Two weeks ago my trusty roto-tiller a four year-old Troy-Bilt CRT Pro, decided to croak in the middle of my little lake house garden. Just from experience, I knew I had a fuel problem. After checking fuel flow through the filter and seeing it was fine, I knew I had a carburetor issue. Normally I […]
Husqvarna Unveils Its New R&D Facility In Charlotte, North Carolina
Commitment to research and development is a commitment to the future. Husqvarna’s OPE division has unveiled its state of the art R&D Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new facility will allow engineers and designers to come to market quicker with advancements and improvements to Husqvarna’s broad range of outdoor power equipment. I was lucky […]
Vintage Racing Fans, Barber Vintage Festival Tickets Are on Sale
For those of you who love things mechanical, the Barber Vintage Festival and its accompanying flea market are can’t miss opportunities. Birmingham, Ala. (July 5) – Barber Motorsports Park and ZOOM Motorsports announced today that tickets are on sale for the 7th annual Barber Vintage Festival to be held October 7-9, 2011, at the Barber Motorsports Park. […]
Skills USA National Championship Winners Announced
First off, the staff here wishes to congratulate the winners, but also to say thanks to Irwin Tools for recognizing the need for highly skilled tradesmen and then going the extra mile to support recognizing excellence. For its Ultimate Tradesman Challenge and its sponsorship of Skills USA, we say thank you. HJ IRWIN Tools has been a […]
Kobalt’s New Mechanic’s Tool Line Launch Hendrick Motorsports Charlotte, NC. May 2011 Full Length Video
If your Kobalt Tool and part of the Lowe’s Group, and sponsor of Five Time NASCAR Champion Jimmy Johnson, who could better tell the story of your overhaul of the Kobalt Mechanic’s line of tools than the folks with Car #48. So a few of us were lucky enough to compete in a motor build with the […]
Echo and Shindaiwa Commercial Blower Reviews, More Extreme Blowing
Putting together a commercial blower review without these two companies products would have been wrong. Many readers had asked for us to take a look at the larger units these two companies produce and after testing them, we are glad we did. Since the other units our testers reviewed had opened up their eyes to […]
Congratulations to the 10 Lee Valley Gift Certificate Winners
Just in time for a little Holiday shopping for DIYers, we announce the 10 winners of the $25 Lee Valley Gift certificates. The following names were drawn for these great prizes. Bernhard Anderson, Richard Donnelly, Gordon Jones, Frank Blados, Edward Deline, James West, Jim Gauntt, Polly Hall, Edgaro SanDiego and Erin Garcia The […]
RedMax GZ4500 Chainsaw Commercial Performance, Easy to Handle Size
For a year the old oak tree had been on the ground and I just never got around to cutting it into firewood. The process of cutting the trunk into logs and hauling them to the splitter seemed like a job meant for cooler weather. I won’t say it was cool this weekend, but it was […]
Fifty Winners of Painter’s Pyramid Sets Announced Today
Congratulations to the following winners of the New Improved Painter’s Sets. You will be contacted
Husqvarna 6027PW Pressure Washer Review
Pressure washers come in a variety of sizes, from the commercial washers with the capability of ejecting large amounts of steam to the smallest DIY units that are electric. Only once have I had access to the big beast with steam, and man was it sweet. On Friday afternoons I would pull my old car […]