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.
Latest News
NAEDA Announces Four Elected Regional Directors
The North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA), a non-profit trade organization representing retail dealers extensively engaged in the sale and service of agricultural, construction, industrial, forestry, outdoor power, lawn and garden, and/or turf equipment, is pleased to announce the newly elected and re-elected directors for the Great Lakes, MSEDA, North Central, and Pacific Northwest regions.
Karnes Enterprise Distributes Archer, TsuMura
Minor Karnes, formerly with Tilton Equipment Co., with the help of his two sons Jason and Michael has taken his experience and knowledge to establish his own importing and distributing company Karnes Enterprise in 2016. With over 40 years in the Chainsaw Industry, Karnes Enterprise is a leading distributor specializing in chainsaw chains, guide bars, sprockets, sharpening tools and much more. Offering products from some of the most popular brand names in the industry. Over the years Minor has developed great long-term relationships with the families and people behind the Archer, Tecomec and TsuMura brands.
POWERsuppliers
- Stihl Announces Ecommerce Platform
- Equip Announces Keynote Series
- Maruyama Hosts Dealers At Texas Headquarters
- Rotary Appoints New Midwestern Sales Mgr
- Henshall-Bell To Lead Husqvarna Forest & Garden
2026 Trimmer Annual
- ARCHER AUSTRALIA
- ROTARY CORP.
- PIONEER POWER EQUIPMENT
- SUNBELT OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
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
- Zero-Turn Mowers Hit the Mainstream
- Gasoline Coverage Looks At 1996 Pre-Ethanol Issues
PETcetera
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