How To Guide

A string trimmer flings grit, wire, and stone chips fast enough to cause permanent eye damage, and gas heads run loud enough to erode hearing over a season. This guide covers the exact PPE to wear, how to prep the area, safe sweeping technique, the 50-foot bystander rule, and the upgrades required before you mount a brush blade.

Lawn mowers send tens of thousands of Americans to emergency rooms every year, and the injuries follow the same handful of scripts: thrown objects, feet under decks, hands in chutes, and hearing lost one Saturday at a time. This guide covers the PPE, the pre-mow yard walk, slope technique, and blade service done safely.