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mower

Episode #89 – Fall Checklist

November 13, 2009
Win this toolkit. Click on the picture to learn how! Hint: ideal use of duct tape wins

How do you get your house ready for the Winter Season?

Join the Handyguys in a not-so-methodical checklist for the winter season.  This is not your every day handyman (or not so handyperson) checklist.  We have some extras you may not see on other lists. Listen to the podcast as we discuss these items. True Value [...]

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Episode #71 – ZTR Mower Versus Tractor

July 9, 2009
tractor vs ZTR

Handyguys Try Out Some Riding Mowers
The Handyguys are falling behind on the honey do list  because this year’s mowing season is taking all of their free time. Pennsylvania has been hit by lots of rain — making for nice fast growing lawns — but that comes with long hours of mowing.

Handyguy Paul is researching a riding [...]

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Happy Independence Day – ZTR vs Tractor

July 2, 2009
Happy Independence Day

The Handyguys are taking this week off from our regular podcast to do some independence day celebrating. I hope our non-US fans will understand. So, instead of a podcast The Handyguys decided to play with some new video equipment.

The Handyguys try out a ZTR and a Lawn Tractor style mower to determine the pros and [...]

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Episode #64 – Mower Blades, Brakes and DIY Mistakes

May 14, 2009
Do you need to bend sheet metal? A "Brake" is the right tool foor the job. Click image to see full size.

In this show we address a couple of listener questions about mower blades and metal brakes and then talk about another expensive DIY mistake.

First up is a question from David:
Do you guys have or know of any plans for a DIY metal brake? I need to cover the sills of my home windows, and [...]

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Episode #19 – Your Basement Material Guys

May 29, 2008
Pauls Grass sort of looked like this

Part 4 in the Basement Finishing Series

The Handyguys are becoming the “Basementguys” in this new fourth installment of the basement series.  The Handyguys discuss basement materials and revisit some old advice they gave about mowing lawns.

First up… a discussion about some advice that Handyguys gave in Episode #15 on lawn care.  Is it true what [...]

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Episode #14 – Getting that Mower Going!

April 24, 2008
This is an example of a bad sparkplug

The Handyguys discuss annual spring maintenance for your lawn mower
For many of us in the northern parts of the USA, it is that time of year when we get the lawn mower out for the first time. Most of us probably use tradition walk behind mowers with combustion engines. Like our cars, these tools require [...]

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