Landscape Management, December 2018
profit centers MOWING LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE A look at battery powered handheld equipment designed to help pros get a grip on any job 130 R KOMBIMOTOR COMPANY Stihl URL StihlUSA com Stihls KMA 130 R KombiMotor gives professionals the ability to trim prune edge clean cultivate and more with 13 optional attachments without gas or exhaust emissions It comes with a commercial grade brushless electric motor and a variable speed throttle trigger with three performance levels Other features include a straight solid steel drive shaft a multifunction control handle that can be adjusted with one hand an ergonomic rubberized loop handle a toolless quickrelease coupling system to switch between Kombi attachments or to dismantle the device into two parts a water resistant design and a vertical hanging slot NEWSFEED LDI ACQUIRES NEWTEX Enhanced Landscape Management ELM the maintenance division of Landscape Development Inc LDI based in Valencia Calif acquired New Tex Landscape in Las Vegas LDI ranked No 18 on the 2018 LM150 list with 795 million in 2017 revenue Current LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET DECEMBER 2018 22 annual revenue is now more than 110 million NewTex is expected to retain its brand identity for now NEW JOHN DEERE MOWERS John Deeres new line of M and R Series Commercial Walk Behind Mowers includes six models the W36M W48M W36R W48R W52R and W61R The mowers address customer needs of productivity operator comfort weight distribution and ground clearance according to the manufacturer EGO COMMERCIAL SERIES BACKPACK BATTERY COMPANY EGO URL EGOPowerPlus com Providing 56 v of power EGOs backpack battery features a run time of up to seven continuous hours can be completely recharged in about 35 hours measures around 80 decibels during use and weighs 20 lbs The backpack battery can power EGOs 15 in string trimmer 600 CFM blower and 255 in hedge trimmer It also earned an IPX56 rating meaning it can be submerged in water for several minutes without harm Plugged in
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