Power equipment, comprising: an equipment main body provided with a propelling device; a power source for selectively powering the propelling device; an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and supported by the equipment main body; a work implement connected to the engine in a power transmitting relationship; and a clutch provided in a power transmission path between the engine and the work implement; characterized by an engine control unit for selectively deactivating at least one of the cylinders; a central control unit for controlling an operation of the propelling device, the clutch and the engine control unit ; and an operation console for manually commanding an operation of the work implement , wherein the central control unit is configured to start the engine with two or more of the cylinders activated, to cause the engine control unit to operate the engine at a prescribed rotational speed (Na1), and to cause the engine control unit to deactivate at least one of the cylinders when the prescribed rotational speed (Na1) of the engine has reached a stable state, and to reactivate at least one of the cylinders that are previously deactivated and to increase a rotational speed of the engine to a higher rotational speed (Na2) than the prescribed rotational speed (Na1) before engaging the clutch when the operation of the work implement is commanded from the operation console , and to lower the rotational speed of the engine from the higher rotational speed (Na2) to the prescribed rotational speed (Na1) with the reactivated cylinder kept activated once the clutch is engaged. an equipment main body provided with a propelling device; a power source for selectively powering the propelling device; an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and supported by the equipment main body; a work implement connected to the engine in a power transmitting relationship; and a clutch provided in a power transmission path between the engine and the work implement; characterized by an engine control unit for selectively deactivating at least one of the cylinders; a central control unit for controlling an operation of the propelling device, the clutch and the engine control unit ; and an operation console for manually commanding an operation of the work implement , wherein the central control unit is configured to start the engine with two or more of the cylinders activated, to cause the engine control unit to operate the engine at a prescribed rotational speed (Na1), and to cause the engine control unit to deactivate at least one of the cylinders when the prescribed rotational speed (Na1) of the engine has reached a stable state, and to reactivate at least one of the cylinders that are previously deactivated and to increase a rotational speed of the engine to a higher rotational speed (Na2) than the prescribed rotational speed (Na1) before engaging the clutch when the operation of the work implement is commanded from the operation console , and to lower the rotational speed of the engine from the higher rotational speed (Na2) to the prescribed rotational speed (Na1) with the reactivated cylinder kept activated once the clutch is engaged. <EOS>