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Safety
Slippery situation: Wearing a life vest when working around water features
Wear a life vest when working around water features. The Accident: A worker is removing algae from a water feature at a golf resort. He is in ankle-deep water next to a concrete storm runoff culvert, which directs natural water runoff into the water features on the golf course. One of his crewmembers hears a splash and sees the worker go underwater.
April 3, 2013
Business
Vermeer Introduces Pedestrian Trencher
Vermeer has introduced a new model into its popular pedestrian trencher product line. The RTX250 is a rubber-tracked, steerable pedestrian trencher that is designed for the needs of rental businesses and utility contractors.
April 2, 2013
Business
Morbark Introduces Boxer Compact Loader
Morbark has produced its first Boxer compact utility loader. After acquiring Boxer Equipment at the end of 2012, Morbark was able to produce its first 320 compact loader unit in a factor in Winn, Michigan.
April 1, 2013
Business
Peco Introduces Brush Blazer
Featuring a 48-inch cut width, the Peco Brush Blazer produces enough power to tackle trees up to 4 inches in diameter. The Brush Blazer can clear underbrush and trees, performing trail maintenance, cleaning retention ponds or clearing right-of-ways.
March 28, 2013
Business
Can a Hybrid Cut Your Lawn? Here’s One That Can
A Toyota Prius is many things, but a convenient lawn mower isn’t one of them. Useless, right? Luckily, it is now possible to buy a hybrid lawn mower, known as the Raven MPV-710.
March 27, 2013
Business
XL Hybrids Expands Ford Upfit Offerings
XL Hybrids will offer a hybrid-drive powertrain for Ford E-Series vans beginning in the third quarter of this year. This addition to the company’s lineup of retrofit/upfittable hybrid drive system marks the seventh Ford model platform the company’s system can be fitted to.
March 27, 2013
Business
TRP Releases New Parts Catalog for Trucks, Trailers & Buses
Truck operators and fleet managers can easily research the parts they need with the new 2,000-page TRP Parts Catalog. The new catalog features the full line of TRP all-makes aftermarket parts for trucks, as well as parts for trailers and buses, and provides a comprehensive resource for information on TRP products.
March 21, 2013
Landscaping equipment
Equipment matters: Sizing up compact track loaders
The vast selection of compact track loader models in recent years is providing landscape contractors a model tailored to each need. With an abundance of choices, how do you determine the size that’s right for you?
March 20, 2013
Safety
Safety watch: Reducing the chance of chain saw kickback
Keep a firm grasp on this hand-held machine. The accident: A landscaper is using a chainsaw to trim limbs from the top of a felled elm tree, in preparation for them to be hauled away. As he is cutting through a limb that has some spring because it is underneath the top of the elm, the chainsaw kicks back. The hand tool hits him in the face, cutting the tip of his nose and both lips.
March 14, 2013
Business
Propane Trends at Work Truck Show
Propane was on prominent display at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this week with eight propane exhibitors and 14 propane-powered trucks scattered across the showroom floor.
March 13, 2013
Business
Netafim Releases New Techline Design App
Netafim USA has released a free Techline Calculator app for use with iPhone and Android devices. This irrigation system design program calculates and displays project specifications and recommends products for an efficient dripline plan.
March 12, 2013
Business
Underhill Introduces Novo Converter for Multi-Wire Controllers
Novo, a compact two-wire converter from Underhill International, is designed to quickly transform any standard multi-wire controller to two-wire operation by using a “plug and play” feature.
March 11, 2013
Business
John Deere’s Compact Excavators Have Improved Cabs
The John Deere 50G and 60G Compact Excavators are the newest models to join the G-Series line after the introduction of the 35G at World of Concrete 2013.
March 11, 2013
Business
Henderson Details BrineXtreme Anti-Icing Technology
Henderson Trucking Equipment held a press conference at the Work Truck Show detailing the Brine solution mixing technology it gained last October when the company acquired BrineXtreme, a North American manufacturer of roadway anti-icing technology and equipment.
March 8, 2013
Landscaping equipment
Takeuchi Releases TS Series Skid Steers
Takeuchi expanded its product offering in North America with a new line of skid steer loaders. These skid steer loaders range in operating weight from 6,500 to 8,600 pounds and have a rated operating capacity ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 pounds.
March 8, 2013
Business
New Cargo System for Vans, Box Trailers
Landscapers, home builders, HVAC specialists and contractors who use commercial cargo vans and box trailers for their work will have a lighter cargo management system to use by this fall, according to Masterack, a division of Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products.
March 7, 2013
Landscaping equipment
Bobcat UTVs Feature PTO Attachments
Bobcat has introduced two utility vehicles that each feature interchangeable, front-mounted PTO attachments. Co-developed by Bobcat and Polaris, the 3600 and 3650 UTVs feature Yanmar diesel engines, as well as a hydrostatic-drive system.
March 7, 2013
Business
Echo Releases Low-Noise Backpack Blower
ECHO Incorporated has released a low-noise backpack blower on the market, the ECHO PB-760LN.
March 6, 2013
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