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TURF PRO AND SERVICE DEALER
Two great magazines now together
NOVEMBER 2012
FEATURES :
SURVIVING THE RECESSION: Views from golf course managers, public sector and suppliers
BEST OF BRITISH: Dennis and Sisis, two British brands now together FEATURE: Winter maintenance programme DEALER PROFILE: Longham Garden Machinery, winner of the 2012 Marketing Award COURSE REVIEW: Trump International, winner of 2012 Best New Venue Award ON TEST:Makita brush cutters CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE Scott MacCallum Chris Biddle James De Havilland Jane McPherson and of course . . Jim Green
The November issue of Turf Pro/Service Dealer is being published w/c 12 November
HONDA IN CHARGE Self charging batteries to be fitted to two US introductions
At the recent Green Industry and Equipment Expo (GIE+Expo) in the US, Honda borrowed an idea from car manufacturers. It's an electric-start battery that recharges itself as you mow, to be fitted on two new self-propelled mowers
The company showed of two new lines. HRX217VLA is the new addition to Honda's HRX series of mowers with a polymer deck called Nexite, which Honda thinks enough of to give it a limited lifetime warranty to the original purchaser. The HRR216VLA has a steel deck and both have a small, sealed lead-acid battery mounted on the handlebar (see photo).
A spokesperson for Honda said that it had offered self-charging electric start years earlier but back then the feature didn't catch on because it added $100 to the cost of the mower. The new version adds $10 or less to the cost of the two 2013 mowers.
The 2013 Event Planner in a new, larger size, will once again contain dates of all the national and international industry shows and events. Published with the December issue of Turf Pro/Service Dealer TO ADVERTISE GEORGE MILLER E-mail or 020 3603 7936
