These are the jobs that walk in every week, priced the same for everyone. Anything unusual gets a real look and a number before we touch it.
Seasonal mower tune-up, $59. Gummed carburetor cleaning, $45. Blade sharpening and balancing, $12. Chainsaw chain sharpening, $10.
Pull-cord replacement, $28. Spark plug and air filter, $22. Oil change, $18. Belt or cable replacement, from $35. Battery and charging check, $25.
Parts beyond the flat-rate labor are billed at cost, shown on the receipt before you pay.
Is it even worth fixing?
A box store sells a new push mower for a couple hundred dollars. If your carburetor job, a new engine and a tune-up would add up to more than that, we say so before you spend it - not after. Machines with a cast-iron deck or a name-brand engine underneath usually are worth fixing. A ten-year-old bargain-bin mower with a seized engine usually is not, and we will tell you which one you have.
Stale gas is the real enemy
Most of what lands on this bench is the same problem wearing a different logo: ethanol gas left in the tank all winter breaks down, gums up the carburetor, and the engine cranks but will not run. Two ways to avoid the whole visit - run the tank dry before you put a machine away for the season, or add fuel stabilizer if you are leaving gas in it. Either one is cheaper than a carburetor cleaning.
