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Chris Wussow (left) is the manager of Pipestone Outdoor Power, a new small engine sales and service business that opened June 29 in Pipe- stone. Pictured with him is his son, James, who will be helping his dad sometimes at the business. K. Kuphal
Pipestone Outdoor Power opened Wednesday, June 29 at the former South Side Motors property at 424 Eighth Ave. SE in Pipestone. The small engine sales and service business is owned by Wayne Erbes, owner of Wayne’s Tractor Repair in Marshall, and managed by Chris Wussow.
The business will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays for now.
Wussow said the business sells Hustler, Bad Boy and Mahindra machinery, and Bush Hog and skid steer attachments. He said it will also sell Cub Cadet snowblowers and can get after market agricultural parts from High Capacity, Parts Express and A&I. He said they can get parts for and repair just about any brand of small engine such as lawn mowers and snow blowers.
Erbes said he bought the property in April. He said he used to work with Glenn Nelson in Pipestone some on Hustler lawn mower sales and when Nelson retired, he saw a need for a small engine sales and repair business in Pipestone.
“I think we’ll serve a niche there,” Erbes said.
He said he likes the location on U.S. Highway 75 and state Highway 23, but would eventually like a larger space. Wussow said the current space is being remodeled to add a parts counter and display area.
For now, Wussow will be the only employee at Pipestone Outdoor Power, but Erbes said he might add a part-time employee in the future. Wussow previously worked at John Deere in Tyler and Edgerton doing consumer products repair.
Wussow, who lives near Lake Benton, said he grew up farming northwest of Cazenovia and that’s where he began to learn the skills that he went on to use with John Deere and now at Pipestone Outdoor Power.
“That’s where I learned the trade, how I learned to turn wrenches on stuff was hands on because of farming,” he said.