Winter is the ideal time to service and upgrade your garden machinery, giving you a smoother, more reliable start to spring. Our Winter Servicing & Upgrades range brings together essential maintenance items and smart enhancements—from batteries and chargers to oil, filters, and replacement blades—so you can keep every tool performing at its best.
Why Now Is the Time to Service Your Garden Machinery
As winter draws in and your work outdoors naturally slows, most of your garden machinery gets a well-earnt break. Therefore, this quieter season provides an opportune moment to give it the care it needs. Much like a car, garden machinery performs at its best when it’s regularly maintained. Leaving worn parts, stale fuel, or discharged batteries until spring almost guarantees frustrating starts, uneven cutting, and avoidable repair bills.
The Christmas period gives you the breathing space to do things properly. With your lawnmower, hedge cutter, chainsaw, or strimmer safely stored away, you can take the time to check components, replace consumables, and plan upgrades that will make next year’s work smoother and more efficient. A little attention now can add years to the life of your equipment and ensure it’s ready to run at full strength the moment it returns to action.
A Category Built for Practical, Effective Winter Care
Our Winter Servicing & Upgrades category is designed to help you take full advantage of this perfect maintenance window. Instead of searching for supplies individually, you’ll find a complete range of oils, filters, service kits, fuel additives, sharpeners, batteries, chargers, and replacement parts—all chosen to support reliability and performance.
This collection is ideal for DIY garden-machinery maintenance, so many of the items can make thoughtful, practical Christmas gifts for loved ones. Most garden machinery owners prefer a useful upgrade or service item to a novelty present, knowing how much difference the right part can make come spring. You’ll find products compatible with trusted brands like STIHL, Husqvarna, Honda, and more, giving you total confidence in fit and performance.
Let’s take a look at the various types of product available within our Winter Servicing & Upgrades category, right now. We’ve illustrated each with a popular example to help you picture them in action…
1) Maintenance Kits: A Simple Way to Refresh Your Machines
Maintenance kits gather essential cleaning tools into one convenient package, making winter care much easier. The STIHL MS Care & Clean Kit Plus is a great example for chainsaw owners, offering a bottle of VarioClean Eco for dissolving oil and resin, a practical groove-cleaning brush, and a microfibre bag for washing STIHL HD2 filters safely. Used over winter, a kit like this keeps your saw running smoothly and helps protect it from heavy spring workloads.
2) Batteries: Extra Power for the Season Ahead
A dependable battery is essential for maintaining runtime across your cordless tools. The STIHL AP 300 S Battery demonstrates the benefits of winter upgrading, offering strong performance across many tools in the company’s professional AP System. With splash protection, a four-LED charge indicator, and Bluetooth capability for the STIHL Connected app, it’s a reliable, high-capacity option that will support longer working sessions next year.
3) Battery Chargers: Faster Turnaround for Busy Users
Rapid chargers reduce downtime and are especially useful for those using multiple cordless tools. The EGO CH5500E Rapid Charger is a great example, capable of bringing smaller ARC Lithium™ batteries back to full power in under half an hour. Its intelligent monitoring system and dual-fan cooling protect the battery during charging, while a compact design makes it easy to install in a garage or workshop. Upgrading your charger in winter sets the tone for more productive days come spring.
4) Fuel Stabilisers: Protecting Petrol During Storage
Petrol deteriorates surprisingly quickly when left unused, leading to poor starting and inefficient running. A product such as Honda Fuel Stabiliser (250 ml) keeps fuel fresh over winter by slowing down oxidation and preventing harmful deposits in the carburettor and fuel lines. Adding it before storage will helps your petrol tools’ engines start more readily and run more cleanly next season.
5) Oil: Essential Protection for Engines
Fresh oil is one of the simplest but most valuable parts of winter servicing. The EXOL SAE 30 Lawnmower Engine Oil (1 Litre) is perfectly formulated for small four-stroke engines, providing exactly the right balance of sludge control, wear protection, and resistance to oxidation. Replacing oil during winter ensures your lawnmower is lubricated properly from the very first cut of spring.
6) Service Kits: Key Components in One Handy Pack
Many machines benefit from a seasonal replacement of internal engine components. The STIHL Chainsaw Service Kit 4 includes an air filter, spark plug, and fuel filter—all items that influence starting, airflow, and fuel delivery. Designed for popular models such as the MS 441 and MS 461 STIHL chainsaws, this kit makes DIY servicing easier, with a QR code linking to instruction videos of step-by-step guides.
7) Power Banks: Useful Support for Work and Travel
Accessories matter too, especially when you’re working outdoors. The STIHL PS 1 Power Bank & Charger is a compact, lightweight unit powered by an AS 2 battery, offering USB-A, USB-C, and 12V outputs for charging devices on the move. Its built-in two-level LED torch is ideal for checking equipment in low light, while a hanging hook and durable casing make it practical for day-to-day use.
8) Trimmer Line: Ready for a Fresh Cutting Season
Replacing worn cutting line is a quick winter job that makes a real difference in spring. Husqvarna Core Cut Trimmer Line is made from tough Dual Pro Polymer for superior cutting performance and enhanced durability. Compatible with all standard Husqvarna heads and ideal for heavier grass, it restores clean, effective cutting at the start of the growing season.
9) Replacement Blades: Restoring a Clean Lawn Finish
A new blade transforms how a lawnmower cuts, especially if the old one has dulled or picked up nicks. The Honda HRH536K4 Lawn Mower Blade is a premium replacement engineered specifically for the HRH536K4 mower. Fitting the correct OEM blade optimises performance and ensures a crisp, tidy finish, making winter the ideal time for a change.
10) Gift Cards: A Perfect Christmas Option for Machinery Owners
If you’re shopping for someone who owns garden machinery but aren’t sure what they need, a Garden Machinery Direct eGift Card is an excellent choice. Delivered instantly by email, available in values from £10 to £500, and valid for a full year, it lets the recipient choose exactly the servicing items or upgrades that suit their own machinery. It’s a practical, thoughtful present that always brings plenty of Christmas cheer.
Now’s the Time to Prepare for Spring
The Christmas break is your best opportunity to service tools properly and set yourself up for a smooth start to the new growing season. Whether you need fresh oil, filters, a new battery, sharper cutting parts, or a reliable charger, our Winter Servicing & Upgrades category has them all.
Be sure to make time between tasting the turkey and taking down the tinsel to give your garden machinery the care it deserves—you certainly won’t regret it come spring.
