80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 % 0 %
67 % 60 %
51 % 44 % 42 %
37 % 35 % 35 % 33 % 30 % 30 % 28 % 28 % 28 % 23 % 21 % 21 % 19 % 16 % 16 % 14 % 14 % 12 % 12 %
Gloves Hearing / eye protection
Clothing / workwear / footwear Blowers
String trimmers Chainsaws
Mowers ( zero-turn / riding ) Chainsaw chain , bars , other accessories
Spray equipment
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TURF MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES DO YOU PLAN TO PURCHASE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS ?
Spreaders Trailers
Mowers ( walk-behind ) Hedge trimmers
Snow removal qquipment Aerators ( turf )
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Mowers ( stand-on ) Battery-powered handheld OPE
Edgers Battery-powered mowers
Batteries and chargers for OPE Dethatchers
Tractors Brush cutters
UTVs
9 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 %
Tractor accessories / implements Battery-powered vehicles or other
Chippers / shredders Mowers ( robotic )
Sweepers Tillers
Vacuums ( leaf and litter )
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF JOBS / PROJECTS WILL YOU / YOUR COMPANY BE INVOLVED DURING THE NEXT 12 MONTHS ?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DO YOU PLAN TO PURCHASE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS ?
90 % 84 %
20 % 19 %
80 % 18 %
70 % 66 %
16 %
16 %
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
59 % 57 %
55 % 50 %
45 % 43 %
14 %
14 %
12 %
10 %
8 %
6 %
14 % 14 %
12 % 11 %
9 % 9 %
7 % 7 %
0 %
4 %
Lawn maintenance
Landscape design / build
Hardscape installation
Irrigation system installation / maintenance
Pest / disease management
Snow removal / management
Landscape lighting installation / maintenance
Ponds or water feature installation / maintenance
Other
2 %
0 %
Skid-steer loaders
Compact loaders
Excavators
Front-end loaders
Augers
Sod cutters
Grading equipment
Trenchers
Backhoes
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