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Ventrac Introduces 4500Y Tractor
Ventrac recently released the newest addition to its tractor fleet. The 4500Y features a 25hp Kubota liquid cooled three-cylinder diesel engine, and like other Ventrac tractors, the newest addition includes the hydrostatic all-wheel drive, a center-pivoting-articulating frame, integrated weight transfer traction control, 30+ available commercial grade front-mounted attachments and patented hand controls.
April 17, 2013
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Fastway Product Fixes Dragging Safety Chains
Fastway Trailer Products introduces a new solution to dragging safety chains. Unlike the do-it-yourself methods of looping or twisting chains to increase lift, the new Fastway Chain-Up is a durable rubber sling designed to lift chains off the ground without compromising safety.
April 15, 2013
Fastway Chain-up (standard ball mount) keeps safety chains from dragging.
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Terex Backhoe Features More Power, Options & Tier 4 Interim Engine
Terex has released the TLB840 backhoe, which features boosts in torque, climbing and diggings, according to our sister publication, Equipment World magazine. The new backhoe also features a Tier 4 interim compliant Perkins engine and can be purchased in North America.
April 15, 2013
Landscaping equipment
Don’t bury your digger: Six tips for operating and maintaining hand-held hole diggers
Let’s face it — hole diggers are pretty simple machines. A power head provides the mechanical function and attaches to the auger, which drills and burrows into the ground. As a manufacturer, we build hole diggers to be basic because there’s no reason to make them complex. Even their purpose is simple. Hole diggers do one thing — dig holes.
April 15, 2013
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Roslen Launches netAQUA Web-enabled Irrigation Controller
Roslen Eco-Networking Products has released the netAQUA Web-enabled Irrigation Controller on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter.com. The netAQUA can be controlled from anywhere in the Internet world from any computer, tablet or smartphone and adjusts automatically to changing weather.
April 12, 2013
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Kubota Kommander Enters Residential Market
Kubota Tractor Corporation has designed a zero-turn mower specifically designed for the residential market. The “Kubota Kommander” series, which was first introduced last October at GIE+EXPO, has started the production and selling process of the ZG00 series adding to the Z200- and Z300-series.
April 11, 2013
Christine Chapman, Kubota product manager of turf equipment, discusses the specifics on the new Kubota Kommander ZG 127E, which has a 54-inch deck and 76.4-inch overall width.
Landscaping equipment
What’s New with Skid Steers?
Controls, comfort and changes mean increased usage for these machines. “Do more with less.” That’s a phrase spreading like wildfire around the industry, especially with the economy still recovering. But with the pressure to finish jobs faster, with smaller crews and on a tighter budget constantly weighing on landscapers, many ask how they are supposed to actually achieve that motto on each job.
April 11, 2013
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Underhill Introduces Drainblaster Nozzle
DrainBlaster, a solid metal, high-pressure hose-end nozzle from Underhill International, goes after dirt and debris clogging landscape and outdoor drains. DrainBlaster is also useful in clearing catch basins and cleaning under sidewalks.
April 10, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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