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Top Handle Chainsaw
Makita’s 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 12-Inch Top Handle Chain Saw offers up to 150 cuts with 2×2 cedar, 20% faster than a 22cc gas engine chainsaw. Its compact, top handle design is ideal for pruning, trimming and limbing. It features a built-in LED on/off switch with auto power-off function, low noise level, zero emissions and torque boost mode for cutting dense material.
Makita USA Inc.
makitatools.com or 800-462-5482
Pocket Tool
Spirit MXBS is a Swiss-made multitool with 24 lockable functions. It features one-handed opening for quick and easy access to the belt cutter and large blade. The blade is lockable, and other functions include needle-nose pliers, hard and soft wire cutters, screwdrivers, a reamer, a can opener, a bottle opener, a crate opener, a wire bender, scissors, a metal saw, a metal file, a chisel and scraper, cable cover cutters, a wire stripper and a lanyard hole.
Victorinox
swissarmy.com or 800-442-2706
Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum
Vacmaster’s Beast Wet/Dry Vacuum features a portable 5-gallon polypropylene tank and a 5.5 Peak HP motor. It includes an onboard hose, cord and accessory storage, a high-efficiency fine dust filter and a 25-foot power cord. It has a 25-foot cleaning reach with a hose and power cord and converts to a blower.
Vacmaster
vacmaster.com or 866-384-8432
Carbide Teeth Hole Saw
Available in sizes ranging from ¾ inch to 6 inches, Milwaukee’s HOLE DOZER™ with Carbide Teeth Hole Saws cut through stainless steel, cast iron, fastener-embedded wood, cement board, fiberglass, plaster, asphalt shingle and more. Deep gullets in the saw clear material fast, and all-access slots provide quick plug removal, resulting in efficiency and productivity with less downtime between holes.
Milwaukee Tool
milwaukeetool.com or 800-729-3878
“Zamzows lawn food is specially formulated to work on lawns with hard-packed clay and alkaline soil types by giving it the balanced diet it needs to stay healthy and strong. It is also safe for kids and pets. I love it and use it myself!” —Mara Kirby-Garcia, Kinney & Keele True Value Hardware
Lawn Food
Safe for kids and pets, Zamzows Spring and Summer Lawn food is all natural and designed to build nutrients in the soil and activate the microbes that aid grass health. It improves heavy claw soil conditions with better aeration and moisture retention.
Zamzows
zamzows.com or 208-465-3630
Tea Bag Caddy
YouCopia’s TeaStand® Tea Bag Cabinet Organizer and Caddy organizes over 80 tea bags in a slim space and includes eight removable, dishwasher-safe bins. It stands on any surface and fits in standard cabinets. A 120-bag caddy is also available.
YouCopia
youcopia.com or 888-973-9288
Tool Bag
Klein Tools’ Tool Bag is constructed from heavy-duty No. 8 black canvas and is rivet-reinforced for durability. It features a hinged steel-frame mouth, stitched and riveted leather handles, two retaining straps with buckles, a moisture-resistant vinyl bottom and nonscratch feet on the base.
Klein Tools
kleintools.com or 847-821-5500
Cordless Drill/Driver
Metabo’s BS 18 LTX BL I Cordless Drill/Screwdriver features a selectable impulse mode for the removal of damaged screws and spot-drilling on smooth surfaces, overload protection, precision stop, integrated LED work light with a night light function and electronic safety shutdown of the motor to prevent kickback. It includes a belt hook and bit holder that can be fixed on the left or right side of the tool.
Metabo®
metabo.com or 800-638-2264
Mid-Range Impact Wrench
DeWalt’s 20V MAX XR® Cordless ½ Inch Mid-Range Impact Wrench with Detent Pin Anvil delivers 600 ft-lbs of max fastening torque and 800 ft-lbs of max breakaway torque. It is designed to help prevent overtightening in forward and run-off in reverse, integrating a Precision Wrench™ setting to help optimize user control. Its compact size and weight (4 pounds without battery) make it ideal for pipe flanges, grooved couplings, tilt wall braces, wheel lugs, concrete anchor setting and other applications where high torque is needed in compact spaces.
DeWalt
dewalt.com or 800-547-0780
Shelf Pin Jig
The Kreg Shelf Pin Jig features a hardened steel drill guide to allow workers to drill clean, precise holes at 1 to ¼ inch (32mm) increments. Two jigs can be snapped together to drill more holes in one run. It includes a ¼-inch (6mm) brad-point bit.
Kreg
kregtool.com or 800-447-8638
Door Pin Removal Tool
MARSHALLTOWN’s Door Pin Removal Tool can be used to easily remove door pins from hinges. A spring-steel retaining clip secures the door pin during removal. The tool features an anti-slip knurled grip, and its plating is rust- and corrosion-resistant.
MARSHALLTOWN
marshalltown.com or 800-888-0127
Scaffold Level
The PREXISO PPL250M Scaffold Level is an aluminum frame bubble level with large, easy-to-read vials. It allows for 90- and 180-degree leveling and features a magnetic base for hands-free operation on most metallic surfaces.
Prime-Line Products
primeline.net or 800-255-3505
Rubberized Sealant Spray
Gorilla Waterproof Patch & Spray is a flexible, rubberized coating designed to smoothly cover small gaps and cracks, forming a watertight seal. It is self-leveling, temperature- and UV-resistant, seals out water, air and moisture and is paintable when dried.
Gorilla Glue Co.
gorillatough.com or 800-966-3458
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