April 2026

COVER STORY- Spring Has Arrived and In Full Throttle

Spring has independent lawn and garden dealerships buzzing like a 2-stroke at full throttle—phones ringing, trailers rolling, and a fully stocked showroom. This issue delivers the 2026 Trimmer Annual, a nudge to finally kick procrastination to the curb, and a few well-earned laughs courtesy of the PET time machine, Dust & Rust, and PETcetera’s internet jokes.

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OLC Annual Event Offers Saw, Chain Technology

EUGENE, Ore.—Established way back in 1939 with a modest gathering that included some tractors and log trucks adjacent to the Osburn Hotel in downtown Eugene, the Oregon Logging Conference today is the logging industry’s biggest equipment show now held at the Lane County Events Center & Fairgrounds.

The annual event attracts hundreds of exhibitors offering every imaginable logging machine, attachment, component and service related to the industry. This year, three regional dealerships exhibited at the show in mid February: Cowlitz River Rigging and Woods Logging Supply, both in Longview, Wash., and Smiths Logging Supplies near Klamath Falls.

All three saw good crowds at the event that draws thousands every spring.  

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2026 Trimmer Annual

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End Procrastination & Throw Out Your To-Do List

Write everything in one place—your planner/calendar. Do not write an appointment in your calendar, the phone number on a napkin, and the directions on a notepad. That’s stress city, and it’s not taking advantage of your time management tools.

Dust&Rust

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PETcetera

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