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I was backing it out of my utility trailer and the skid plate underneath got caught on some part of the trailer ramp. I continued to back up and the whole plate was ripped and bent out underneath the deck.

I had to edge a customers garden and I used a half moon edger. I finished it but it doesn't look neat because contour isnt smooth. There are Sharp edges and I tried to be more careful but i couldnt get it to really look professional. How can I fix it?

My toro recycler is leaving a trail of grass behind it when mowing and doesn't pick as much up in the bag as it used to. It also stalls out in high grass and I don't think it did before. The only thing I could think of is that the blade isnt lifting the grass enough. I havent replaced it in a...

Many of my new customers had landscapers in the past. They had nice thick green lawns with no weeds. This spring I started mowing and now there are many weeds and the lawn isn't as nice as it used to be. I put down fertilizer on some lawns and I'm about to put lime Down. How can I keep these...

I made the mistake of putting down fertilizer first before the lime on two of my clients. I still haven't applied the lime. Can it still be done or is the fertilizer garbage now?

My trimmers and blowers are new and commercial but for a mowers we just have a craftsman lawn tractor which doesn't mow that well and some smaller self propelled. Right now we are just doing lawn care and big cleanups(trees, spring cleanups and mowing) I posted a pic of my trailer with mowers...

We are getting new clients every few days and are trying to keep up but we have one problem. It always takes us so long to do each lawn. Usually our crew is me and 2 others. I see other landscapers complete houses in 10 minutes and it could take us hours. We can't figure out what is holding us...

Im using a bumper hitch right now so the front/reciever is slightly higher up than the back, and the tractor won't go up. I'm planning on getting a frame mounted hitch soon because it will be more level. I'm also putting new rear shocks on my truck which will raise it up even more. Also, the...

I recently bought a 6x12 landscape trailer and my craftsman lawn tractor won't drive up because the deck of the tractor snags/gets caught on the edge of the trailer where the ramp meets the frame. What can I do to make it drive up? Make ramps or buy a zero turn?

I just bought a 6x12 yesterday. It looks practically brand new and my explorer towed like there was noth ing behind it. I posted a pic if it .

I'm buying a landscape trailer in a few months and was wondering what size to get. I was thinking 6x12 would be perfect or 6x14 if I find one at a good price. It will be an open trailer. I wanted to get a longer one because i would have more space for future equipment and leaves to haul.

my craftsman lawn tractor makes a very loud whining sound when moving and also doesnt move as fast as it used to. It seems like its really getting stressed when i move either forward or reverse. I added some oil to the transmission but it made the whining noise louder. It can still go up hills...

My craftsman lawn tractor has a whining hydrostatic, I think it needs oil. There's a breather hose pipe at the top so if I unscrew it, can I put a stick in the whole to check the oil level? If so then what kind of oil should I put in

The tranny in my 1996 craftsman 15 HP lawn tractor is having problems. It has been whining and growling really loud when going up hills or just driving around regularly. It's also vibrating a lot while doing so. I tried to purge the tranny a few weeks ago and that did nothing. It also seems like...

I'm getting my lisence in a month and im going to be buying 5x10 landscape trailer to tow with the Ford explorer. The explorer has a tow package and the truck has tremendous power for towing. It has the 303 5.0 mustang engine. Anyway the trailer fully loaded will weigh no more than 2800 pounds...