Paul Brown

You’re mowing your lawn, and gas starts spitting out of your fuel cap. What causes fuel to sputter from a lawnmower’s gas cap, and can the issue be fixed? One …

If you’ve got a lawn mower that isn’t working properly, there are ways you can tell if it’s your spark plug or another engine part that is the problem.  When …

I ran into some trouble recently when my weed eater started smoking. I decided the best way to go about this is to research what had caused my weed eater …

If you can get your leaf blower to start but it won’t stay running, the problem almost always lies in the fuel/air/combustion systems. With a little troubleshooting, you can identify …

There are several issues that could be making your lawnmower burn oil. This is usually pretty simple to troubleshoot when you know what you are looking for. Common reasons a …

I have run into issues with the pull cord being stuck on my gas-powered yard tools quite a few times over the years. While this can definitely be an annoyance, …

Diesel engines are considered more reliable than gasoline engines, as they have considerably fewer parts that can potentially fail. That doesn’t mean, however, that you won’t run into issues with …

Even if your tractor runs just fine at any other time, the fact that it loses power when going uphill does indicate a problem. Fortunately, this problem isn’t usually too …

This is an issue that pops up much too frequently with tractors. You get your mind ready to work, you hop on, turn the key and… nothing. Just a clicking …

I know how frustrating it can be when your grass keeps dying. I live in Southeast Texas and the brutal heat wreaks havoc on lawns. If you don’t understand this …