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Milwaukee Tags:

September 9, 2026

Product Guides

What Does It Do? Milwaukee M18 FUEL Blower (Bare Tool)

What Does It Do? Milwaukee M18 FUEL Blower (Bare Tool) If you are still yanking a pull cord and inhaling exhaust fumes just to clear off a driveway, it’s time for an upgrade. The Milwaukee M18 FUEL Blower delivers the raw clearing power of a gas blower without the noise, the engine maintenance, or the messy fuel mixing. Read More
Husqvarna Tags:

August 25, 2026

Buying Guides

Husqvarna 542i XP vs. 545 Mark II: Battery vs. Gas Chainsaw Comparison

Husqvarna 542i XP vs. 545 Mark II: Battery vs. Gas Chainsaw Comparison If you’re shopping for a professional-grade chainsaw, you’ll eventually face one of the biggest decisions in outdoor power equipment: cordless or gas. Husqvarna offers exceptional options in both categories with the battery-powered 542i XP and the gas-powered 545 Mark II. While both are designed for professional arborists, tree care crews, and serious landowners, they excel in different situations. Understanding the differences in power, maintenance, runtime, and overall ownership experience can help you choose the right saw for your needs. Read More
Segway Navimow Tags:

July 31, 2026

Buying Guides

Segway Navimow i110 vs. X330: Which Robotic Lawn Mower Is Right for You?

Segway Navimow i110 vs. X330: Which Robotic Lawn Mower Is Right for You? If you're considering a robotic lawn mower, Segway Navimow offers two impressive options designed to take lawn care off your to-do list. The Navimow i110 and Navimow X330 both feature wire-free setup, intelligent navigation, obstacle avoidance, and automated mowing schedules, but they're built for different types of properties and users. Understanding the differences between these two robotic mowers can help you choose the right model for your lawn size, terrain, and long-term mowing needs. Read More
Stihl Tags:

July 29, 2026

New Products

Ditch the Gas, Keep the Power: Meet the STIHL BTA 140 Battery-Powered Earth Auger

Ditch the Gas, Keep the Power: Meet the STIHL BTA 140 Battery-Powered Earth Auger Let’s be honest: drilling holes is backbreaking work. If you’ve spent any time hauling around a heavy, sputtering, gas-guzzling earth auger, you know the drill (pun intended). You deal with exhaust fumes in your face, the deafening roar of a 2-stroke engine, and the inevitable shoulder-wrenching pull starts. Read More
EGO Tags:

July 16, 2026

New Products

Ditch the Rake: Why the EGO 3-in-1 Leaf Vacuum, Mulcher & Blower is Your New Autumn MVP

Ditch the Rake: Why the EGO 3-in-1 Leaf Vacuum, Mulcher & Blower is Your New Autumn MVP Picture this: It’s a crisp Saturday morning. The coffee is hot, the air is cool, and your yard is absolutely buried under a foot of oak and maple leaves. Historically, this meant blistering hands from a rake, fighting with flimsy paper yard bags that tear if you look at them wrong, and dedicating your entire weekend to manual labor. Read More
Acme Tools Tags:

June 26, 2026

Product Guides

The Best Tools for Trimming Trees

The Best Tools for Trimming Trees Trimming trees can feel like an annoying chore, especially when you are wrestling with thick, stubborn branches or trying to reach awkward heights. Upgrading to the right equipment won’t just save your back and shoulders, it makes your yard look professionally landscaped in half the time. Here are the top tools available at Acme Tools to get the job done right: Read More
Stihl Tags:

June 23, 2026

New Products

STIHL: The All-New STIHL ALLPRO Battery System

STIHL: The All-New STIHL ALLPRO Battery System Experience a new era of POWER and efficiency with the STIHL ALLPRO Battery System. Launching in August 2026, this advanced commercial-grade platform is designed for professionals who tackle tough jobs in any conditions. The ALLPRO system works seamlessly with your existing AP tools, so you can enjoy a significant performance upgrade without having to replace your current equipment. Read More
EGO Tags:

June 18, 2026

Buying Guides

EGO Push Mower vs Riding Mower

EGO Push Mower vs Riding Mower If you’re considering upgrading to battery-powered lawn equipment, you’ve probably noticed that EGO offers solutions for nearly every type of property. Two of the most popular options are the EGO 22-Inch Self-Propelled Mower and the EGO 42-Inch Lawn Tractor. While both run on EGO’s industry-leading 56V ARC Lithium™ battery platform, they serve very different homeowners. Read More
EGO Tags:

June 18, 2026

New Products

Cut the Downtime: Meet the EGO POWER+ 700W Turbo Charger

Cut the Downtime: Meet the EGO POWER+ 700W Turbo Charger We’ve all been there: you’re halfway through mowing the lawn, finally making a dent in your weekend chores, and your battery dies. Suddenly, your Saturday afternoon is held hostage by a blinking red light on a slow charger. The EGO POWER+ 700W Turbo Charger completely eliminates that frustrating downtime. Instead of waiting hours, this powerhouse acts like a fast-charger for your yard. It actively cools the battery while rapidly pumping it full of power, safely slashing your wait time down to minutes. By the time you grab a cold drink and catch your breath, your battery is juiced up and ... Read More
EGO Tags:

June 16, 2026

New Products

Crisp Edges, Zero Gas: Meet the EGO POWER+ 8” Multi-Head Edger Kit

Crisp Edges, Zero Gas: Meet the EGO POWER+ 8” Multi-Head Edger Kit Say goodbye to the hassle of pulling cords, mixing gas, and breathing in fumes just to keep your yard looking sharp. The EGO POWER+ Multi-Head 8” Carbon Fiber Edger is a lightweight, cordless powerhouse designed to give your driveway, sidewalks, and patios incredibly clean and precise edges. Because it’s part of the EGO POWER+ Multi-Head System, the included Power Head does more than just edge, it’s a versatile foundation that can run a whole arsenal of yard tools. Backed by a lifetime warranty on the carbon fiber shaft, this kit is an elite upgrade for anyone looking for pro-level landscaping ... Read More
Acme Tools Tags:

June 3, 2026

Buying Guides

TRADE OF THE MONTH: ARBORIST

TRADE OF THE MONTH: ARBORIST An arborist is a dedicated tree care professional who specializes in the planting, management, and health of individual trees, shrubs, and other perennial woody plants. They combine biological knowledge with high-climbing rigging techniques to safely prune, treat, and maintain trees to enhance both property safety and environmental health. Let’s dive into the essential, heavy-duty tools that make their demanding jobs possible and see how you can utilize their go-to gear for your own landscaping projects. Read More
Acme Tools Tags:

April 29, 2026

Product Guides

Trade of the Month: Landscaping (April 2026)

Trade of the Month: Landscaping (April 2026) The grass is growing, the leaves are falling onto fresh-cut lawns, and the calls are coming in faster than you can answer them. Whether you run a full-service landscaping crew, maintain commercial properties, or take pride in keeping your own yard looking sharp, the difference between a long, frustrating day and a productive one usually comes down to the gear in your trailer. This month, we’re putting landscaping front and center — spotlighting the tools the pros are reaching for, the deals worth jumping on, and the new arrivals that are shaking up the outdoor power category. Read More
Husqvarna Tags:

April 16, 2026

Project Guides

The Essential Guide To Changing Riding Lawn Mower Oil (DIY Jim)

The Essential Guide To Changing Riding Lawn Mower Oil (DIY Jim) Whether you’re managing a large residential property or maintaining a fleet for a job site, your equipment is only as reliable as the care you give it. For any riding mower, an oil change is the single most important "health check" you can perform. To help walk us through this process, we are featuring the expert techniques of DIY Jim. His straightforward approach to equipment longevity is a gold standard for shop pros and homeowners alike. You can follow along with his full step-by-step visual demonstration by watching his riding mower maintenance video here . Regularly swapping out old, degraded ... Read More
Acme Tools Tags:

April 1, 2026

Deal Alerts

Own Your Yard: The Ultimate National Gardening Month Equipment Upgrade Guide

Own Your Yard: The Ultimate National Gardening Month Equipment Upgrade Guide Let us get one thing straight right out of the gate. When you hear the word gardening, you probably picture someone in a massive straw hat delicately clipping rose bushes. Scrap that image entirely. For the hardworking Americans, contractors, and serious homeowners who get their hands dirty, April is not about dainty flower beds. It is about moving serious dirt, taming the wild, and dominating your property. Welcome to National Gardening Month, the ultimate excuse to upgrade your outdoor arsenal and gear up for the most productive spring ever. Read More
Acme Tools Tags:

April 1, 2026

Deal Alerts

April Is Landscaping Month At Acme Tools: Shop The Best Promos Now!

April Is Landscaping Month At Acme Tools: Shop The Best Promos Now! The calendar just flipped to April, and whether you are running a massive fleet of trucks or are just a hardworking American trying to dominate your cul-de-sac, it is time to face facts. Mother Nature does not care if your old gear is sputtering out, and your clients do not want to hear excuses about flooded engines. That is exactly why we are dedicating this entire month to making sure your trailer and your shed are absolutely dialed in. Read More
Makita Tags:

March 27, 2026

Buying Guides

Makita 18V LXT Lawn Care Combo Kits: Complete Cordless Mower & Blower Solutions for Homeowners & Pros

Makita 18V LXT Lawn Care Combo Kits: Complete Cordless Mower & Blower Solutions for Homeowners & Pros Ditch the predictable Saturday morning struggle of ripping a pull cord until your shoulder aches. The era of smelling like mixed gas and dealing with flooded carburetors is officially over. Today's job sites and sprawling home properties demand instant, relentless power without the massive maintenance headaches. Makita has completely rewritten the rules for outdoor power equipment, and its 18V LXT ecosystem is engineered to turn a grueling weekend chore into an absolute masterclass in efficiency. Read More
Toro Tags:

March 24, 2026

Product Guides

Gear Guide: Unleashing 900 CFM With The New 60V TORO Leaf Blower

Gear Guide: Unleashing 900 CFM With The New 60V TORO Leaf Blower There is absolutely nothing more frustrating than trying to clear a driveway full of wet, heavy, plastered-down leaves with a weak blower that feels like someone is just breathing heavily through a straw. You end up standing there for twenty minutes fighting a single pile of debris while your neighbors watch. Those days are officially over. If you want to reclaim your weekend or shave serious time off your professional landscaping routes, you need to bring a hurricane to the fight. Read More
Makita Tags:

March 23, 2026

Product Guides

Makita GEU01 XGT Cordless Edger: Professional Landscape Edge Perfection Without Gas or Cords

Makita GEU01 XGT Cordless Edger: Professional Landscape Edge Perfection Without Gas or Cords You just spent two solid hours laying down perfectly straight mower stripes across the entire property, but if the edges look like a jagged, overgrown mess, the whole job looks completely amateur. For decades, getting that crisp, professional trench meant dragging out a heavy, sputtering two-stroke engine, mixing gas and oil on the tailgate, and blowing out your rotator cuff trying to pull-start a flooded carburetor. Those days are officially over. It is time to step into the modern era of outdoor power equipment with the Makita XGT edger. It is a completely cordless, high-torque beast engineered to deliver that ... Read More
EGO Tags:

March 22, 2026

New Products

New! The EGO Power+ Zero Turn Riding Mower Lineup

New! The EGO Power+ Zero Turn Riding Mower Lineup Battery-powered riding mowers used to be a punchline. Overpriced, underpowered, and limited to postage-stamp lawns. EGO looked at that reputation and decided to build something that actually competes with gas zero turns on power, runtime, and features. The new EGO Power+ Z6 Zero Turn Riding Mower lineup includes three models that pack legitimate horsepower equivalents, multi-acre runtime, and tech features you won't find on traditional gas mowers. This isn't a compromise purchase for eco-conscious homeowners willing to accept less performance. These are legitimate zero-turn mowers that happen to run on batteries. Read More
Makita Tags:

March 22, 2026

Deal Alerts

Makita XGT Lawn Mower Spring Special: Get a Free String Trimmer & Shirt

Makita XGT Lawn Mower Spring Special: Get a Free String Trimmer & Shirt Spring lawn care just got a serious upgrade. Makita is running a limited-time promotion that pairs their 40V max XGT 21-inch self-propelled commercial lawn mowers with a free XGT string trimmer and a long-sleeve Makita shirt. This isn't a rebate mail-in situation or a conditional offer buried in fine print. Buy one of two eligible lawn mower kits before April 30th, and you walk out with a complete cordless lawn care system that actually handles professional workloads. Read More
Milwaukee Tags:

March 22, 2026

Product Guides

Milwaukee M18 FUEL Edger: Cordless Power That Actually Rivals Gas

Milwaukee M18 FUEL Edger: Cordless Power That Actually Rivals Gas Look, we've all heard the "cordless equals compromise" story before. Battery tools are convenient, sure, but when the rubber meets the concrete, gas still wins on raw power. Except Milwaukee apparently didn't get that memo when they built the M18 FUEL Edger. This thing is designed to go head-to-head with 31cc gas edgers and actually come out ahead in ways that matter to the guys running crews all day. Read More
Makita Tags:

March 19, 2026

Industry News

How Does Makita’s New XGT 8.0Ah High Power Battery Deliver 35% More Power?

How Does Makita’s New XGT 8.0Ah High Power Battery Deliver 35% More Power? Stop me if you have heard this one before. You are waist-deep in a massive land clearing job, your chainsaw is absolutely screaming through a thick oak, and suddenly, your battery taps out. Not because it is completely dead, but because it got too hot and choked under the heavy pressure. We have all been there, and it is incredibly frustrating. If you are running heavy outdoor power equipment or demanding job-site tools, you need a power source that won't fold under pressure. Enter the absolute game-changer: the new Makita XGT power-tool battery that is completely rewriting the rules of ... Read More
Makita Tags:

March 17, 2026

Product Guides

Gas Is on Notice: Why the Makita XGT GCU08 Chainsaw Is a Game Changer for the Pros

Gas Is on Notice: Why the Makita XGT GCU08 Chainsaw Is a Game Changer for the Pros We have all been there. It is early, it is freezing, and you are aggressively yanking the pull cord on your gas chainsaw for the fifteenth time while your crew watches in awkward silence. Gas tools have a special way of testing your patience right when you need to get the job done. But what if I told you the era of mixing fuel and blowing out your rotator cuff is officially ending? Read More
Stihl Tags:

March 10, 2026

New Products

New STIHL KGA 770 Sweeper: Battery Power Meets Serious Debris Pickup

New STIHL KGA 770 Sweeper: Battery Power Meets Serious Debris Pickup Sweeping warehouses, shop floors, and outdoor spaces used to mean choosing between a broom that takes forever or a gas-powered machine that won't work indoors. STIHL looked at that dilemma and decided neither option was good enough, so they built the KGA 770 AP battery-powered sweeper to address it. Read More
EGO Tags:

March 8, 2026

New Products

EGO's Finally Making Battery-Powered Landscaping Gear Pros Will Actually Use

EGO's Finally Making Battery-Powered Landscaping Gear Pros Will Actually Use Landscaping crews have been skeptical about battery-powered equipment for one simple reason: gas works, and switching costs money. EGO's been chipping away at that resistance for years, and their new EGO outdoor power equipment lineup for 2026 might be the tipping point. They're rolling out a 30-inch commercial mower that weighs 30% less than a gas model, a 1,000 CFM backpack blower that runs for 4 hours on low, and a 30-inch hedge trimmer with a built-in debris sweep. Read More
Milwaukee Tags:

March 8, 2026

Product Guides

Milwaukee M18 Hedge Trimmer: The Pole Saw That Actually Cuts as It Should

Milwaukee M18 Hedge Trimmer: The Pole Saw That Actually Cuts as It Should Here's something you don't hear every day from landscape pros: "It cuts just like my gas trimmer." But that's exactly what's happening with Milwaukee's M18 FUEL Extended Pole Articulating Hedge Trimmer. We're talking about a battery-powered tool that's putting professional-grade gas equipment on notice, and the pros testing it out aren't holding back their praise. Read More
CRAFTSMAN Tags:

March 7, 2026

New Products

Ditch the Rake: The New CRAFTSMAN Dethatcher is Your Lawn's Best Friend

Ditch the Rake: The New CRAFTSMAN Dethatcher is Your Lawn's Best Friend Spring is creeping up fast, and every homeowner in the neighborhood is about to start the unspoken, cutthroat competition for the greenest yard on the block. You could spend your entire weekend sweating over a manual rake, absolutely tearing up your shoulders trying to drag dead grass out of your turf. Or you could step into the 21st century and let battery power do the heavy lifting. If your lawn looks like it went twelve rounds with a heavyweight and lost, it is officially time to bring in the big guns and take your weekends back. Read More
Milwaukee Tags:

February 14, 2026

New Products

Milwaukee M18 Snow Blower Review: The Cordless Beast That's Changing Winter Forever

Milwaukee M18 Snow Blower Review: The Cordless Beast That's Changing Winter Forever Look, we've all been there. It's 4 AM, you've got three driveways to clear before sunrise, and your gas-powered snowblower decides to play the "I'm not starting today" game. You're yanking that pull cord like you're trying to start a lawnmower from 1987, and meanwhile, the snow keeps piling up. Fun times, right? Read More
Stihl Tags:

February 10, 2026

Buying Guides

The Same STIHL Tools Crushing It At The 2026 Winter Olympics Are Sitting On Our Shelves Right Now

The Same STIHL Tools Crushing It At The 2026 Winter Olympics Are Sitting On Our Shelves Right Now So, here's something wild: while you were watching athletes absolutely send it down those ski jumps in Milan-Cortina, there's a crew behind the scenes using the same STIHL equipment you can buy today to keep those venues pristine. Yeah, the 2026 Winter Olympics didn't just pick any random gear off the shelf; they went with STIHL's latest battery-powered lineup because when the whole world is watching, you can't afford to mess around with subpar tools. Read More
Stihl Tags:

February 1, 2026

Buying Guides

2025 STIHL Power Rankings: The Gear Every Pro & Homeowner Needs Right Now

2025 STIHL Power Rankings: The Gear Every Pro & Homeowner Needs Right Now Look, we all know the deal. You’re either a STIHL person, or you’re still figuring out why your "budget" saw won't start when the temp drops below forty. Whether you’re a contractor clearing a site or a homeowner who gives a damn about his curb appeal, the 2025 STIHL lineup isn't just an upgrade; it's a statement. Read More
Milwaukee Tags:

January 30, 2026

New Products

The King of the Driveway: Revisiting the Milwaukee M18 FUEL Snow Blower Revolution

The King of the Driveway: Revisiting the Milwaukee M18 FUEL Snow Blower Revolution Let’s take a walk down memory lane to the moment Milwaukee Tool decided to officially pick a fight with Mother Nature. When the M18 FUEL 21" Auger Self-Propelled Snow Blower first hit the scene, the gas-purists laughed. They said a battery could never handle the back-breaking, heart-attack-inducing "heart attack snow" that we deal with every February. Well, a few seasons later, and the results are in: the gas can is officially gathering dust in the back of the shed. Read More

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