Shop notes.
What we tell people at the counter, written down. Plain answers about the machines on the board, in the order the seasons bring them in.
- Generator maintenance before fall stormsA portable generator waits all year for an outage, then will not start the night it matters. What to check in the fall and how to store it ready.
- Get the snow blower running before the first lake-effect stormLake County snow arrives off the lake and fast. What to check on a snow blower in the fall, what fails in the first storm, and why October is the time.
- Repair or replace: when a small engine is worth fixingNot every mower, blower or generator is worth saving. How we decide on the bench in Hobart, and why the price goes on the tag before the work starts.
- Why your mower will not start after sittingThe push mower ran fine in October and will not fire in April. What old gas does to a carburetor, what to try at home, and when to bring it to the bench.
Rather ask in person?
Bring the machine. The bench answers faster than any article.