Lawn Mower Guide Tip #1 – Beware of Craftsman



Lawn Mower Guide Tip #1 – Beware of Craftsman

Here’s a good lawn mower guide tip when buying new. Once in your life, you will end up taking care of a lawn, and that means you will be owning a lawn mower. These little 2 stroke machines are genius inventions, but lately, they are built with cheaper alloys, plugs and plastic. This means they break down faster if you don’t buy the right one or take care of your cheaper built one. This article will reflect buying the right lawn mower. If you are a homeowner, you really should pay attention to this article.

We used to buy Craftsman lawnmowers from Sears. 20 years ago, this meant that a lawnmower would run for at least 10 years if you changed the plugs and oil regularly. The investment was a good one because a $400 lawnmower would pay for itself quickly. Now, when you buy a Craftsman, you would be lucky if the lawnmower lasted 2 years. Especially with a commercial company such as ourselves whom mow hundreds of lawns weekly running through dirt, sand and rocks at times.

Why is this? How come you cannot buy quality anymore? Well, there are a number of things, but we recently noticed how Craftsman does not respond to accusations about their tools being made in China and Mexico on the cheap. It is no secret that the quality of life reflects the quality of products where they are manufactured (not assembled) and we can only assume that Craftsman lost its edge by outsourcing. With that being said, we can safely recommend that you do not buy a Craftsman lawn mower unless it’s 20 years old.


Honestly, we are just as disappointment as you are reading this article. We LOVED our Craftsman! We used to seriously trash the 2 strokes because they never broke down. When we started our business almost 30 years ago, we didn’t understand accounting and had to rely on our equipment to last. Now, things are way different. We have to manually inspect our equipment daily to make sure they last at least 3 – 5 years and worth the investment. Gone are the days of set it and forget it.

http://www.mikesirrigation.net/lawn-mower-guide-tip-1-beware-craftsman/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Spot Weeds and Make Use of Lawn Weed Treatment

Image
Lawn Weed Treatment guide: Most people see weeds generally as grass. Those weeds that grow on the ground get covered up by taller grass yet it looks beautiful when trimmed. To have a thick and healthy lawn is one of the best ways to prevent weeds from growing, but occasionally they may still pop up. Here are some tips on how to spot those pesky weeds and make use of proper lawn weed treatment. Weeds are those plants that grow where it is not wanted. It has three categories namely, broadleaf weeds, grassy weeds and grass-like weeds. Broadleaf Weeds are those that are not grassy or have needle like leaves but are those that have broad and flat leaves. Several examples of these are clover, ground ivy, oxalis, chickweed, dollarweed, henbit, plantain, thistle, and dandelion. Grassy Weeds are those that have leaves look like grass blades. These are a bit hard to spot since they look and grow one leaf at a time, i.e., foxtail, annual bluegrass, quackgrass, and crabgrass. Grass-Like W...
Read more

Redmond Oregon Sprinkler System Winterization

Image
Are you looking for Redmond Oregon Sprinkler System Winterization? Or are you looking for Sprinkler Blowout Service - Central Oregon? They are the same thing. They call it turning on check points inspecting for leaks. Backflow testing and sprinkler blowouts are our specialty. You may have seen this online, “Best 29 Sprinkler Blowout in Bend, OR with Reviews” via Yelp or, “3 Best Sprinkler System Winterization Pros” via Google. Let us help beat you to it. We do this and are the fastest on the planet. Let us explain further: We do not pull a trailer with a rented generator air compressor for blowouts. We actually have a real blowout machine on our truck. We own it. This means we can get in and out faster than anyone in Central Oregon. We pull up, hook up, blow out and leave an invoice. In and out! Not only that, while the machine is blowing out every bit of water out of your pipes, we check all of the fixtures and make sure everything is properly shut down for winter.  We know ...
Read more

You Need Lawn Fertilization and Weed Control Services In Redmond Oregon

Image
Do you really need lawn fertilization and weed control services in Redmond Oregon? Yes, you do. We have several articles explaining the ph balance in Central Oregon’s soil, the high desert climate and pests which can destroy lawns. This article dives deeper into the field and unfortunately, can change your lawn care pricing if you do not have an understanding of having your ownlawn care program. Core aeration, fertilization, weed treatment, lawn clean up services, leaf removal are some of the examples needed to exude a healthy lawn. Let’s look at these in depth. Core Aeration Oxygen, water and nutrients are needed. To reach the roots, a mechanism was invented. An Englishman named Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawn mower back in 1830 and since then, hundreds of metamorphosing occurred between machines for lawn care. It wasn’t until the late 20 th century when hand held perforator patents came into fruition. These led to attachments to mowers until finally their own machines. C...
Read more