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Features
Earth Movers
12 Dominating Down Under
Tips for getting the most productivity and performance from
a backhoe loader
16 Don't Get De-Tracked!
Three tips for tracking undercarriage wear on your compact excavator
18 A Primer in Skid-steer Hydraulics
Irrigation and Water Management
20 Irrigation Inventories for Smarter Maintenance
Save water, anticipate costly repairs, and target rebate savings for
your customer with these maintenance tips.
Business Management
24 Profiling isn't just for the FBI
Landscape Design and Construction
26 New Plants for 2015
Landscape and Turf Maintenance
34 Defending Your Turf
Key landscape insect pests, and how to prevent them
Tree of the Year
36 The Society of Municipal Arborists
presents The 2015 Urban Tree of
the Year: Yellowwood
Plant Health Care
38 Tree Injection Wounding: The Hole Truth
Viewpoint ....................... 6
Industry News ................. 8
Marketplace .................. 41
Ad Index ....................... 41
Staying Current ............. 42
APRIL 2015
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 3
Photos on the cover provided by Monrovia and also by All-America Selections (courtesy of PanAmerican Seed).
Departments
CONTENTS
Products
New Products
What's New on the Market?
29
Product Round-up
Hedge Trimmers
30
Equipment Focus
Commercial Walk-behind Mowers
32
Volume 39, Number 3, April 2015
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