Lawn mower repair right at your doorstep

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Randy Huebner has a simple business mantra — no loading, no hauling, no hassle.
In fact, it’s written right on the side of the refurbished van the Waverley Heights resident uses to conduct business.

Huebner is the owner of Randy’s Mobile Repair, a mobile lawn mower repair service he operates of a former Handi-Transit van. He started the business last April and has already signed up more than 250 customers.

Huebner will drive to your home, load your lawn mower into his van and repair it right on the spot. He said the convenience of the service is a big selling point with customers.

“When you think about it, when you have to fix your broken lawn mower you have to figure out where you’re going to take it, load it up in your vehicle, it may take you 20 minutes to drive there and there may be a lineup when you get there,” he said.

“If you leave it (at a repair shop) and if they’re really busy it could be a week to two weeks before you get it back, and then you have to bring it home again and clean your car after,” he said.

“I come out right to your door, and you can still do the stuff that’s important to you. One time I went out and as I was fixing a lawn mower, this guy was playing with his kid. It gives you quality time instead of spending it driving somewhere.”

Huebner said when a customer calls for a repair he can usually attend to it within a couple days. It usually takes him about an hour to fix a lawn mower.

“Usually (when a customer calls) it’s next day service, and it’s done. They don’t have to wait, and they can continue cutting their grass right away,” he said.

Huebner said his easily recognizable van has become his calling card.

“Since I switched to the bus, and had it all decaled up the way it is, I get lots of people calling me to say they saw it driving,” he said.

Huebner used an enclosed trailer attached to his truck as a workshop when he started the business. It was a far from ideal situation, so he started looking around for a better option.

“I saw a Handi-Transit van on the Internet and thought it might be cool (to use). I started looking around for one and found one and bought it. It was just a matter of taking some seats out, and adding a work bench and a tool box. It’s been so much more convenient (than the trailer),” he said.

Huebner doesn’t just service lawn mowers. He also fixes snowblowers in the wintertime, and refurbishes and sells both types of machines.  

Len Molinksi has already used Huebner’s mobile repair service twice this year and was impressed.

“It really impressed me because I’ve got a car but you can’t haul a lawn mower or snowblower that easily,” Molinksi said.

“This spring he did my lawn mower. I phoned him on a Friday and he was there at 10 a.m. on Monday morning. I was really pleased with his response, and his knowledge of repair work. He’s got everything on his unit that he’s driving.”

For more information on Huebner’s mobile repair service visit randysmobilerepair.com.

danielle.finch@canstarnews.com