EQUIPMENT FOCUS | Trenchers & Tillers Stihl Yard Boss
Powerful, durable and versatile, the Stihl Yard Boss is easy to carry, hang, and transport. The universal power train easily adapts to optional attachments that can aerate, edge, cultivate, dethatch, and help put homeowners in charge of tough terrain. With the bristle brush or Stihl PowerSweep attachment, homeowners can even clean walkways and sidewalks with ease. The MM 55 Stihl Yard Boss Multi-Task tool is available in 2 models: the MM 55 and the MM 55 C-E Easy2Start. Stihl Inc.
Toro TRX-20 walk-behind trencher The Toro TRX-20 walk-behind trencher sports a low-profile tracked design that provides a low center of gravity for high performance on a wide range of ground conditions. It comes equipped with a powerful 4-cycle Kawasaki twin-cylinder engine with a large oil reservoir to help maintain low engine temperature and prolong engine life. The 20-hp. engine delivers 10 gpm of hydraulic flow at 2,900 psi to the boom to help maximize digging efficiency. The TRX-20 can be outfitted with a 24-, 36- or 48-inch boom and a 4- or 6-inch-wide chain. The Toro Co.
Turf Teq model 1305SP walk-behind trencher/edger The self-propelled Turf Teq model 1305SP is a walk-behind trencher/edger that can trench up to 7 inches deep. It is available with 4 blades: 1/2 inch wide by 5 inches deep, 2 inches wide by 5 inches deep, 2 inches wide by 7 inches deep, and 5 inches wide by 5 inches deep. The unit features a 13-hp. Honda engine and a hydrostatic forward/reverse transmission. The trencher also has multi-use capability as a landscape power edger, power broom, power rake, brushcutter and plow. Turf Teq
Vermeer's RT450 riding trencher/plow The Vermeer hydrostatic RT450 riding trencher/plow features a center- mounted backhoe operator seat, automotive-style steering, a servo-controlled ground-drive system, an uncluttered operator platform and an easily accessible fiberglass hood. Powered by a 50-hp. Deutz F3L2011 engine, the RT450 is designed for rental centers, as well as for landscape, utility and irrigation installations. It offers an improved axle shaft, a 46-inch wheel base and new radial-piston hydraulic motors on all trencher attachments. Capable of trenching depths to 60 inches, the RT450 can trench widths up to 12 inches. The RT450 features the Vermeer-exclusive forward/reverse ground- drive foot pedal with patented creep override that frees the operator's hands to control many versatile attachments, instead of shifting between ground- drive controls and trying to operate working attachments simultaneously. And when the operator leaves the seat with the attachment or ground drive engaged, an Operator Presence System automatically shuts down the trencher. Vermeer Mfg. Co.
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