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How To Get Healthy Soil & Grow a Beautiful Lawn
The base for a beautiful, healthy lawn is soil. Many homeowners do not consider soil composition as a potential threat to the health of their grass....
Maintenance How-To
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How to Deal With Your Lawn During a Drought
The lack of rainfall in many areas of the country has been making the news in recent weeks. Here are some reminders and tips on how to deal with a...
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How to Get Green Grass: Lawn Maintenance Tips
If your lawn is taking on a yellow hue, you’re not alone. In fact, early summer is prime time for patches of yellow grass to appear which can spread...
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History of the Small Engine
James Watt, the Scottish inventor, developer of the concept of horsepower, and namesake of the watt unit of power, expanded on the Newcomen steam...
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History of the Lawn Mower
From steam powered lawn mowers to Briggs & Stratton’s modern gas powered engines, lawn mowers have come a long way. How It All Began Formal lawns...
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Portable Generator Safety & Usage Tips
Here are a few generator usage tips you should keep in mind Wattage - Determine what appliances you will be able to run with the wattage guide....
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How to Choose a Pressure Washer
5 Things to Consider When Choosing the Best Pressure Washer for You A pressure washer lets you clean a variety of things faster, better and easier....
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How to Choose a Spark Plug
Getting Started with Briggs & Stratton For consistent, easy starting, change your spark plug every 100 hours or every season, whichever comes first....
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How To Tackle The Five Worst Summer Lawn Care Issues
Summer lawn care can mean dealing with issues and making quick fixes to keep your lawn and yard looking nice. Weather extremes, kids, pets - all can...
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How to Choose a Lawn Mower
5 Steps to Choosing the Best Lawn Mower There are several things to consider when you decide to purchase a new lawn mower. Here are some tips to help...
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How to Change Oil
Steps to Better Engine Maintenance For optimum performance, you should change the oil in your small engine after the first five hours of use and then...
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Changing a Foam Air Filter in Your Briggs & Stratton Engine
A Briggs & Stratton genuine foam filter element is designed to properly fit your engine and will keep dust particles from getting into your engine....
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Changing the Air Filter in Your Briggs & Stratton Engine
Briggs & Stratton engines use one of three types of air filters: paper, foam, or dual element. An air filter plus a filter cartridge and pre-cleaner...