Makita XBU02 Cordless Blower Blends Relevant Power with Low Noise and Zero Emissions The Makita XBU02 18V X2 Cordless Blower is the brand’s flagship model among its battery-powered offerings. Unlike many battery-powered brands out there, Makita has a line of gas-powered outdoor power equipment, including 4-stroke tools, to help draw their development. As a 36V model, […]
The Ryobi GD200 Garage Door Opener (GDO) combines a quiet, powerful opener with a module-based system that extends its functionality and features. After seeing it firsthand at Ryobi headquarters before anyone else in the public, we couldn’t wait to install and review it for ourselves. At first, the thought of Ryobi making a garage door […]
The Husqvarna 545FR Brushcutter is the tool you call up when a string trimmer literally won’t cut it. More to the point: this beastly powerful machine is not a crossover or hybrid—it’s in a different class that makes quick work of everything from tall grass to trees several inches in diameter. It also gives your […]
It’s that time of year again: when the leaves are changing in the hills, Florida is still 90-degrees, and the Kentucky Exposition Center is wall to wall with mowers, tractors, chainsaws, and people. The Green Industry Equipment and Expo (GIE Expo) brought in thousands of consumers, dealers, manufacturers, and media. While we can’t possibly cover […]
One of the uglier bits of construction and remodeling work revolves around drywall installation. Sanding down drywall mud not only creates a big mess, but it also launches all sorts of dust into the air – even silica dust in some cases. For those of you who have the distinct pleasure of sanding down drywall, […]
First, you walk out the front door and notice the paint on your wood decking is starting to fade. Before you know it, days turn into years, and now you’re stepping over rotten wood and voids where faded paint used to be. After you lose a few toys a couple of small pets, and maybe […]
It’s now prime time cutting season here in Central Florida. We get our afternoon thunderstorms and the nights are around 80°F. To say the grass is growing like crazy is an understatement. With the afternoon thunderstorms rolling in several times each week, it leaves little daylight to get the grass cut. Thankfully, Exmark makes mower […]
YardMax recently announced the availability of its new line of YardMax Concrete Mixers, available in 1.6 cubic foot and 4.0 cubic foot varieties designed for small- to medium-sized jobs. The 1.6 cubic foot mixer has a weight capacity of 100 pounds and a 9-inch opening diameter. The contractor-grade YardMax 4.0 cubic foot mixer has a 275-pound […]
Exmark started back in 1982 as an independent manufacturer, however now the brand falls under the Toro corporate umbrella. Being known for innovation and commercial mowers, they intend for this new Exmark Radius X Series to fit a niche in the mower market. Keeping aim with quality components and manufacturing, Exmark sets to expand their […]
Without light, we don’t exist. Trying to complete a job in a workspace with little to no light feels much the same. This is when you need the OEMTools cordless LED work light that projects 600 lumens of LED splendor upon your work area. The OEMTools model 25997 lasts for up to six hours, while […]
