ECHO CS-4010 Chainsaw
The ECHO CS-4010 Helps Homeowners Cut Like Pros So often, people focus on ECHO’s blowers, and with good reason. After all, the brand has long been a trailblazer with such tools, going back to its creation of the world’s first backpack blower in 1975 (the ECHO PB-9). Then again, they have quite a history with […]
Skil Multivolt Fan Review
Skil’s 7- and 4-inch Cordless Fans are Pretty Cool Keeping cool is a big deal when you’re outdoors in the heat, and fans (whether manual or electric) are perhaps the oldest means of doing so. Of course, the limitations of this option for yard warriors are pretty obvious. You need your hands free to work, […]
Best Leaf Blower Reviews 2023
When it comes to OPE that you can use pretty much year-round, the leaf blower is probably the best example. This is true without exaggeration, as part of our staff lives in Florida, and the other in the northern neck of the Mid-Atlantic. And all of us can find legitimate uses for them in just […]
Craftsman Battery-Powered Lawn Tractor
Craftsman Adds to Its Riding Mower Line with a Series of Lawn Tractors Craftsman is a brand that definitely goes back. That said, it’s keeping up with the times. In fact, it’s extending its battery-powered riding mower line with three new models. And we’re going to look briefly at each Craftsman Battery-Powered Lawn Tractor, giving […]
Husqvarna Lawn Xpert Battery-Powered Mower
The LE-322R Gives Homeowners Enhanced Performance and Design A worthy competitor in the electric OPE market, Husqvarna has added a 40V model to its battery-powered walk-behind lineup. The Husqvarna LE-322R Lawn Xpert Mower is part of an effort to advance the brand’s electric lawn mower formula by way of performance and design enhancements. With that […]
EGO E-Steer 42-inch Zero-Turn Mower Review
EGO Steers in the Direction of Unique ZT Features EGO’s original Z6 zero-turn lawn mower had a powerful influence on our expectations about what a battery-powered model would be. They followed this with a 52-inch version that kicked the power and deck size up a notch. If you’re thinking that a 60-incher is next in […]
EGO Commercial Backpack Leaf Blower Review
EGO Achieves Gas Backpack Blower Performance Levels EGO battery-powered lawn equipment has been around for a decade, and it’s come a long way in the process. Not too many years ago, there were a lot of people on the fence (including our staff here at OPE) about whether cordless blowers could replace gas for Pros, […]
Best Riding Lawn Mowers for 2023
There are just too many benefits of riding lawn mowers to mention here, and we’re sure you already know what they are anyway. If you don’t currently enjoy these “luxuries”, then you’re definitely not alone in pining for them in the hot summer sun. So, the staff at OPE has assembled our recommendations for the […]