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<\/p>\nPublished on March 09, 2026<\/p>\n
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By the Office of Communication<\/p>\n
Residents planning yard work or basic home repairs now have expanded access to free tools to tackle those projects through the City of Arlington\u2019s mobile\u00a0Tool Sharing Program<\/a>, which added a second trailer in 2025 to meet growing demand.<\/p>\n The City offers a variety of common tools residents may need for mowing and yard maintenance, tree and shrub trimming, household and fence repair, pressure washing, painting and litter cleanup. Tools\u2014from lawn mowers and hedge trimmers to pliers and post hole diggers\u2014have been borrowed nearly 5,000 times by residents since the Tool Sharing Program first started in 2021. Now with additional tools and safety gear available to use at no cost, more residents will be able to save money when sprucing up their homes and yards.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tool Sharing Program is a community-focused service designed to support our residents in maintaining and beautifying their properties,\u201d Program Coordinator Ron McCall said.<\/p>\n Residents can borrow up to four tools at a time from a tool category. For example, you can borrow a wheelbarrow, shovel, rake and fertilizer spreader from the Mowing and Yard Maintenance category, or a drill and drill bit set, 48-inch level and basic tool kit set from the household and fence repair category.<\/p>\n Residents can use the reserved tools for up to three business days. The City delivers and picks up tools on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we drop off a tool on Monday, we\u2019ll pick it up Wednesday, if we drop off a tool on Wednesday, we\u2019ll pick it up on Friday, and so on,\u201d McCall said.<\/p>\n Check out the available tools and equipment here<\/a>.<\/p>\n