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Compact equipment

Get Done Faster With On-The-Go Products

From an app that lets you take your projects wherever you go to a trailer that helps you load up and go, these new products are perfect for everyday jobs.

August 6, 2013

Business

Landscaper Uses Cutting-Edge Method to Replace Fuel

One landscaper is using the sun in a cutting-edge and unique way. Madison Earth Care’s Bob Blundon started using solar energy at his home, but realized he could apply the same concept to his landscaping business, according to WTNH.

July 1, 2013

Business

Research Trailers On The Go

Towmaster has created a marketing resource app to help industry consumers who are on the go. Designed for iOS and Android devices, the app features Towmaster’s trailer models, a photo gallery, links to Towmaster’s social media and websites and a dealer-only button where dealers have access to prices books and training materials.

June 19, 2013

Business

Dream Giveaway

Your equipment is almost like another crew member. Without having reliable, powerful tools on the jobsite, completing a project can be difficult. So, Total Landscape Care and our sponsors are giving you the chance to win a prize package as part of our Landscaper’s Dream Package.

June 13, 2013

Design-Build

Securing Your Equipment Secures Your Business

One landscaping materials company is facing a serious lawsuit after a St. Clair County, Illinois woman claims the company overloaded her pickup truck with pavers. The woman was riding as a passenger when the vehicle crashed, and claims the company negligently loaded materials onto the trailer in way that made it “unstable and unsafe to operate, overloaded the trailer and loaded more materials on the trailer than was ordered,” according to The Madison-St. Clair Record.

May 31, 2013

Design-Build

Mystery Solved?

I love mysteries. One of my first board games was Clue, and I watch Dateline NBC every week — which is especially exciting when Keith Morrison is reporting.

May 30, 2013

Business

Trailer Catches Fire, Sending One to Hospital

One landscaping trailer caught fire this week near Salem, Massachusetts. The blaze sent one person to the hospital with second and third degree burns.

May 2, 2013

Landscaping equipment

Stand-on vs. ZTR mowers

Offering maintenance service requires a well-oiled business: tracking schedules, the weather, crews and clients. And a large part of the job relies on the equipment. To make sure you’re optimizing your mowers, use them in the right applications and know their strengths and weaknesses.

May 2, 2013

Class 3-6

Are 1/2-Ton Diesels Worth the Price?

When Ram announced this past February they will be the first manufacturer to offer a diesel in post-2000 ½-ton pickups, I smiled with anticipation. The 2014 Ram 1500 Fiat V-6 diesel finally opens the door that all of the Big Three had planned on opening back in 2010. At that time, as we all know, the economy tanked and vehicle sales, as well as plans for 1/2-ton diesels, took the hit.

May 1, 2013

Business

Special Equipment Calls for Special Trailers

Finding the right truck or trailer is always a challenging task for any landscapers. However, have you ever run into a problem like traveling with an 80,000-pound machine? Stafford, Virginia’s Lane Construction ran into this problem while trying to move its Roadtec Shuttle Buggy to pave interstates.

April 29, 2013

Class 3-6

5 Things to Ask When Buying a Trailer

1.  What is the tongue weight of the trailer? It must be within the load range of the hitch and tow-vehicle-axle rating. 2.  What materials are used in the floor and walls, and how thick are those materials? Floors should have commercial grade materials such as DryMax, Advantech or kiln-dried treated plywood of 3/4-inch nominal […]

August 15, 2012

Business

Mowers & NASCAR

One of Champion Tire & Wheel’s 53-foot NASCAR transporters now sports the Ferris Commercial Mowers colors and logos. Champion contracts with the NASCAR race teams in the top three series to transport the team’s tires, wheels and pit equipment. Because of their duties to the teams and NASCAR, on any given race day you can […]

July 25, 2012