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Don’t Get Stuck in the Cold: How to Maintain your Portable Generator

Purchasing a top-quality portable generator doesn’t mean you will always enjoy trouble free operations.  Proper maintenance is necessary for your device to perform at optimal levels whenever needed and for a long time. Fortunately, keeping a generator in excellent working condition is not hard.  This can be done with the assistance of a portable generator

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Seven Ways to Maintain your Snow Blower

To ensure peak performance, maintaining your snow blower is an important part of winter preparations. Maintenance of this machine is relatively simple and involves steps similar to those taken for cars. Precise knowledge of the oil, lubricants, and replacement parts for your model is essential.  Locate your owner’s manual.  It contains information about the best

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11 Signs It’s Time for Lawnmower Engine Repair Service

Do you suspect that there’s something wrong with your lawnmower engine? Many people often miss or ignore the signs that it’s time to go in for repairs. They are either unaware of what sounds their lawnmower mean.  If you hear noises and suspect there is something wrong, you should head to your local engine repair

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Sharing & Caring During the Holiday Season

Winter is coming, and that means that the holidays are on their way. It’s the perfect time to feel the holiday spirit and try to help your fellow man. There are a lot of different ways to do that, so it’s easy to find something that can make a difference for a small part of

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DIY Pressure Washer Repair

Having a pressure washer is a great convenience.  However, if you do not know how to maintain it and check for possible problems, you might not be able to maximize its use.  You have to know how to assess your equipment and determine if you can fix it yourself or if you need to make

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Portable Generators & Wattage Reference Guide

At Greg’s Small Engine Service & Repair we are often asked a variety of questions about Portable Generators & Generators in general. Some of these questions concern the Generator Wattage needed for a particular application. The following Generator Wattage Work Sheet is a relatively convenient way to determine the size of Generator needed to adequately

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Handy Mobile Generator Repair Tips

A mobile generator is an enormous investment. Making sure that it is functioning properly will ensure that it will truly serve the purpose for which you bought it. Otherwise, you can end up having a big headache when you need the equipment during emergencies. As proper maintenance is a must, these generator repair tips can

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Pressure Washer Pump Maintenance Checklist

Before temperatures cool, you should perform pressure washer pump maintenance in order to prepare and protect your machine from the winter weather. You should sustain your washer as best as you can so that you don’t end up with damaged components.   There are several steps to insure your washer holds up well during storage.

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11 Yearly Lawn Mower Maintenance Tasks to Avoid Costly Repairs

For some, lawn maintenance is a passion, allowing you to exercise your creative side. For others, you dread the chore every week. Regardless of your take on it, it is necessary to do regular maintenance on your mower, like what is done during mobile lawn mower repair. Thankfully, lawn mowers are very simple machines, not

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Log Splitter Safety

When working with small engine equipment of any type, it is important to practice good safety habits. There are many things that can go wrong and a lot of sharp edges to watch out for. Chipper shredders can be especially dangerous if not properly respected. And if you are getting ready for the winter by

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Testimonials

Greg and son run a great business. They provided a a very good ball park estimate when I first called. They were very helpful and honest in helping determine whether the repair would be worth it. They did a great job in repairing the mower for a reasonable cost. I highly recommend them. Read more

Paul S. , Reno

“We can’t say enough great things about Greg’s Small Engine Service and Repair. Personalized service, quick turn-around, during this crazy 2016-2017 Tahoe winter. Unbelievable! Thanks to James and Greg.” Read more

G&M Fins

I really appreciate Greg’s Small Engine Snow Blower Pick Up & Delivery.  Greg’s Small Engine was prompt, efficient and reasonably priced.  They took excellent care of my Snow Blower!” Read more

Roxanne M. - Stateline NV

“My snow-blower broke down during our heavy Winter this year.  I was distraught and had to find someone to help me get my snow-blower working again.  I found gregsmallengine.com and talked to the owner, Greg.  He called me and let me know what was done to my machine to get it up and running again.  The cost was very reasonable and I am very happy to say it was delivered back to my house.

I am one happy customer and he is a super nice person!” Read more

Debbie R. - Stateline NV

These guys are awesome! I was turned away from every other small engine shop in Reno/Sparks due to the type of engines I had. I need my engines for work so when these guys found out my situation they not only drove from carson city to sparks, they went to Napa and picked up spark plugs form me. Best customer service ever! Customer for life! Thanks guys. Read more

Taylor L. - Sparks, NV

My snowblower broke down and I decided to call Greg’s Small Engine Repair. Greg drove up to my house in South Lake Tahoe and picked up my snowblower and had it fixed up within a couple days and delivered back to me. His pricing was fair and he called me before doing any fixes. Thank you! Read more

John B.

Gregs Small Engines picks up & delivers your Lawn Mower back to you. Excellent Work/Service. Read more

David H, Gardnerville

I asked Greg’s Small Engine Power Equipment Service & Repair to look at and repair three different Small Engine Machines – a Snow Blower, Rototiller & a Pressure Washer. They were honest and straight forward about needed potential repairs. They said what they were going to do and followed through. The best two things in their Service was not to repair a machine that was not worth repairing and Picking Up and Delivering the Power Equipment. Their Service saved me Money & Time. I certainly would recommend them for your Small Engine Power Equipment Needs. Read more

Ken - Reno NV

Greg & James are a great father/son team who provide the BEST in customer service! They just fixed our 25 year old snowblower that had never had a full service before. They picked it up & dropped it off (all part of the price) and it’s running as if it’s brand new. Thanks guys for being so customer-service focused! Read more

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