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the mow-and-blow types.
With four-wheel steering, Cub
"The smartest landscapers recognize
Cadet's RZT S Zero electric mower
uses four, 48-volt batteries and
the efficiency gains from new-generhas a 42-inch mowing deck.
ation mowers and are utilizing them
to get a leg up on their competition,"
says Jamie Palmer, product manager,
John Deere Commercial Mowing. "These
trends will continue as costs continue
to increase."
With propane, Tier 4 emission
standards, electronic fuel injection (EFI)
and electric power all becoming hot
topics in the sustainability discussion,
landscapers should expect to see these
options more and more when purchasing mowers.
"Most changes will be iterative,"
Palmer continues, "but there are several
new developments on the horizon that
may be true game changers for the
industry. One can look at the increases
in productivity recently experienced by
if not managed correctly. So, manufacturers have
farmers through intelligent solutions
designed mowers that cost less in the long run,
and extrapolate those to mowing."
require less daily attention and reduce engine
Here are new technologies and redesigned feaemissions.
tures that, if taken advantage of, can help set one
"Current trends involve lower-horsepower,
lawn maintenance service apart from the next.
smaller machines," Meyers says. "This trend will
continue as long as the demand for fuel efficiency
Gas prices, maintenance costs and down time
remains high."
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