A small engine on Tom's workbench, ready for repair

Locally Owned & Operated — certified by American Operator

Outdoor Power Equipment Repair · Waukegan, Illinois

Won't start?Tom'll get it running.

Mobile small engine repair — lawn mowers, riding mowers & snowblowers — based in Waukegan, serving Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin, Beloit included.

Mowers, snowblowers, chainsaws, generators — if it's got a small engine, I fix it. Honest diagnosis, fair pricing, and the same set of hands on your machine every time.

Call for an Appointment — 224-430-1830 Book a Service Visit

Lawn mower repair, riding mower repair and snowblower service — mobile, so I come to your driveway, garage or job site. Or see everything I fix.

Mobile Service

I come to you

Straight Quotes

No surprise charges

All Brands

Gas & electric

Local & Trusted

IL & WI homeowners

A two-stage snowblower on the bench with belts and tools laid out for service

Winter Season · Snowblower Service

Winter's coming.Get it ready now.

A snowblower that sat all summer is the one that quits in the middle of a storm. I service single-stage and two-stage machines — carburetor cleaning, belts, shear pins, augers and paddles, plus a full start-and-run check — so it fires on the first pull when you actually need it. Mobile service too: I can come to you.

Single & two-stageMobile service — I come to youTune-ups & no-start repairs

Once the flakes fly, the bench fills up fast — get on the list now.

Book a snowblower tune-up Or call 224-430-1830

Single-Stage

Single-stage snowblowers

The paddle-and-auger machines that quit the moment the snow gets heavy. Usually old fuel, a gunked carb, or a worn paddle.

Carburetor clean for ethanol gunk
Paddle & scraper bar replacement
Drive belt and fresh spark plug
Electric-start & pull-start testing

Two-Stage

Two-stage snowblowers

The big walk-behinds — auger, impeller, chute and drive. Built to move deep snow when everything is working like it should.

Auger & impeller service
Shear pin & drive belt replacement
Chute & control cable repair
Skid shoe adjustment and linkage lube

Snowblower Tune-Up

What I check before the snow flies

Fresh spark plug, gapped and tested
Carburetor cleaned for old, ethanol-heavy fuel
Fuel line & filter checked or replaced
Belts, shear pins & auger inspected
Skid shoes set, linkage lubed
Full start-and-run test before it leaves

A single-stage snowblower parked on a snow-covered driveway at dawn, ready for winter service

Tom's mobile small engine repair service — tools and equipment on the job

Mobile Repair Service

No haul-in needed.I come to you.

No loading a dead mower into the trunk. No hauling a snowblower across town. Tom's is a mobile repair service — I bring the tools and the know-how right to your driveway, garage, or job site and get your equipment running on the spot.

On-site at your place

I show up where the equipment already is — home, shop, farm, or business.

No hauling, no hassle

Skip the heavy lifting and the back-and-forth. Leave it where it sits.

All across the region

House calls throughout Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin, Waukegan to Beloit.

Call for an appointment — 224-430-1830

Request a Service Visit

Tell me what's wrong.I'll come to you.

Snowblower that won't fire, a mower that runs rough, blades that quit — send it over and I'll text or call you back to lock in a time. House calls for lawn mower repair, riding mower repair and snowblower repair across Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin.

Call 224-430-1830 Book & pay online

Mobile service — I bring the tools to your driveway, garage or job site. Prefer to drop it off in Waukegan? That works too.

Book a house call

Name and phone is all I need. I'll get back to you to confirm a time.

How It Works

Three steps to running

Give Tom a call

Tell me what you’ve got and what it’s doing. I’ll give you an honest read before you ever load it up.

I come to you

I roll up to your place with the tools, diagnose it on-site, and give you a straight-up quote before any work — no surprises. Prefer to drop it off? That works too.

Back to running

I fix it right the first time, test it, and you pick up a machine that starts on the first pull.

Call for an appointment — 224-430-1830

Tom's organized small engine repair workshop

Why Tom's

A real mechanic, not a register

When you bring your equipment to Tom's, you're not dropping it into a pile at a big-box counter. I diagnose every machine myself, tell you straight whether it's worth fixing, and stand behind the work.

Honest diagnosisI tell you what’s actually wrong — and what it’ll really cost.
Done right the first timeEvery repair gets tested before it goes home.
Fair, local pricingShop rates that make sense for a homeowner, not a fleet.

More about Tom

Outdoor power equipment lined up for repair

Where I Work · Mobile Across The Region

From Waukegan to Beloit —and every town between.

Tom's isn't a one-town operation. I do house calls for small engine repair, lawn mower repair, riding mower repair and snowblower repair across Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin — based in Waukegan, IL and reaching north across the state line up to Beloit, WI. If you're anywhere in the region, I'll come to you.

Home Base

WaukeganIllinois

The shop where every machine gets diagnosed and fixed by hand.

Northern Reach

BeloitWisconsin

Covering the corridor north across the state line and beyond.

Towns I Cover Include

WaukeganGurneeZionNorth ChicagoLibertyvilleLake ForestRound LakeAntiochKenosha, WIRacine, WIJanesville, WIBeloit, WILake Geneva, WI

Don't see your town? You're probably still in range — give me a call and I'll let you know.

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The Flyer

One sheet saysthe whole thing.

Tom's in print — the shop name, what he fixes, and how he works, all on one page. Same number as up top: call for an appointment and the repair comes to your driveway.

We come to you
Great service
Reasonable prices

Same number as up top: 224-430-1830 — tap to call, or text it. Mobile small engine repair across Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin.

Call for an appointment — 224-430-1830

Tom's Small Engine Repair flyer: having trouble with your outdoor power equipment? We come to you, great service, reasonable prices — please call for an appointment.

Won't start?Tom'll get it running.