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Contents: OCTOBER 2011 | Volume 54 | Number 10 Cover photo provided by McCoy's Lawn Equipment, Austin, Texas. 16 products 27 Mowers and More: Shop Tools & Equipment 24 features 16 Power of propane partnership: Austin dealer, contractor grow respective businesses with propane-fueled mowers McCoy's Lawn Equipment, the largest outdoor power equipment dealer in Austin, Texas, and Clean Scapes, a local full-service and award- winning commercial landscaper, discuss how they have developed a profitable partnership fueled by propane. 20 Don't cut with a dull chain Bob Clements, president of Bob Clements International, Inc., explains how dealers can sharpen their business skills by attending the Dealer Resource Pavilion at the 2011 Green Industry and Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO) Oct. 27-29 at Louisville's Kentucky Exposition Center. 24 An extreme makeover can improve your bottom line Learn how Ahearn Equipment, Inc., Spencer, Mass., reduced its parts department footprint by 50 percent while expanding its parts offerings and keeping all of its parts dust free. departments 6 Upfront 8 Anonymous Distributor I continue to contend that consumers will remain pessimistic until we can put more people back to work, people with problem mortgages get some real relief, and Congress quits acting like a circus with no ringmaster! 10 Industry News 34 Marketplace 35 Key Distributors 38 Advertisers' Index 4 OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT www.outdoorpowerequipment.com OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT (ISSN 0192-7558) (USPS 0006-257) (Reg. U.S. Pat. & T.M. Off.) is pub- lished monthly by M2MEDIA360, a Bev-Al Commu- nications, Inc. company, at 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230, Park Ridge, IL 60068. POSTMASTER: Please send change of address to Outdoor Power Equipment, PO Box 4290, Port Jervis, NY 12771.For subscription information and requests, call Sub- scription Services at (845) 856-2229. Subscription rates: 1 year, $25 US & Poss.; 2 years, $40 US & Poss.; 1 year, $38 Canada/Foreign, 2 years, $76 Canada/Foreign. All subscriptions are payable in advance in US funds. Send payments to Outdoor Power Equipment, PO Box 4290, Port Jervis, NY 12771. Single copies or back issues, $8 each US; $12 Canada/Foreign. Sourcebook $15. Periodicals postage paid at Park Ridge, IL, and additional mailing offices. Cana dian GST Reg is tra tion Num ber: R125906743. © COPY RIGHT 2011, OUTDOOR POWER EQUIP MENT. Ma t erial may not be re pro - duced or photocopied in any form without the written permission of the publisher. 32 New Products 30 Portable Power: Tillers