Total Landscape Care

equipment matters Cut Back on Down Time Grasshopper's PowerFold deck provides accessibility to the underside of the deck for maintenance. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle 4 A tips to enhance the life of your mower s the icy chill of winter starts to melt away, welcoming in the green of spring, it's time for landscapers to pull off the tarps and gas up their lawn mowers. But before they crank up the machine and lower the blade, they should first make sure they have a preventive maintenance plan and that the mower is in proper working order. Here are four ways landscapers can limit down time and keep their mowers cutting longer. 1 Track service intervals Like with any machine, following a set maintenance schedule can help landscapers and their mechanics catch problems early and prevent others from happening. m a r c h 2013 TLC0313_EquipMatters2.indd 45 TotalLa nd s ca p e C a re . c o m 45 2/22/13 11:45 AM

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