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Year In Review: Top 10 Turf Posts Of 2022
From label literacy to equipment and design trends, here’s a countdown of the Top 10 most popular lawn care and landscaping industry news stories posted on Turf in 2022. What will 2023 bring? Stay tuned… Fertilizer Label Literacy READ MORE > My Landscape: Low-Maintenance Meadow READ MORE > Can I Still Plant? First Frost & Fall Establishment READ MORE > YouTuber Brian Fullerton’s Top 5 Mower Trends For 2022 READ MORE > Outdoor Power Equipment: Coming Soon To U.S. Yards READ MORE > Ruppert Landscape Gives Employees $28M in Appreciation Bonuses READ MORE > Free Lifetime Parks Pass For Veterans & Gold Star Families READ MORE > Takeuchi’s First Track Loaders Roll Off Assembly Line READ MORE > Mike Andes: How To Get Commercial Landscape Contracts (Podcast Available!) READ MORE > 11 Landscape Design Trends To Expect This Spring READ MORE >
YouTuber Brian Fullerton’s Top 5 Mower Trends For 2022
Brian Fullerton is host of Brian’s Lawn Maintenance, one of the most popular YouTube channels for landscapers. Owner of a landscape company for 16 years, he offers equipment reviews and advice to 159K subscribers. Turf asked for his analysis of this year’s mower market. Here’s what he had to say: If you had told me 16 years ago that I would see a day when robots would take over our mowing and landscaping, I would’ve said you’re crazy. For an industry that has been hand-in-hand with labor and equipment for as long as I can remember, we’ve been going through a major transformation these last few years. I never saw us not physically mowing lawns or even just heading back to fuel up equipment at the end of a long summer day. These trends are just the tip of the iceberg. 1. Bigger, Bolder Options One trend that is sure to kick up a storm in 2022 and beyond is the scope of equipment options being offered today. Look for more engine options than ever before, and deck sizes to meet! Nowadays we’re seeing engines offered at 37, 39, and 40 HP and beyond, while matching them to 72″, 96″, 104″, and 144″ sized mower decks. Truly amazing. For an industry that is built on productivity and getting as much work done as possible in a short period of time, these engine and deck sizes are here to stay. Getting more done with less labor and less equipment (think one ...
YouTuber Brian Fullerton’s Top 5 Mower Trends For 2022
Brian Fullerton is host of Brian’s Lawn Maintenance, one of the most popular YouTube channels for landscapers. Owner of a landscape company for 16 years, he offers equipment reviews and advice to 159K subscribers. Turf asked for his analysis of this year’s mower market. Here’s what he had to say: If you had told me 16 years ago that I would see a day when robots would take over our mowing and landscaping, I would’ve said you’re crazy. For an industry that has been hand-in-hand with labor and equipment for as long as I can remember, we’ve been going through a major transformation these last few years. I never saw us not physically mowing lawns or even just heading back to fuel up equipment at the end of a long summer day. These trends are just the tip of the iceberg. 1. Bigger, Bolder Options One trend that is sure to kick up a storm in 2022 and beyond is the scope of equipment options being offered today. Look for more engine options than ever before, and deck sizes to meet! Nowadays we’re seeing engines offered at 37, 39, and 40 HP and beyond, while matching them to 72″, 96″, 104″, and 144″ sized mower decks. Truly amazing. For an industry that is built on productivity and getting as much work done as possible in a short period of time, these engine and deck sizes are here to stay. Getting more done with less labor and less equipment (think one ...
