Whether you're talking landscape installation, maintenance, lawn care or irrigation, there are a variety of attachments out there to help you get a variety of work done faster. Furthermore, attachments can help landscape contractors get more use out of their tractors, loaders and even mowers. Keeping high-dollar machines working, as opposed to sitting idle in your yard, is always a good thing.
While just about every contractor owns a mower, tractor and/or loader, it's interesting to note that only a third to maybe half own some kind of attachment. That statement is based on a recent survey of landscape contractors conducted by our sister publication, Rental magazine. However, more contractors are showing a need for and interest in a variety of attachments as they come to understand the benefits of incorporating them into their fleets.
According to the survey, the following attachments are the most popular among landscape contractors:
- Mowers/Cutters
- Buckets
- Rakes
- Forks
- Blades
- Tillers
- Seeders
- Augers
Also according to the survey, the following attachments are the most sought-after by contractors looking to invest in attachments over the next year:
- Backhoes
- Mowers/Cutters
- Augers
- Chippers
- Tillers
- Stump Grinders
- Rakes
Check out our attachments roundup to see what might make sense for your landscaping company.
