shovel. A Craftsman snowblower starts and then dies when old fuel causes fuel restrictions in the …

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What good is a snowblower when it won’t throw snow? A snowblower is a helpful tool to remove snow following a big snowstorm. That is as long as it is working properly and able to move large amounts of snow efficiently. A Craftsman snowblower won’t blow snow when the chute is clogged; the auger is …

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A chainsaw that is bogging down and losing power will not run at full RPMs. When this happens, you won’t get a good cutting performance and your task will take a lot longer to complete. A STIHL chainsaw may lose power due to a dirty spark plug, plugged air filter, clogged spark arrestor, plugged fuel …

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