Landscape Management, December 2014
i Mowing Landscape Maintenance three ride ons And for a company such as Fine Landscaping where stand ons constitute 90 percent of the mower feet the mowers compactness means the company can invest in smaller trucks and thereby save money Perhaps most importantly standons have gained a reputation for being safer than ride on mowers Their higher perch offers operators greater visibility leading to increased operator attention fewer mistakes and less damaged turf For operators less damage ultimately translates into financial savings and customer retention Stand ons also arent subject to rolling over like some ride ons are Whereas ride on operators typically must lift the rollover protection safety device to exit the machine stand on operators can simply jump off Origin stOry Stand ons made their debut in 1997 with the release of Wright manufacturings Wright Stander It was a concept that had been formulating in ceO bill Wrights mind since 1989 when he and his team member Jim Velke developed a stand on sulky that trailed walk behinds It was branded the Velke Sulky and intended to make mowing easier for crews When we had our lawn mowing service Lawn Wright Inc in the 1980s I realized that with our roughly 35 guys walking 20 plus miles a day production mowing was leading to very high turnover Wright recalls The Velke Sulky quickly became a highly productive invention for the company and another high volume product in its wintertime manufacturing division but it wasnt enough In 1993 after our sales had skyrocketed Your Vision Their Dream Anywhere I read an article in Inc magazine to the effect that every manufacturer needs to invent a product that makes their own obsolete before someone else does Wright recalls This thought startled me into racking my brain to think of a way to obsolete the stand on sulky he continues Then it occurred to me why not stand on the mower itself instead of trailering a more cumbersome sulky behind a walk behind by 1994 Wright manufacturing was making stand on mower prototypes and applying for patents The rest as they say is history Wright says Todays stand ons have features such as adjustable platforms increased horsepower and fuel efficiency and mulch on Demand which was only available on zero turns until John Deere added it to its stand ons last year Communicating your vision to prospective customers has never been easier with PRO Landscape design software Whether your design platform is a desktop laptop or tablet you can design and sell anytime and now anywhere PRO Landscape is not only easy to use but feature rich including stunning photo imaging night and holiday lighting 2D CAD 3D renderings and complete customer proposals Bring your customers dreams to life starting today LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET December 2014 24 D E S I G N S O F T W A R E prolandscape com sales@ prolandscape com 800 231 8574
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