Category Archives: Small Engine Repair

Prepare Your House for Winter With These 5 Steps

With winter right around the corner, it’s important that you prepare your house for winter. From inspecting the exterior of your home to checking your plumbing, as well as changing over smoke detector batteries. There’s plenty for you to do to prepare for the upcoming cold weather. Follow our winter home maintenance tips to get

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DIY Pressure Washer Repair

Having a pressure washer is a great convenience.  However, if you do not know how to maintain it and check for possible problems, you might not be able to maximize its use.  You have to know how to assess your equipment and determine if you can fix it yourself or if you need to make

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Generators

Portable Generators & Wattage Reference Guide

At Ricardo S Lawn Mower Repair Service & Repair we are often asked a variety of questions about Portable Generators & Generators in general. Some of these questions concern the Generator Wattage needed for a particular application. The following Generator Wattage Work Sheet is a relatively convenient way to determine the size of Generator needed to adequately

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Pressure Washer Pump Maintenance Checklist

Before temperatures cool, you should perform pressure washer pump maintenance in order to prepare and protect your machine from the winter weather. You should sustain your washer as best as you can so that you don’t end up with damaged components.   There are several steps to insure your washer holds up well during storage.

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wood chipper

Essential Wood Chipper Safety Tips

Wood chippers and shredders are great tools for cleaning up the lawn and turning downed trees and limb into usable mulch and wood chips. These are pretty powerful tools. It requires a lot of power and energy to turn a fully intact tree limb into pencil shavings. So it is important to follow proper safety

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Scotts

The Benefits of a Mobile Lawn Mower Repair Service

Not all lawn mower repair services are created equal. Some small engine repair shops cost an arm and a leg and take forever to service your small engine equipment. This isn’t always avoidable. Some repairs are costly and some take some time to be repaired right. And when the choice is between doing the job

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small engine maintenance

Pressure Washer Maintenance Tips

Spring is here! Finally. The cold weather is receding and we can now start to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Tahoe and Reno area without feeling as if we are on an arctic expedition. But springtime also brings with it spring cleaning. And spring cleaning is not an activity that is limited to the

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Small Engine Repair

Small Engine Maintenance

Whether it be in a lawnmower to cut that thick summer grass, or a snow blower for the dense pack that blocks your driveway, small engines help us with some of the most labor intensive home care tasks. If you own your own home, equipment powered by small engines is nearly mandatory. Without this equipment,

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Plamac

Portable Generator Repair Tips

A portable generator is a huge investment in terms of both cost and necessity. Making sure that your portable generator is running properly can mean the difference between convenience and comfort during a power outage caused by a winter storm, or the misery and possible safety hazards associated with long term power outages. Whatever you

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Snow Blower Repair Lake Tahoe

Snow Blower Maintenance

As we move into the winter months in the Lake Tahoe and Reno areas, making sure that your snow blower is ready to take on all the seasonal snow is a necessity. Snow blower maintenance is not a difficult undertaking, but it is not easy either, and sometimes it requires the skills and experience of

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I really appreciate Greg’s Small Engine Snow Blower Pick Up & Delivery.  Greg’s Small Engine was prompt, efficient and reasonably priced.  They took excellent care of my Snow Blower!” Read more

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