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Modern Outdoor Power Products Mean Cleaner Air

Lawn mowers, chainsaws, weed trimmers and leaf blowers operate more cleanly and efficiently than they did even 10 years ago, and that’s a good thing. If you’re like a lot of people these days, you might be feeling a little guilty ...

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Echo Releases Low-Noise Backpack Blower

Echo released a low-noise backpack blower on the market, the ECHO PB-760LN. The PB-760LN boasts a larger muffler, sound-deadening insulation and a mid-pipe baffle, which help lower the machine’s sound output to 65 dB(A). This number is measured per the industry ...

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Shush, Please!

Leaf blowers and edge trimmers spur noise ordinances. Here’s how manufacturers and others are coping with the sound and fury. Landscape contractors are facing increasing pressure from homeowners associations, municipalities and other government agencies about equipment sound. Blowers are most often ...

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Handheld Equipment

Smart ways to work with everyday tools By Olivia Grider The accident: A landscaping crewmember using gas-powered hedge trimmers is clipping a shoulder-height row of bushes along a property line. Deciding to take a break about halfway down the row, he steps ...

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