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Punch! Software, Home Design and Landscape Pro

January 7, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

Need help designing your dream-house? Punch!  Software’s latest version of its Home Design Professional has the tools to get you started.  We have used various products from Punch! over the years for designing additions, renovating current living spaces and adding decks and Punch! Professional is our favorite Punch product as it incorporates all of these areas along with […]

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Echo and Shindaiwa Commercial Blower Reviews, More Extreme Blowing

December 6, 2010 by Jake Thomas

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 […]

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Milwaukee Brings the Heat, the M12 Heated Soft Shell Jacket

November 30, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Never before have I fielded so many questions regarding a product test.  Last summer in Milwaukee I had the chance to try out one of the pre-production heated jackets, but I don’t remember noticing the lighted M12 Logo.  I don’t know whether this was added later or whether I just missed this detail, either way […]

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Husqvarna 6027PW Pressure Washer Review

October 8, 2010 by Jake Thomas

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 […]

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Wagner Paint Crew Gets the Job Done Fast

October 1, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Several months ago I tested a Wagner Paint Eater and found it to exceed my expectations. I used it for its intended purpose, removing loose paint, but also for cleaning dried grout from a tile flooring job. Wow, it blew those grout messes away!  Wagner asked me to take a look at its Paint Crew […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: finishing systems., Home Improvement Projects, paint, paint crew plus, Tools

Plug Aeration Can Solve Lawn Problems, Garden Tractors Do More than Just Cut Grass

September 20, 2010 by Jake Thomas

The first time I ever encountered plug aeration was on a golf course many years ago.  Aeration did not improve my golf game, but the golf course did improve in the months that followed.  With the soil we have in this area, plug aeration is the preferred method of opening up the turf. By removing […]

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Whizzing Around the Yard with an Agri-Fab Clean-Sweep Yard Sweeper

September 17, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Fall is almost here and the leaves are already beginning to loosen their grip getting ready for their annual fall to the yard, the driveway, the pool and anywhere else but the compost pile where they belong.  If you are tired of raking, maybe its time you got yourself a tow behind sweeper for your lawn […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: gardens, Outdoor Living

Post-Weekend Update On Husqvarna GTH 26 Garden Tractor, RedMax 7150 Blower and Flashlights

August 2, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

  This weekend was one of the hottest in years with triple digit highs and heat index of more than 110 degrees, so outside work was kept to very little.  Since my neighbors were having a reunion on Saturday, I went out early to cut the grass along the shoreline and to blow the driveways […]

Filed Under: Automotive, Extreme How-To, Outdoor Living, Tools, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Outdoor Living, Outdoor Power Equipment, Tools

Commercial Backpack Blowers Review, Initial Impressions, Stihl Magnum 600, Husqvarna 380 BFS and RedMax 7150.

July 27, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Are you a landscape professional, a landowner who needs the power of a commercial blower to keep your property in order, or just a homeowner who wants the power and speed of the largest available blowers? These three blowers will handle your largest jobs.  Many blowers tout high wind speed, these not only have high velocity windspeeds, […]

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Husqvarna Garden Tractor Review: More Than Just for Mowing Grass

July 23, 2010 by Jake Thomas

Husqvarna Garden Tractor Mower Deck

Recently I tested a Husqvarna  GTH26V48LS Garden Tractor.  The first thing I noticed is Husqvarna used a seriously thick deck for its mower.  The deck will obviously handle rough jobs without losing its shape.  I have a 24 HP lawn tractor that I have used for cutting non-lawn areas and rocks and sticks deformed the deck […]

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