Simple Guide to Outdoor Tool Maintenance | Ask This Old House
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- In this video, This Old House host Kevin O’Connor and landscape contractor Jenn Nawada discuss outdoor tool maintenance with a landscaping pro.
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Host Kevin O'Connor meets back at the shop with landscape contractor Jenn Nawada and her guest, fellow landscaper Lee Gilliam. Lee shows Kevin and Jenn some of the tools landscapers use most often, from pruners to lawnmowers. After that, Lee shows Kevin and Jenn how to maintain those tools so they work well and provide the best results.
Outdoor tools need love too. Host Kevin O’Connor and landscape contractor Jenn Nawada discuss outdoor tool maintenance with fellow landscape professional Lee Gilliam. Lee teaches them about some of the most common tools landscapers use, as well as how to maintain some of the larger power tools.
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Jenn introduces landscape contractor Lee Gilliam, and together they discuss different landscape
tools and how to maintain them for Spring.
Lee explains the main differences between gas-powered and electric-powered tools.
Gas powered tools: Are usually capable of working at a higher capacity for longer periods of time.
Better for larger properties require more maintenance to ensure the combustion engine performs at a high level, which includes changing the oil, checking spark plugs, changing the filters,..etc.
Electric powered tools: Usually require little maintenance have less capacity and require frequent battery recharging. Better fit for properties 1 acre or less.
For electric lawn mowers, the biggest maintenance includes sharpening the mower blades. To do this, Lee will:
1. Flip the machine on its side.
2. Remove the fastener that holds the blades in place using a screwdriver.
3. While wearing gloves (to avoid cutting himself), Lee will remove the blades
4. Using a file, run the blade in the same direction until the blade is sharp again
5. Slide the blades back into position and secure them to the lawnmower using the screwdriver
For string trimmer maintenance (Lee will use a gas powered string trimmer in this demonstration):
String trimmer tune up kits can be found in most home centers and they provide all the materials necessary for most basic maintenance on the string trimmer.
The most typical maintenance on a string trimmer includes:
• Changing the gas and air filters
• Restringing the trimmer-remove the head on the trimmer by twisting it counter-clockwise. Pull the wire out until it’s at the right length. If there’s tension or nothing comes out, it will need a new line.
For blower maintenance (Lee will show a gas powered and electric powered blower for this
demonstration):
• It’s less of a maintenance thing, but Lee recommends checking the decibel rating of your blower. Many towns are starting to ban blowers based on decibel levels, sometimes as low as 65 decibels. If yours is too loud, it may need to be replaced.
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Simple Guide to Outdoor Tool Maintenance | Ask This Old House
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Virtually zero tool maintenance in this video.
You’re right. I was expecting them to tell us how to lubricate and or sharpen the first few tools, for people who don’t know how to do that already. Or give tips that might make the job easier. Wasted time.
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This video really makes me appreciate Roger much more than I already did.
Awwww u like him that's so nice
Worked for a couple of city parks departments while going to university. We had gas-powered push mowers along with rider mowers. With the gas-powered mowers, one thing to remember when tipping them over for maintenance is to tip them onto the side where the oil is. The oil side always faces the ground. It prevents the gasoline and the oil from mixing. I know they demonstrated blade maintenance on an electric mower, but for those with a gas mower, that is important to know.
Sorry, but that was a completely superficial episode on how to maintain garden tools. I mean if every person who owned a home for more than a year didn't already know everything discussed, I would be surprised. Come on Ask This Old House, you can do better.
My process is to pull the starter cord until the piston is in compression to ensure the cylinder is sealed and then tip the mower carburetor up.
Important note, when sharpening a lawnmower blade it should be balanced equally to prevent a shaky mower. Put a long nail in the wall and center the blade on it; if it leans one way, you need to file more off that side until it balances flat
I thought this video had a lot of promise - in the beginning they showed a lot of rusty tools that look like the ones that I see at the thrift store or garage sales - but ultimately I was disappointed. They said what the hand tools were and how you would use them but they did not show how to maintain any of them. Useful things they could have included in the video:
- Showing how a person could use either Evapo-rust or molasses+water mixture to remove those rust spots on the old tools
- How to oil them afterwards to prevent future rust
- How to sharpen the bladed tools or straighten out the tines
Now that I'm typing this stuff out it seems logical but I came here to see if there was anything I could learn. Plus, as other commenters have pointed out they left out what to pay attention to if you are tipping over a gas lawn mower.
Mude Welle (tired wave? lol) You're looking for tool restoration, not maintenance. MyMechanics is great for that, but he blows through materials like a Russian chemist. But I agree, I'd have liked to see something on what type of oils to use on blades and handles at the end of the season to keep them looking new or in good working order. For example. Boiled linseed used to be a thing for metal tools, but, when left on rags, it can combust under certain circumstances, so it's not recommended anymore under certainapplications. I use a Danish oil on unfinished tool handles and regular gun oil (I think I'm using Hopp's now, whatever was on sale) or 3 in 1 on the metal bits, and a rat tail file to keep them sharp. Lawn mowers can get complicated, I usually just stick to the owners' manual.
I agree, this episode seemed lazy :(
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Tool Maintenance? More like a class for 5 year olds on the tools daddy uses to make the garden pretty.
This guide was simple alright....so simple they pretty much just skipped right over maintenance. That blade is still as dull as kindergarten scissors too 😆
It’s a good idea to balance the lawnmower blade before you re install it
Funny, I thought this video would discuss "Outdoor Tool Maintenance". It's not too late to change the video title to something more accurate!
Blower maintenance is easy! Just read the decibel number. 🤔 😅
That time of year again, thanks for the reminders...
Unless someone has junk mower blades, they cannot be sharpened with a file. The grinder is the best tool, whether it's a bench grinder or an angle grinder.
I use an angle grinder with a flap disk. I've used a bench grinder too, but I find the flap disk easier.
That mower blade ends looks like it ate a few dozen rocks!
Make sure the lawn mower blade's nut is properly torqued down, otherwise there will be consequences.
You torque your nut your way I do it my way 😂😂😂😂
The maintenance portion of this maintenance video starts 3:42 in.
Powered hedge trimmers aren't shown here but also need maintenance. Use some lubricant oil frequently and sharpen the blade as needed.
Fluid Film is the ticket for those.
What are the 5 types of cuts?
Those are some rough/old looking tools & def have seen better days.
That dam Roger Cook set the bar too high for this kind of content 😒
Angle grinder with a flap disk (sandpaper) is how I quickly sharpen my lawnmower blades. Balance blade on a nail before reinstalling with a torque wrench. I use WD-40 on raw iron to keep rust at bay.
The head of that Weedeater needs grease. In the video, you can see a bolt head that has a very short threaded bolt. The grease goes in the opening when the bolt is removed. The manufacturer sells a tube of grease with a threaded end that fits in that bolt hole. Give it a little squeeze and the rotating head is greased.
I am disappointed with this video. It was labelled as outdoor tool maintenance but I felt too much time was spent on saying the names of tools. I haven’t learnt much here. Do better please ATOH.
I was really disappointed with this video. I have never seen anyone tighten a lawn mower blade by placing their knuckle on the hub of the blade. I was waiting for Jen or Kevin to ask a question like how important is it to have tighten the blade onto the mower shaft?, but the question never came. I hope someone tightened the blade properly after the cameras were turned off and before the mower was given back to the user. They tried to cram too much information into too short of a period of time.
Wish Roger would be well enough to do these segments.......Jen is literally just repeating almost word for word what this guy is saying
Why is Jen on this show in the first place?
@@AaaaBbbb-mp8wd To replace Roger.
Where the hell is the maintenance?
They should have mentioned that when mowing use eye protection and also eye and ear protection with the blower
Like you do ? Cmon now 😒
@@brian-nz3jg I don’t have a blower but I always were eye protection of course I can’t see without glasses
@@brian-nz3jg there’s no more important safety rule than to wear safety glasses!
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Even Kevin looked bored with this one.
So the duvets in the mower blade doesn’t have to be filed out….?
No lawn mower blade comes off that easily.
Nobody's lawn mower blade is going to come off as easily as shown here. And a grinder with a flap disk is the best way I've found to sharpen a mower blade.
Wait! there are so many types of weed eater heads and this really breezed past even the most basics. I mean come on! Also if your lawn mover blade looks that good you don't need to bother. Did AI write this episode or what???
I like Lee, but this video needed to be 3 minutes longer. Maybe a follow-up?
Did this channel get hacked???
Just wasted 6 minutes of my life watching this...
One of their more useless videos as of late…
This guys brought my grandfather's basic old tools. I have better updated tools in my shed than the "expert". Would have liked to have seen some of the latest improved versions on the market than grandpa's. This video was not helpful. ..can do better
Jesus let the man speak she’s so condescending
I mean if you brought the man in for diversity at least let him shine