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Don’t Cut Corners
Take your time and respect safety features when operating mowers.
April 2, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Top Tractor Attachments
With these versatile attachments, tractors can do it all. Plus, here’s the rundown of the most popular options. Pressured to do more with less, many contractors are adding attachments to their existing equipment to get the job done.
April 1, 2012
Compact equipment
New Products for 2012
From trustworthy trackers to irrigation illustrations, here are new and interesting products to start the new year off right. Track jobsites with phoneManage employees and equipment using the ExakTime PocketClock/GPS, a mobile time- and equipment-tracking app for iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows mobile smartphones and tablets. Employees can use their phone or tablet to […]
March 4, 2012
Safety
Handheld Equipment
Smart ways to work with everyday tools. The accident: A landscaping crewmember using gas-powered hedge trimmers is clipping a shoulder-height row of bushes along a property line. Deciding to take a break about halfway down the row, he steps back and prepares to lower the trimmer, which feels heavy to him at this point.
March 2, 2012
Compact equipment
Mowers & Lawn Maintenance
Keep your clients’ lawns looking their best with these cutting-edge products.
March 2, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Solid Skid Steer Tires
Downtime is the biggest downside to skid steer tire flats. “The most common puncture hazard is nails,” says Adam Haynes, who owns Artisan Landscapes in Jacksonville, Oregon, “but there are other hazards. We sliced a tire recently on ceramic roofing tiles while cleaning up a jobsite.”
March 2, 2012
Compact equipment
Editor’s Picks
Wow your clients with mobile landscape designs, versatile attachments and these other innovative products.
March 2, 2012
Compact equipment
Products for turf, filing, storage
Whether you need to stay sharp or add storage space to your pickup, these new products can help you get the job done. File that away Shape flat and convex surfaces with Snap-on’s half-round hand files, SGFHR104, and double-cut straight mill files, SGFMA104. Work can be done safely and with more control because of each […]
February 4, 2012
Safety
Safety watch: Avoiding hidden lines
Navigate around the increasing number of underground utility lines. The accident: A landscape worker is preparing to install a row of shrubbery along a residential property line. His supervisor called 811 to notify utility companies the previous week, and all of them have marked their lines.
February 2, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Mow Down Show Down
The 2012 motor racing season opens this month when NASCAR takes the track in Daytona. By the end of February, you may be getting ready for your opening laps, too. Soon, the buzz of mowers will fill the American landscape as surely as the thunder heard from the high-bank turns of Talladega Superspeedway. In fact, […]
January 26, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Selecting a Zero-Turn Mower
Check out these criteria to best determine a mower’s performance. Zero-turn mowers are to landscapers what wrenches are to mechanics—the fundamental tools of the trade. And no equipment has a more demanding duty cycle, often up to 80 hours per week under full load during the cutting season, followed by months of storage and, often, benign neglect. Here are the key performance characteristics of mowers to examine.
January 7, 2012
Safety
Chainsaw Safety
Chainsaws can turn deadly if you don’t receive and follow proper training.
January 6, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Compact Equipment
Attachments can make your compact equipment more versatile and extend your list of services when used correctly. Here’s advice from Tom Connor, Bobcat excavator product specialist, on how to choose the right hydraulic breaker for your compact excavator.
January 5, 2012
Class 3-6
Trucks & Accessories
From propane autogas to an iPad dock, find the perfect truck and accessories for your next project.
January 5, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Ease Your Pain at the Pump
The days of cheap fuel are long gone, but innovative alternative technology for your equipment is on our doorstep. If you want to improve the fuel efficiency of your equipment, take a lesson from DeSantis Landscapes.
January 4, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Attachments
Plow, dig, lift and pull materials with attachments you – and your equipment – will get hooked on.
January 1, 2012
Landscaping equipment
Spring Start Up
Get the right tools and products to give your clients’ lawns a boost.
January 1, 2012
Safety
Preventing hypothermia: Be prepared with the proper gear
Guard against hypothermia prepared with the proper gear.
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Landscapers use a variety of attachments for doing everything from snow removal to jobsite cleanup, and regardless of how often they are used, every landscaper has a favorite attachment.
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