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Business
New Jersey town bans landscapers’ use of blowers in summer
The Maplewood (New Jersey) Township Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to prohibit commercial landscapers from using blowers this summer. Click to read more.
May 18, 2016
Business
New Jersey town weighs ban on leaf blowers during summer months
Maplewood Township, New Jersey already has an ordinance that limits the use of leaf blowers. Click to find out if and when residents could face a full leaf lower ban.
May 17, 2016
Business
Landscapers steamed over blower restrictions in New Jersey town
New Jersey landscapers have been issued summons to municipal court over a leaf blower ban, stemming from complaints by a citizen known only as “Batman”.
November 5, 2015
Business
Pasadena, California unveils first “green-zone” park in the U.S.
South Pasadena, California has the first “green zone” city park in the United States. All of the landscaping equipment is battery-electric, so they’re 100 percent gas and emissions free. American Green Zone Alliance founder Dan Mabe spent two years working with the city and manufacturers such as Stihl and Mean Green Mowers. Stihl […]
March 2, 2015
Compact equipment
Lights, Apps & Powerful Equipment for Landscapers
Need the right equipment to get the job done? From the tip of your fingers to moving materials, here are a few pieces of equipment to get landscapers started.
October 16, 2014
Business
Troy-Bilt Intros Leaf Blower Designed to Maximize Air Volume, Harness Speed
Troy-Bilt introduced a leaf blower with an engineered airflow that moves leaves and debris in a controlled way. The Jet features a mixed-flow fan design that simultaneously maximizes air volume, (measured in cubic feet per minute or cfm) and harnesses speed (measured in miles per hour or mph).
August 15, 2014
Business
Landscaper Takes Matters Into Own Hands, Confronts Thieves
According to reports and the Norwalk Patch, one landscaper took matters into his own hands after thieves took off with his leaf blower. The Norwalk police gave a detailed description of what transpired.
December 17, 2013
Business
Product Helps to Protect Hearing On Jobsite
A product has been designed to help landscapers maintain healthy hearing while working on a jobsite around loud equipment.
October 1, 2013
Safety
Safety watch: Avoid eye injuries
Wearing the right personal protective equipment can reduce jobsite injuries. Find out more here at Total Landscape Care!
May 17, 2013
Business
Dangers Using a Leaf Blower as Snow Blower?
I thought it was nuts: Use your leaf blower to remove snow? Wouldn’t that suck snow into the blower transmission and cause a short circuit? What about water in your electrical or gas motor? Well, folks, after considerable research, the answer seems to be “No.” Give your blower a try, more fun than a broom or shovel.
February 21, 2013
Safety
Safety watch: Hearing loss
Protect yourself from noise-induced hearing loss. The accident: A 28-year-old landscaper uses a chainsaw and leaf blower to maintain his client’s residential lawn and landscape. He normally wears hearing protection but forgets his earmuffs and spends an entire day working without them. That night he senses a buzzing and roaring in his ears.
September 1, 2011
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