Landscape Management, February 2019
PHOTO EXMARK Continued on page 20 TAKE A WALK Walk behinds such as Exmarks 32 inch 5 speed mower from 1986 are being replaced by stand on and ride on machines FEBRUARY 2019 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET 19 Other manufacturers such as Walker designed the mower so the body tilts open and the deck tilts up Our design really allows you free rein over your entire machine to do the maintenance thats going to keep that machine running for a long time Cromley says As smart technology becomes more integrated into daily lives mower manufacturers are also looking for ways mowers can send maintenance updates and alerts to the end user On certain machines operators already can interact with the mowers interface to receive information about mower functions maintenance reminders property statistics and troubleshooting issues ON THE SAFE SIDE Several experts agree that one of the biggest safety innovations in the mowing world was the introduction of the rollover protection system ROPS John Deere pioneered ROPS for tractors in the mid 1960s but it hadnt caught on with mowers until the early 2000s according to Minas Now you dont really see commercial mowers without ROPS Minas says Its just a standard safety feature along with seat belts Operator positioning also has played into the machines overall safety Our deck sits in front of the tractor so its a true floating deck Cromley says We believe thats the safest place to be in the center of the machine so theres really not any forces sending you in any directions Our machine sits low that helps with imbalance
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