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True equipment costs
What to charge? Bidding jobs accurately is one of the most crucial, and often most difficult, aspects of new contractors.
There are many methods of number crunching, from job estimating software to the more “creative” guess-based formulas. Before you can be profitable, your job must recoup your three main costs: labor, equipment, and general and administrative. […]
Bikini lawncare
I don’t know if I am more shocked that this is a viable business or that I didn’t think of it first.
Contrary to articles, posts, and reports the world over. Tiger Time Lawncare is not franchising. At least, not yet. I am not the first to write about this… marketing (genius or stunt?) idea, but […]
Oil recommendations
Here is a brief description of common four-stroke oils for your power equipment. This information can be found on Briggs & Stratton’s Customer Support site. As usual, consult your owner’s manual for specific requirements.
Oil Recommendation
SAE 30 40 °F and higher (5 °C and higher) is good for all purpose use above 40°F, use below 40°F […]
Storing your equipment
Here’s a big one I haven’t touched on in this series of easy maintenance. Properly storing your equipment goes a long way to protecting your investment and reducing problems when you go to use the equipment again.
By performing some simple seasonal maintenance in the spring, fall, or whenever you plan to store your equipment for […]
Flywheels and keys
The second most common issue we see at Powered Agriculture after carburetor repairs has to be lawnmower flywheel key replacements.
What does a flywheel do?
The flywheel on your mower engine was designed to store the momentum from combustion to keep the crankshaft turning in between the engine’s power strokes (see “Four-stroke” or “two-stroke” engines). The flywheel also serves several […]
Carburetor adjustment
The first post to my “small engine spring tune-up” week has to do with carburetors. Probably THE most touched item at Powered Agriculture is the carburetor. Cleaning, adjusting, and rebuilding makes up a large portion of our spring workload.
What it is
The carburetor on small engine equipment (either two-stroke or four-stroke) does essentially the same thing: […]
