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With ‘Historic’ in the Rearview, Dealers Prep for More ‘Realistic’ 2023

With ‘Historic’ in the Rearview, Dealers Prep for More ‘Realistic’ 2023

According to the results of Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s annual dealer survey, the crack in rural lifestyle dealer optimism that emerged last year has widened a bit more.

Industry News

  • Georgia Bill Protecting Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Passes House Vote

    A Georgia bill that would prohibit local governments from banning gas-powered outdoor power equipment has passed a Georgia House of Representatives vote, according to a March 27 report from the Georgia Recorder.

  • Horizon Distributors Now Carries Altoz Outdoor Power Equipment

    Altoz, Inc. a manufacturer of zero-turn mowers and outdoor power equipment, announced March 23 that Horizon Distributors, a large distributor of landscape and outdoor power equipment with over 85 locations across 12 states, now carries the Altoz product line. 

  • Kenn-Feld Group Opens 9th Location in Fort Wayne

    Kenn-Feld Group is pleased to announce the opening of their Fort Wayne, Ind., location. Kenn-Feld Group will be offering a broad selection of new and used John Deere lawn mowers, gators, compact utility tractors, and compact construction equipment to residential and commercial customers.

  • Solectrac Dealer Network Expands to 35 Dealers

    35 tractor-equipment dealers, representing 73 locations across the country, recently started selling the fast-growing, electric tractor brand, Solectrac, in response to the accelerated movement towards fully-electric solutions.

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Tracks on Mowers Offer Unique Advantages

Altoz offers a product that is unique to the industry — zero-turn and stand-on mowers with tracks. And while Altoz owner Dennis Brazier says tracked mowers certainly won’t replace all wheeled mowers, they offer a unique advantage for commercial, municipality or farm customers. Read More »

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2018 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Business Trends & Outlook (PDF)

2018 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Business Trends & Outlook (PDF)

This 46-page extensive management report details the numbers, trends and forecasts for the 2018 rural equipment market, and examines what products dealers expect to be the hottest sellers this year, which new products they intend to introduce or expand upon in their product mix, what their major concerns are for 2018 and so much more. You'll find insightful comparisons of U.S. vs. Canadian dealers, large vs. small dealerships and by major manufacturer, and with 6 additional pages in the 2018 report — a 13% increase — there’s more insight to be found than ever.

2017 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Business Trends & Outlook (PDF)

2017 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Business Trends & Outlook (PDF)

Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s full-length 40-page 2017 Business Trends & Outlook report is now available. This extensive management report details the numbers, trends and forecasts for the 2017 rural equipment market. The report examines what products dealers expect to be the hottest sellers this year, which new products they intend to introduce or expand upon in their product mix, what their major concerns are for 2017 and so much more. The report provides comparisons of U.S. vs. Canadian dealers, large vs. small dealerships and by major manufacturer.

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