Gregg Wartgow

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Gregg Wartgow is editor in chief of Green Industry Pros magazine, SnowPRO, Dealer Success Guide, greenindustrypros.com, and related print and digital products.

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Mowing & Maintenance

How Much Should a Landscape Company Owner Make?

If you're one of the tens of thousands of contractors who has to not only work on your business but also in it, how do you determine what your salary should be?

If you're one of the tens of thousands of contractors who has to not only work on your business but also in it, how do you determine what your salary should be?

How to Safely Use Stand-on Mowers on Slopes

Stand-on mowers are popular, in part, for their hillside stability; but there are limitations to safe mowing on slopes

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Mowing & Maintenance

We Predicted: Taryl Fixes is the Next YouTube Sensation

TIM'S BONANZA SERVICE

"Taryl Dactal" makes how-to YouTube videos both educational and side-splittingly entertaining.

Taryl

Compact Equipment

How to Decide if a Compact Tractor is Best for a Landscape Business

Landscape contractors looking for maximum versatility across a range of services could benefit from adding a compact utility tractor to their fleets

Compact tractors can help landscape contractors generate revenue all year round, be it mowing and maintenance, site prep, hardscaping, aerating, spraying or snowplowing, among other common tasks. Pictured is Kioti’s CS2510.

Trucks, Trailers & UTVs

Why Utility Vehicles Make Sense in Landscaping

Today’s utility vehicles can handle a variety of terrain, quickly transport employees, haul heavy loads and power attachments. Plus, they are less expensive to operate than a pickup truck.

Kioti’s Mechron UTV provides more than 55 inches of cargo bed space and 1,100 pounds of bed capacity, making it an ideal match for hauling a variety of landscaping materials and tools on smaller to mid-size projects.

Why a Contractor Might Want a Wing Plow

For contractors that need to plow big, open spaces while also maintaining a certain degree of versatility, a wing plow can be a great addition to the snow removal fleet.

SnowEx ---- The SnowEx Adjustable-Wing Power Plow is offered in two models: 8 or 10-foot width, and 8’6” or 11-foot width.

What’s So Hard About Hardscaping?

Not much if you’re using a compact track loader, which can be a hardscape contractor’s best friend before, during and after a project.

Toro’s TXL 2000 features a unique telescoping arm. When fully telescoped and raised, it can reach 123 inches high—plenty of clearance to dump materials over a standard dump truck.

Comparing the Exmark and Toro 30-inch Walk Mowers

Exmark Manufacturing

A look at key features and specs of the Exmark Commercial 30 and Toro TurfMaster 30-inch walk mowers.

Have experience with either the Exmark Commercial 30 or Toro TurfMaster 30-inch Walk Mower?

Industry Updates

Faster Bidding with Far Less Hassle

Web-based tools can help speed up the estimating and proposal-building process for landscape contractors, resulting in less cost, happier customers and more time to focus on other areas of the business.

Go iLawn’s high-resolution aerial imagery is available in five views: vertical, North, South, East (shown) and West.

Mowing & Maintenance

Deliver Better Customer Service by Texting

Quiq allows businesses to corral their multi-channel, text-based conversations with customers, helping employees save time while customers enjoy a better experience.

Pictured is an example of what a customer service agent sees when using Quiq. The left-hand column is the message queue, prioritized by how quickly a given customer is responding back. In the middle is the conversation in progress. The right-hand column shows integration with third-party customer relationship management software.

Industry Updates

Half a Century of Groundskeeping Innovations

The Grasshopper Company

On the eve of its 50th year in the manufacturing business, The Grasshopper Company continues to focus on versatility, productivity and options—helping end-users get more done faster and at less cost.

While Grasshopper offers an assortment of both MidMount and FrontMount zero-turn mowers, the company says a FrontMount offers many productivity-enhancing benefits.

Mowing & Maintenance

The Right Tool for the Right Job at the Right Price

Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery Co. (SDLG)

SDLG North America offers compact wheel loaders at skid steer prices and sees landscaping as a key market that will benefit.

Budget-friendly compact wheel loaders can be a great solution for a variety of landscaping and snow removal applications, especially if you have a nursery or materials yard where a lot of loading and hauling takes place on a regular basis.

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