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Battery-powered equipment and green energy options are some of the biggest trends in landscape equipment today and have been for several years. One of the biggest trends within that category is unmanned robotic lawnmowers. The idea of never having to mow again is appealing to many people. You just put a little robot in your yard and watch it do...

As the demand for lawn equipment powered by clean electrical energy goes up, more and more brands are offering high-power lawn equipment that runs on batteries. That includes innovations from long-established brands like STIHL as well as newer brands like EGO, which we’re looking at today. Last year, when we wrote about “Battery-Powered Lawn and Landscape Trends to Keep an...

When you buy top-quality lawn equipment, you expect it to last a long time. Equipment from respected brands like STIHL, Scag, Echo, and Honda are designed for long life and quality performance. But even with the best quality equipment, you’ll still need to make sure you’re taking care of maintenance and avoiding mistakes if you want to extend the life...

No doubt you’ve been hearing about the benefits of battery-powered lawn equipment for a while now. At the beginning of this year, we looked at “Battery-Powered Lawn and Landscape Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2022.” Those trends included bans on gasoline-powered lawn equipment and improved battery-powered lawnmower options. With more and more locations banning or restricting the use...

Whether you’re a homeowner or work in the commercial lawn and landscaping business, you’re likely familiar with gasoline-powered lawn equipment. Filling up the mower with gas or mixing up oil and gasoline for your trimmer is a normal part of working outdoors. With last year’s news that “California could ban gas-powered generators and mowers by 2024,” there’s a very real...

One of the great things about new technology is that it can help simplify our lives. Cell phones make it simple to keep in touch with people and look up information on the go. Powered lawn mowers and other equipment made it far easier to maintain a yard than when trimming and cutting had to be done by hand. And...

Once grass wakes up from its winter nap and starts growing in the spring, taking care of a Texas lawn involves lots of mowing and trimming. Even if you’re using a string-line trimmer to cut grass where mowers can’t reach, there will still be spots along the edges of lawns that start looking a little ragged. Grass is relentless. Bermudagrass...

The green industry’s focus on battery-powered equipment grows rapidly each year. Improvements in lithium-ion technology provide electric lawn equipment powerful enough to handle the demands of commercial and residential yard care. These innovations come at just the right time. Increased concern for the environmental impact of engine emissions has led to more and more locations banning gasoline-powered lawn equipment. Whether...

One of the most attractive things about battery-powered tools is that they’re low maintenance. Unlike gasoline power tools, you don’t need to change the oil, clean air filters, switch out sparkplugs, or do similar yearly maintenance tasks to keep the engine running. Battery tools are far easier to take care of. However, “low maintenance” is not the same thing as...

It used to be that when you were shopping for a mower, the only choices you had to worry about involved things like brand name, walk-behind or riding, and which features you want. As electric-powered equipment has improved, though, you now have a choice between a gas or electric power source for your mower as well. The rise of electric...