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Field Guide
Field Guide – June 2009
June 23, 2009 |
Early-blooming daisies
Voltage Yellow Osteospermums are a smart purchase for your next job for two reasons: its color and its lifespan. This low-growing Osteospermum displays a popping, vibrant hue and distributes over large areas for easy coverage. The flora also blossoms weeks earlier in spring than other varieties and lasts the whole season. Growers can use fewer PGRs; this minimum exertion plant still branches fully.
Versatile trailer for all landscape jobs
The Back Forty utility trailer, manufactured by Southern Outdoor Technologies, is a highly customizable hauling attachment. It hauls up to 1,500 pounds at 48 inches wide and 72 inches long. Landscapers can equip it to their specifications with off road or turf tires, quick release tongue and cargo basket options. Standard features are a 14-gauge steel frame, a 5-lug hub and axle, 2-inch coupler and removable tongue and stake pockets.
Indoor and outdoor clock-in system
Exaktime has long offered workers a portable outdoor clock-in method with their JobClock, PocketClock and GPS models using JobClock System software. The new ClockPoint Kiosk software enables employees in the office to clock in with similarly less hassle. Employees key in personal codes on the KeyTab Reader, which hooks up to the USB port. The ClockPoint Kiosk runs on laptops or PCs with Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Core drills with better control
Atlas Copco has added extra comfort and safety features for overall improved control of drilling. The LCD 500 and LCD 1500 models’ handles have attached hydraulic inlets and hoses to decrease torque pressure. Handles are extendable with coated rubber grips. Additionally, they’re equipped with a soft start for optimum control and safe use when operating them. Triggers have been redesigned with trigger locking, trigger guards and trigger mechanism protection features.


