Renting Outdoor Equipment for Your Yard

Home improvement expert Danny Lipford gives you some tips on renting outdoor equipment including a plate compactor, aerator, snow blower, and tiller.

Renting Outdoor Equipment for Your Yard Now, for if you’re pouring concrete for a foundation, a patio or a driveway you want to cut down the dirt not dig it up and for that, you need a plate compacter to compress the dirt or gravel that you’re concrete will rest on. For a healthy line, you want the opposite effect and that calls for an aerator. Basically this tool digs hundreds of little plugs out of your yard to loosen the soil so that it can absorb water and nutrients more easily and also makes for a great workout. If you’re cultivating the soil for a vegetable garden or prepping the ground to plant a new one you’ll want a tiller and this is another real good time saver. But there are several different sizes and variety so you want to make sure you’ll tell the rental crew exactly what the application is and how much you have to do so that they can guide you to the right model for your project. The same is true of the cold weather cousin to the tiller, the snow blower. Chances are good you’ll buy one of these things if you live in a planet where it’s needed but the style and size of the model you choose has everything to do with your situation. In fact it maybe that all you really need is a good snow shovel.