NAEDA Awards Grasshopper Dealer’s Choice

NAEDA Awards Grasshopper Dealer’s Choice

The Grasshopper Company was awarded the 2015 Dealer’s Choice Award by the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) last month. “Our continuous improvement in manufacturing processes and parts deliverability has resulted in a level of product and support...
Kubota Announces U.S. Expansion

Kubota Announces U.S. Expansion

Share On Social       Kubota Announces U.S. ExpansionKubota Tractor Corp. (KTC) and Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp. (KMA) announce plans to increase production capacity in the U.S. The expansion includes a new manufacturing plant and expanding its existing...

Consumer Reports Praises Honda, Snapper Mowers

Thanks to all this recent rain, many of you may be dealing with an unruly yard right now, which means you might be in the market for a new lawn mower. Consumer Reports tested more than 100 machines and ranked the top performing machines. Dozens of models from names...
Billy Goat Acquired By Briggs & Stratton

Billy Goat Acquired By Briggs & Stratton

Billy Goat Industries, a Lee’s Summit-based manufacturer of specialty turf equipment, was acquired by Briggs & Stratton for about $26 million. The family-owned business, with about 100 employees, builds professional-grade mowers aerators sod cutters power rakes...
New World Record At Stihl Timbersports Series

New World Record At Stihl Timbersports Series

Last weekend, eight of the world’s toughest and fastest lumberjacks gathered in Florence, Italy, to take part in an international wood chopping race, to see which man could chop four tree trunks in half, using a combination of axe and saw techniques, in the...