The first patent for a choke valve came from 1948. Robert O Walton submitted the original design, and without his clever invention, engines would be far less reliable than they are now. They'd be...
Category: Lawn & Garden
When George Ballas of Houston invented the weed eater, he named it for its ability to 'chew up' weeds. Although they go by many names, strimmers are all variations on the clever, simple design George...
Agricultural fertilizers are a significant source of water pollution. Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution contribute to ocean dead zones in the US. Of course, that doesn't mean all fertilizer is...
Cold weather tends to mess with fluids, and that includes oil. You'll generally need SAE 5W-30 oil for snow blowers and other freezing season equipment. Like those found in many snow blowers, all...
The first mobile snowblower was attached to a massive truck. The augur and chute could throw snow up to ninety feet away, and it probably cost a fortune in gas to run. Luckily, things have come a...
Although the first snowblower was invented in 1925, it didn't become popular in the US until the 1950s. The price dropped below $200 in 1952, people here suddenly couldn't get enough of them....
