Showing posts with label vineyard supply companies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vineyard supply companies. Show all posts

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Industrial Mowers - Finding Some Good Brands, Contractors

Mowers are a useful tool that helps a challenging work become a lot easier, particularly in cutting grass or other plants on the ground. This equipment can be good in both agricultural (farming) and commercial / industrial use. The smaller types are commonly used in lawns and sports grounds; bigger mowers (also known as mower-conditioners) are used in cutting grass in land used for farming purposes.

Mower comes in a variety of designs and brands. Among the most popular are John Deere and the Wright.

John Deere.

John Deere Mower -
Photo credit: Turf and Industrial Equipment Company,
Santa Clara, CA


Under the John Deere brand, you can choose from a wide selection from its product line. You can have the Consumer Mower, which is intended for residential applications; the Walk Behind,which commonly used in professional landscape works. For a more challenging tasks such as golf lawn maintenance, you can have the Commercial Series; for a wide-area work, you can choose the Turbo Wide Area mower. If you are an entry-level professional contractor, you can have the option of using the commercial ZTrak. For challenging terrains (uneven grounds), QuickTrak can be the best option you can pick.

Wright

The Wright Commercial Mower Company also offers a wide selection of mowers from its product line. One popular model the company has is the Stander, which comes in a number of models. This type is said to be the best in handling mowing jobs in any terrain. The company also offers the Wright Z - Riding Mower model, which is considered to be the strongest, fastest, and the most agile mid-mount mower available.

Along with the main product line, the company also offer mowing accessories such as Grass Gobbler; grass collection system,

Finding a distributor

The challenge of getting your own mower does not end after you have picked the most ideal product for your own unique mowing needs. Finding a reputable distributor is definitely a challenging task as well -- scammers are just everywhere -- that you need to work out. You might want to check out industrial equipment companies as well as vineyard supplies companies online to begin with your search. You will need to consider whether you are to purchase online (via the Internet) or through a local mower distributor near you. Either way, you need to take into account these considerations: review from other customers (those who have actually used its products); the distributor’s reputation based on how the government (the agency that regulates this kind of business) sees it, as reflected on its certification / accreditation. And lastly, the length of time the distributor has been operating is also an important indicator of its worth.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Firefly Electric Utility Vehicle - a Good Emission-free Alternative to Gas-powered

Photo credit: Turf and Industrial Company, Santa Clara, CA
With climate change being one of the hottest issues nowadays, the use of emission-free vehicles has become more and more valuable. Many companies are now making efforts to help address this environmental challenge by using alternatives. By using electric utility vehicles as a substitute to gas-powered ones, many are convinced that that they have taken a bold step towards achieving a more environment-friendly industry.

Speaking of alternatives, firefly electric utility vehicle is one good example that many are using. If this is your first time to hear such product, well, it is just a three-wheeled utility vehicle that is electric/batter-powered. It is being used in some essential services such as local parking enforcement. But there's more to that...it can be used by the following:
  • local police departments
  • big schools / universities
  • fleet motor pools

Some of Firefly features

  • 3-wheel vehicle with integrated safety cage
  • It has a 'shallow wing' door system, which maintains narrow vehicle profile with 26 inches extra-wide openings.
  • 3-point seat belt system
  • 2-speed windshield wiper system
  • it has also a switchable dome light and backlit controls for night time use

Some of firefly advantages (aside from zero-emission)

  • guaranteed high performance
  • low cost and low maintenance
  • electric vehicle specifically designed to meet essential services (e.g. parking enforcement, security, delivery, and the like)
  • practical and safe solutions to tight spaces navigation
  • good quality as it has passed all the federal state requirements imposed by a government agency that mandates the use of alternative vehicles

Brand new or used – which one should you choose?

If you are constrained by a limited budget, you might want to buy a used one and there are lots of them available – you can find reviews on line. However, if you want to make sure optimum performance, you might want to consider buying brand new. Either way, you must consider buying only from a reputable distributor in town. If you are within North California, you might want to check out Turf and Industrial - utility vehicles distributor that has been in business for more than 4 decades now; also offers vineyard equipment both new and used.