If you’ve been considering purchasing a DR Power Grader, you may be wondering what types of materials you can grade with it. Will it work on your particular driveway or country road? What about other types of projects? The DR Power Grader will grade any loose, spreadable material. It is most commonly used for gravel,… Read More
If you’ve never used a stump grinder before, it can be hard to picture what the end result will be. You start with a stump, you end up with . . . what exactly? A crater? A pile of wood chips? You want to know before you invest in your own stump grinder and attack the… Read More
Freeze and thaw, freeze and thaw. Snow comes down, it melts, then it freezes. Repeat. That is the weather around these parts this time of the year. It can make for treacherous driving on the roads, and also for treacherous driveways. If your driveway ends up covered in a sheet of ice like mine does,… Read More
Winter is often a great time to get some of your outdoor burning projects out of the way. Outdoor burning can be a great way to get rid of brush and other yard waste, unwanted paper (especially sensitive financial or medical documents), and certain burnable household wastes – as long as you do it safely… Read More
Whether you live in the north and worry about being inundated with heaps of snow in the winter, or live near the coast where hurricanes and rainstorms are more common, it is essential that you have a storm preparedness plan in place. For the safety of you and your family, you’ll thank yourself for having… Read More
If you use a snowblower to clear your driveway and walkways, you may be wondering what kind of gas is the best to use in it. For a small engine that is generally only used part of the year – the coldest part – it is important to keep a few things in mind as… Read More
There are a lot of benefits to using an electric log splitter: they’re quiet, clean, low-maintenance, and allow you to split wood indoors if you want to. But, their one challenge can be finding a place to plug in that’s also convenient to your splitting process. So you may be considering using an extension cord… Read More
One question we hear over and over from people who are thinking about purchasing a DR RapidFire log splitter is, ‘How safe are they?’ Because of their impressive speed (a 2.5-second cycle time on the K22 models, and a 3-second cycle time on the K28 and K34), some customers may be skeptical about working so… Read More
As winter approaches, it may feel like there’s not much you can do to prepare. But there is! There’s a lot you can do to make sure that winter’s damage is minimal and that your spring chores are as easy as possible. These are the 10 things that we’re doing to prepare for winter: 1. Mow it short.… Read More
If you have a DR Leaf and Lawn Vac – or DR Chipper/Shredder that you use for leaves – you may wonder what you can do with all those nicely shredded leaves and other lawn debris after you vacuum your yard. A leaf vacuum is not only a great way to remove leaves from your lawn,… Read More