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As some of you know, I got an Echo PB-770T last summer. It performed flawlessly last fall, but as winter approached it started to not want to turn OFF. At the beginning it was just that it sputtered for a few seconds when you pressed the kill switch and then turned off, but as the weeks...

It's been in the 70+ all week....80 degrees the past 2 days. It won't be long until I'm back out mowing. The past 3 years I've started between March 25th and April 15th depending on how the weather has been. Looks like this year will be one of the earlier ones. Spent the day today...

Let me start this off my saying I am fine if it doesn't snow this whole winter. But hearing talk about this first snow still gets me excited to do some snowblowing. This winter has been extremely weird. It was the warmest December on RECORD, and our first snow didn't come until mid-January! They...

Well now that the mowing season is over, I am enjoying the relaxation. Snow is not in the forecast yet, but it was in the 60's the past 2 days. Weird!! Colder weather is coming the end of this week. But before then, I am going to be getting a bit more money. The municipal leaf trucks have made...

I am officially done for the season. I spent the morning yesterday prepping my mowers for winter, cleaning them, running them out of gas, taking things off my trailer, putting new oil in my snowblower, etc. Now the snowblower is ready for action, although I will be perfectly fine if it doesn't...

Looks like the season is coming to an end. Most of my lawns I have on the schedule for this week, and then I am doing them again mid-month, and then one final time after Thanksgiving Day and the end of the month. Of course some lawns I will be done before that, but the majority I continue until...

It will be at the GIE+EXPO! Available in 4 deck sizes.

I though this was pretty cool. A new line of snowblowers by Toro....called the SnowMaster. Priced in between their single stage machines and traditional 2 stage machines. A neat thing is that it uses the Personal Pace self propel system. The augers are similar to that of a single stage...

I will start leaf cleanup in the next few weeks. Can't wait. Don't like the cold weather or shorter days, but I do like leaf cleanup. Here are some photos of mine from past years to get us in the leaf cleanup mood. :tongue:

Now that a lot of us will be transitioning into leaf cleanups within a month or so, I was wondering how everyone's season has been. Mine has been great. Non stop busy, and the lack of rain we had at the end of summer has finally ended and we got over 6 inches in the past 2 days. During the dry...

Today I decided to replace the Speed Feed head on my SRM-225 trimmer. It was the original Speed Feed head that came on the trimmer when I bought it in spring of 2012, so it has seen a lot of use. And it shows! The photo is showing the same side of the two trimmer heads....as you can see the old...

I know the summer is only halfway over, but I am already thinking about fall and leaf cleanups. This year I am really going to market this service. In years past, I have made mistakes where I don't charge more for the yards I mow, but I have to spend longer there cleaning up the leaves as well...

Well I have decided that this year I want to TRY to upgrade my mower. I tried this 2 years ago without any luck, so not sure how it will go. I'm gonna be looking for a commercial grade walk behind around the 28"-36" size. I am going to be looking used, because I don't want to spend too much...

I am starting this thread to have a place to post pictures of equipment, jobs, etc I have in 2015. I will be posting something this evening on how I am prepping for the 2015 mowing season. Hopefully this thread will primarily be photos.

Starting tonight and going through a lot of the day tomorrow we are supposed to get a decent sized snowstorm. Somewhere around 5-7 inches. Who knows if they are going to be right. It is raining now, but supposed to change over to snow sometime around 11pm or midnight. I better wake up in the...

Yesterday afternoon we had the biggest storm of this winter. It wasn't that big, but it was still the most. We got 5-6". I did some driveways last evening, and finished the rest this morning. I made it my goal this morning to get lots of pictures, since the night shots weren't coming out too...

Yesterday I mowed the final lawns of the season. It was mostly just to clean up a few of the stray leaves in the yard. I was going to do it the day after Thanksgiving, but it snowed the day before Thanksgiving so the grass was covered for a few days. I decided I was going to mow Monday, whether...

I have been getting a lot of random jobs lately utilizing my trailer. This weekend a customer cut down this HUGE bush, and asked me to take it to the local farm. It took 4 trips! Of course looking back I could have cut up the branches more and saved a trip, but I didn't. I am getting to really...

This weekend I did my last cut of the season on some of the lawns. The others I am doing one more time at the end of the month. Leaves are mostly down, and with this cold weather the grass isn't growing. Below are pics of the final cut on one lawn and a before/after leaf cleanup & mowing job...

I just finished a pretty large landscaping job. The homeowner wanted this ivy/brush removed from the side of their house, and to put mulch down. Well let me tell you, there were so many roots! I took 2 overflowing trailer loads to the dump. I came back today to spread the mulch, and as you can...

*I did not go to it, but here are some of the new features companies have revealed. The links are from Rural Lifestyle Dealer. 1) Hustler introduces a flip up deck for mid-mount ZTR's: Hustler Introduces Push Button Deck Lift Feature for New Raptor Mowers - Rural Lifestyle Dealer 2) Both...

This past week I had 2 jobs different than I normally do. One was to create a mulchbed (that the customer would spread mulch on later) around a small tree. It was very quick, and I think it turned out well. It was nice doing something different than my normal mowing. Then I went to a job where a...

Well the past few days have been interesting. I was behind on lawns this week, so I was planning on mowing a lot Friday and Saturday, but lets just say the weather forecast wasn't ideal! It was supposed to rain both days. But I had to get it done. So on Friday, I set out mowing after it rained...

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Here is a new blower by Troy-Bilt. What do you think? http://www.troybilt.com/equipment/troybilt/tb2mb-gas-leaf-blower-tb2mb

As you might know, the rear tires on my Honda HRR are extremely worn. It is smooth--no tread at all! So this weekend I finally replaced them. We found them a lot cheaper than Home Depot was selling them. We kept the front tires since they are a little better. As you can see, the tread on the one...

I want one! :thumbsup: Article here: Husqvarna Introduces a Complete New Line Of Snow Blowers! | MovingSnow.com

I just bought a new gas can because the 20 year old one I have started to leak around the cap. It's the 2.5 gallon No-Spill can I just bought. I like it! The button that starts/stops the flow of gas seems to work well, the only thing that I don't like is that it doesn't vent automatically so...

So the winter is over and there is a full tank of gas in my snowblower. It was supposed to be used up when we got a foot of snow, but the forecast changed at the last minute and we ended up getting only a coating. Last year, I just kept the gas in the tank, and ran it once a month or so over the...

Well here is the photo.....all of my equipment together. Mowers, handheld equipment, snowblower, and trailer. What do you think?

Not only has Husqvarna expanded their AWD mower lineup....Husqvarna Expands All-Wheel Drive Walk Mower Lineup - Rural Lifestyle Dealer But Craftsman is also getting in that market. New for 2014 are two mowers--one that has "Quiet Power Technology", and one that has that PLUS is AWD. Craftsman...

"NEW HOLLAND, Penn., February 10, 2014 Earth & Turf Products, LLC, America's compact topdresser company, announces its Model 60SP, an economical, very maneuverable, selfpropelled topdresser, ideal for spreading dry or wet compost and sand, plus a variety of other materials..." Earth & Turf...

Agri-Fab Zero-Turn Dump Cart - TodaysMower.com

"To recognize those who serve in the United States military, as well as those who serve their communities across the country, The Toro Company has announced a new equipment discount program, called the "American Hero Program". Under the program, current or former members of the military, and...

"BLOOMINGTON, Minn., January 22, 2014 - If you're looking for the power and performance of a gas trimmer, but don't want the hassle of gas and oil, meet the new 48-volt Max string trimmer from Toro. Toro's highest voltage string trimmer is powered by lithium-ion battery technology and built...

Can't wait to get back to days like this. Start mowing at 7:30.a.m., before it gets too hot, dew on the grass, can't beat it! Anyone? If it's going to be cold like now it should just snow!

The following are some of the websites I go to to find the latest news. :smile: Lawn Equipment News Websites: Magazine and Website for Rural Lifestyle Dealers - Rural Lifestyle Dealer Mower Comparisons & Reviews-Lawn Equipment-Landscape Design TractorByNet.com - Useful articles on compact...

"MOLINE, Illinois (January 16, 2014) The John Deere Pavilion, Deere & Company's visitor center in downtown Moline, Ill., today unveiled a new exhibit showcasing the company's innovation in lawn care equipment. The new Tango E5 autonomous mower exhibit treats Pavilion visitors to a real-time...

Here is an article showing lots of new mower models for 2014....I found it VERY interesting! :thumbsup::thumbsup: 2014 Commercial Zero-Turn Mower Preview - TodaysMower.com

---> Comparing the New 2014 Craftsman Zero-Turns to the Old 2013 Models - TodaysMower.com

I just wanted to let you all know that there are over 25 user groups for people to join. They range from a certain mower brand, to something like owning a truck. Please join any that are applicable. The newest group (more to come), is the Trailer Group. If you have an open trailer or an enclosed...

New! A BOSS plow for ATV's! :thumbsup: THE BOSS Snowplow Introduces New ATV Plow - TractorByNet.com ATV Plows | THE BOSS Snow Plow

Multiple mowers are now/soon available from Kubota. Check them out here: New Products 2014 | Kubota Tractor Corporation Including the... Z700 - Mowers - Z700 Series | Kubota Tractor Corporation F90 - Mowers - F90 Series | Kubota Tractor Corporation ZD326

Hello everyone- Us moderators are trying to get more people to use the user groups on this forum. In an effort to do so, we are trying to get more groups available that people are interested in. But we are only allowed to create 5 groups each, so to overcome that, we are transfering groups to...

The new lawn tractors, garden tractors, and zero-turns by Craftsman have some really nice features, adding what buyers wanted most. Some of these features/styles include: Capability to mow in reverse All riding mowers are now red Redesigned hood More realistic HP rating A new 48" deck size...

Just discovered these the other day....just like Ventrac and Steiner, but seems to offer different attachments. It seems to be popular in other countries. :thumbsup: Compact Loaders: AVANT Tecno USA

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable new year. Any lawn equipment-related resolutions? :cool:

:thumbsup: Man finds $1M lotto winner in Hurricane Sandy leaves | New York Post

Saw this as an accessory for the Echo PB-255LN at HD. :confused2: -AirJet Universal Snow Shovel Attachment for Leaf Blowers-AJ-101 at The Home Depot -AirJet Shovel

For my 2014 trailer setup I need a way to secure my push mower(s) in between lawns. I will be going pretty slow, so it doesn't need to be much, though. I was thinking about getting something like this, but I think $35 is too expensive for a piece of metal! Jungle Jim's Accessory Products |...