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Business

Felling Trailers auction to benefit Alzheimer’s research

Felling Trailers is conducting its third online auction of an FT-3 drop-deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization. The latest recipient will be Act on Alzheimer’s. A family-owned company in central Minnesota, Felling Trailers manufactured and painted one of its most popular trailers Alzheimer’s purple. It will be auctioned off online next month, with […]

September 25, 2015

Business

Felling Trailers ready to customize for landscapers

Felling Trailers’ custom-designed FT-20 IT-I trailer resulted from the company’s relationship with one of its dealers, who asked his Felling contact to meet with him and one of the dealer’s customers. The end-user customer’s main concerns were operator safety, capacity, tongue weight, equipment placement and rear overhang. Landscape contractors, of course, typically share those concerns, […]

September 16, 2015

Business

Towing trailer safely requires equipment, know-how

Towing a trailer can be touch and go if you don’t understand how the added weight and length can cause a dangerous situation, both for you and others on the road, according to Equal-i-zer, a division of Progress Manufacturing. Progress Manufacturing is a Utah company that makes sway-control hitches, high-end aluminum ball mounts and trailer […]

September 11, 2015

Business

Hauling mini skid steer a one-person job with Airtow trailer

Transport a mini skid steer plus attachments with the MS10-55 trailer from Airtow. Designed especially for transporting mini skid steers, the ultra compact trailer offers ground level loading from a non-tilting deck that raises and lowers to the ground hydraulically in less than 20 seconds, so a single person can perform safe loading and unloading. […]

August 27, 2015

Class 3-6

XL Specialized Trailers’ XL 80 HDG simplifies transporting lightweight equipment

Transport lighter equipment efficiently with XL Specialized Trailers’ lightweight XL 80 low-profile hydraulic detachable gooseneck trailer. Rated at 80,000 pounds overall and 80,000 pounds in 10 feet concentrated, the XL 80 has an 11-foot-long hydraulic gooseneck and a design that offers a front-loading advantage. A five-position ratchet style variable ride height enables adjusting the neck […]

June 3, 2015

Class 3-6

King Ranch Super Duty: Ford’s premium work truck

2015 F-350 Crew Cab is rich in both features and performance; a stately ride for business or pleasure Look around any jobsite where there’s dirt being moved, sod is being laid and shrubs and trees are being planted, and more often than not you’ll see at least one Ford Super Duty among the trucks parked […]

April 15, 2015

Class 3-6

Review: Landoll LT1220 trailer

Moving a skid-steer, mini-excavator or numerous other pieces of equipment from shop to jobsite and back is just part of the daily routine for a lot of contractors. Having the right trailer for such tasks is just as important as the task itself because the safe transport of equipment, and the well-being of the person doing the […]

April 6, 2015

Design-Build

An excavator in a mini-van? This guy makes it happen

Who needs a trailer to transport equipment when you’ve got a very old minivan? This guy does succeed in getting this excavator into that van.

March 31, 2015

Business

How to pick the right axle ratio for your pickup

Axle ratio. It’s one of those techy optional items buyers of new pickups ask questions about a lot. Probably more so than tow ratings and engine options. That’s because manufacturers don’t think informing buyers about axle ratio options helps sell their trucks or plays into a buyer’s ultimate decision-making process. So there’s very little, if […]

February 4, 2015

Business

5 technologies to help improve customer service

As a landscaping business, keeping your customers happy needs to be one of your primary goals. Your business will spread as quickly as possible when you have happy customers telling people about you. As a landscaper in this day and age, there are numerous pieces of technology that can help you improve customer service, run […]

January 22, 2015

Business

Top 10 Stories of 2014

We have come to the end of another year, and it has been quite the year for the landscape industry, especially when it comes to news. Here are our top 10 stories for 2014: 10. 5 Tools Every Landscaper Should Be Using   Our five tools aren’t the first to come to mind when you think […]

December 31, 2014

Business

Pickup rolls over after flat tire causes skid steer to fall off trailer

Two vehicles were involved in a serious accident in Wyoming after a flat tire caused a skid steer to fall off a trailer. The two-vehicle accident resulted in a single vehicle rollover, according to Oil City.

December 17, 2014