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ECHO Launches eFORCE 56V Battery System

This week, ECHO Incorporated introduced its new cordless platform to the industry — the ECHO eFORCE™ 56V Battery System. This new battery-powered product line provides a powerful option for professional landscapers seeking versatility across their fleet of outdoor power equipment. The product line features one battery platform for all ranges ...

Power Tool Institute Advises Against Third Party Batteries

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Is your power tool pairing with its battery and battery charger? If all three are made by the same manufacturer and designed to work together as a system, then the answer is “yes,” says the Power Tool Institute, a leading industry organization for power tool safety resources. However, if you’re ...

AGZA Initiatives Today

AGZA Initiatives
One of Turf’s first reports on The American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) was back in 2014 when Jamie Banks, Executive Director of Quiet Communities Inc., wrote about meeting Dan Mabe, AGZA President and Founder, in April 2013 and deciding to collaborate. Banks wrote, “I thought then we could be on ...

Get Equipped: Battery-Powered

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Take a look at this assortment of battery-powered equipment that can improve and add value to your professional lawn care and landscaping services. VANQUISH Mower from Mean Green Mean Green’s new VANQUISH™ model was designed with maximum power in mind and brings stand-on mowing to the company’s “evolution” series of ...

Three Sustainable Groundskeeping Ideas

Sustainable Groundskeeping
By Daniel G. Schied, CGM From the February 2021 Issue of Facility Executive As individuals charged with the maintenance and stewardship of either entire facilities or aspects within them, when facilities professionals hear the word “sustainable” we often wonder what the cost associated with that effort may be. We think ...

Announcing First AGZA Certified Green Zone To Use Robotic Mowers

Commercial property owners of Woodstock, IL will soon hear the quiet when their lawns are being maintained by Langton Group since the area is now the state’s first American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Certified Robotic Green Zone. Not only is this the first AGZA Certified Green Zone in the state ...

Is GIE+EXPO Still On? And Other OPEI News

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The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) just released the association’s response to COVID-19. President and CEO Kris Kiser said, “OPEI remains open for business, and we are mindful of the ongoing challenges coronavirus is posing for our members, and the need for a prudent response. OPEI staff have been instructed ...

GIE+EXPO Report: STIHL Embraces Battery Power

STIHL
It was quite a crowd in the STIHL booth during the $5000 dealer giveaway and press conference at last week’s GIE+EXPO. Bjoern Fischer, President of STIHL Inc., talked about the growing market for battery powered equipment and this was reflected in many of the products STIHL showcased this year, including ...

GIE+EXPO Report: Husqvarna Robotics & Battery Power

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At the GIE+EXPO last week, it was hard to tear yourself away from the Automower® display at the Husqvarna booth. Not only was seeing the new all wheel drive 535 and 435X robotic mowers (profiled in the Turf Fall edition) zip up and down a 35 degree slope impressive, but ...
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