While it might seem tempting to skip the maintenance steps for a tool that spent more time in storage than in service, the truth is that even a snow blower sitting idle still needs attention. Skipping ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A leaf blower may be a simple enough tool, but its powerful gas engine or electric motor and moving parts ...

With advances in cordless technology, electric power equipment is quieter, more efficient and friendlier for the environment. So electric snowblowers are a great option for homeowners and small ...

When I was a kid, I used to help my mother clear leaves the old-fashioned way — with a rake. These days, I don’t see many rakes in my neighborhood. It seems everyone has a leaf blower or a landscaper ...

For the first two years, gas leaf blowers will be prohibited for nine months out of the year, with the year-round ban ...

Swarthmore was on track to become the first Pennsylvania municipality to ban two-stroke, gas-powered lawn equipment such as leaf blowers and string trimmers as part of a fight against climate change.

SANTA CRUZ — To reduce air and noise pollution, the use of gas-powered leaf blowers may be a thing of the past in the city of Santa Cruz after the City Council approved the first reading of an ...

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