Landscaping is where we look at tools and machines used primarily by landscapers and home owners who are doing maintenance on their property. Machines such as lawn mowers and weed whackers, which are used to help keep a lawn looking clean and tidy, but also heavier tools like a tamp and sod cutter. Lastly, we look at two types of saw: the chainsaw and stone saw.
A chainsaw is a mechanical saw that is portable and cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain. It can be used for a number of activities, such as pruning, harvesting firewood, bucking, limbing, and tree felling. Some chainsaws can even be used to cut concrete or ice. Chainsaws are one of […]
A lawn mower is a machine that uses revolving blades to cut a lawn to an even height. The blades may be operated by an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, or may be powered by hand by pushing the mower forward. There are several types of mowers, and each is suited to a certain […]
There are several different types of sod cutters, but at the end of the day, they all do the same thing: cut grass at the roots allowing you to remove entire sections of sod. The type of sod cutter you choose to use depends on entirely on what you wish to accomplish. If you want […]
A stone saw is a type of circular saw, which is a type of power-saw that uses an abrasive or toothed blade or disc to cut different materials. A stone saw, obviously, is designed to cut through stone. They are most commonly used at construction sites to help cut through concrete or other pavement, or […]
A tamp is a device used to flatten or compact a granular material. In the case of landscaping and other industrial purposes, it is often used to compact soil or concrete. It is also commonly used when building a fence. You can secure a fence post by filling the hole with dirt and tamping it […]
A weed whacker, also called a weed eater or a string trimmer, is a tool used to trim grass around tight edges. It uses a flexible monofilament line instead of a blade, which is underneath a cutting head at the end of a long shaft. The lower part of the shaft may be replaced with […]