As summer nears its end, the old-fashioned rake becomes the tool you reach for more often than the lawn mower, the lopper, or the ladder. And it doesn’t take long with the rake to ask yourself, “isn’t there a better way to do this?” For the first few minutes, raking is almost pleasant, but drawn… Read More
There are a lot of reasons to brush mow: clearing overgrown areas so they’ll look less like a jungle and more like a well-maintained meadow; turning a wild wooded area into usable lawn; maintaining trails, et cetera. There’s one reason that you may not have heard of: protecting your water supply. Invasive species such as… Read More
Don’t get us wrong, there are also plenty of reasons to choose a gas-powered log splitter. But electric models are sometimes overlooked in favor of their more traditional combustion counterparts. Take a look at what an electric log splitter could do for you, and how it could make this splitting season easier: 1. Split indoors.… Read More
Do you ever notice patches of dry, dead grass on your lawn come spring? Why, you may wonder, would the grass be dead there, but fine everywhere else? This is snow mold. In many parts of the country, snow mold is quite common to see on lawns come spring. Its prevention and eradication are fairly… Read More
Chain link fences can present a number of unique challenges. While you don’t have to worry about them needing a new paint job (like wooden fences) or falling apart (like stone walls), you do have to worry about how you’ll maintain them. Namely, how to keep tall weeds and grass down around the bottom of… Read More
If you’ve been researching RapidFire Flywheel Log Splitters, you may be wondering how to decide which model is for you. Do the new Premier models, with their attractive prices, have enough power? Do you need the big Pro or Pro-XL models to get your tough jobs done? When you make a purchase from DR, we want… Read More
If you’re new to buying firewood and burning wood fuel, you may be wondering about the myriad options and how you can minimize your costs. After all, cost may have been the reason you decided to burn wood for fuel in the first place. We’ve compiled a few tips for getting the best burn for… Read More
Flywheel log splitters (sometimes referred to as “Kinetic” log splitters) are faster than hydraulic log splitters – that’s a fact. With 3-second cycle times (sometimes even less), compared to hydraulic splitters’ 15, 20, or even 30-second cycle times, they are the most efficient way to split wood. But what makes flywheel log splitters so fast?… Read More