Tuesday, March 10, 2009
According to news reports, major chain saw bar and chain manufacturer Blount International has been awarded $2 million in damages in a patent infringement case against TriLink Global LLC and its subsidiaries TriLink Saw Chain LLC, Jinhua TriLink Huihuang Co. and Jinhua Huihuang Hardware Co. At issue was Blount’s patented design for a nose sprocket…
Monday, March 9, 2009
The conclusions don’t match the data, says an independent researcher commissioned by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) to critique a federal report released last year by the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) concerning the impact higher percentages of ethanol in gasoline have on automobiles and small engines. Ethanol proponents have seized on the small,…
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Zenoah America (RedMax) officials recently announced the promotion of Andrew Kuczmar to Vice President of the company’s Product Technical Service and Corporate Training Department. Kuczmar has been Director of Zenoah America (RedMax) Product Technical Service and Product Development since August 20, 2007. He has more than 34 years experience in the lawn and garden power…
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
TecumsehPower Co. officials recently announced the company has sold its Peerless transmissions business to Husqvarna Outdoor Products. The Peerless division, located primarily in Salem, Ind., with limited operations in Grafton, Wis., designs and manufactures transmissions for lawn and garden power equipment OEM customers, and aftermarket parts to OEMs and central warehouse distributors. Husqvarna is not…
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Ethanol producers, ahead of the federally mandated schedule to produce 15 billion gallons of ethanol for use in U.S. vehicles by 2015, are lobbying the government to overturn the long-standing Environmental Protection Agency rule that limits ethanol/gasoline blends to 10% ethanol nationwide. Despite a recent ethanol downturn thanks to lower oil prices, officials with the…
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Those wondering about the different direction a new administration might take concerning engine emissions didn’t have to wait long: In his second week in office, President Barack Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider letting California and other states set limits on greenhouse gases emitted by vehicles and small engine equipment. This follows…
Friday, January 23, 2009
The North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA) recently announced six lawn and garden dealerships that have earned accreditation under NAEDA’s new Power Pro dealer program. The six small engine dealerships earned accreditation by meeting industry standards related to operational performance and customer commitment. According to Joe Dykes, NAEDA director of OPE programs, “Power Pro is…
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Engines and Power Products Div. of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., has announced a new distribution arrangement for Canada, effective this week. Stens, LLC, headquartered in Jasper, Ind., will become the distributor of Kawasaki-branded replacement engines and handheld power products to a network of more than 500 independent dealers in Canada. According to Rodger Howe,…
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A few years ago I remember speaking with a dealership manager near Spokane, Wash., with a showroom full of snowmobiles who said he was getting out of it: There’s just not that much opportunity any more for snow-related product sales, he said. I wonder what he’s thinking now, as folks in and around Spokane dig…
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Horizon Distributors recently expanded its product line to offer Kawasaki handheld power products to customers in Georgia and North Carolina. The addition of Kawasaki products in Georgia and North Carolina is part of Horizon’s continuous expansion of product offerings to meet the growing needs of landscape contractors. Previously, Horizon has only supplied Colorado, Texas and…
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