Yard gear built for Texas heat and hard ground

Austin soil is rocky clay, the limbs are oak and cedar, and from June the real limit on a yard job is not the work, it is the heat. This page is split accordingly: tools that survive the ground, and gear that keeps you working in it.

Shade, water and a cooling towel are not comfort items on a 100-degree day. They are the difference between finishing a job and abandoning it.

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Yard & Outdoor

20 items · 6 with a video you can play here

15 in Battery String Trimmer

15 in Battery String Trimmer

Auto line feed handles fence lines without mixing gas or restringing.

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10 in Folding Pruning Saw

10 in Folding Pruning Saw

Rips through 6 in oak limbs and rides in a back pocket.

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Telescoping Gutter Wand

Telescoping Gutter Wand

Flushes second-storey gutters from the ground, no ladder, no liability.

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2030 PSI Electric Pressure Washer

2030 PSI Electric Pressure Washer

Driveways, decks and siding off a standard outlet.

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15 in Surface Cleaner

15 in Surface Cleaner

Does a driveway five times faster than a wand, with no zebra stripes.

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Sun Hat with Neck Flap

Sun Hat with Neck Flap

Mesh wide brim covers ears and neck through an Austin afternoon.

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Evaporative Cooling Towel

Evaporative Cooling Towel

Rewets at any spigot and drops neck temperature on 100-degree days.

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5 Gal Insulated Jug, Seat Top

5 Gal Insulated Jug, Seat Top

Keeps a whole crew hydrated and doubles as a break stool.

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Or do not lift a thing.

Every item on this page exists to make a job faster. If you would rather the job simply be done, post it and a helper in Austin picks it up — you agree the price up front and pay when the work is finished.

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