HOWARD, WI (WTAQ)- First it was snowblowers, now many need their lawnmowers fixed.
Craig Kimps of Kimps Ace Hardware in Howard says they are booked solid with lawn mower maintenance appointments, as far as two weeks out.
“They are bringing them in and expecting to get them back right away so that they can do their lawn clean-up, but that is just not going to happen. Everything is getting crammed, and we lost three weeks here.”
However Kimps says it should not set too many people back, because the grounds may not be quite ready.
“Until the frost goes out, you have a lot of surface wet.”
Kimps says that goes away after a couple of warm rains. He said there is a good way to test to see if the lawn is ready.
“You should be able to walk on your lawn with your socks and not get wet feet.”
The recent snow led the staff at Kimps Ace Hardware to changing their schedule with more snowblower work needing to take place.
“We had a blast of them coming in and then it went dead with everyone bringing their snowblowers in for service. Now the tractors and lawnmowers are coming back in for service.”
Kimps says despite the delay, it is a good time to check your mowers, and either fix them up yourself or schedule an appointment.
