Rural Lifestyle Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of the rural lifestyle market. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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For five decades, ECHO has been a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of professional-grade, hand-held outdoor power equipment for both the commercial and homeowner markets. Today, the company sells its products in North America through eight distributors managing 6,600 independent dealers.

A Beatle on a Mower

Who knew the Beatles were in the turf care business? Bayer Crop Science Solution Development Manager James Hempfling recently graced Twitter with the following image of Ringo Starr riding a Toro Triplex greens mower. You can read more about Starr's estate and the history of the photo here.

A Dealer's Checklist for Annual Mower Maintenance

John Deere dealer AKRS Equipment recently took a proactive approach to its customers' service needs and provided the following mower maintenance checklist through AgUpdate. In addition to helping folks understand what they need to look at, it also includes a call to action at the end — contacting AKRS Equipment directly or looking into the supplies customers will need to do it themselves.

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Deere Tops List of Companies with the Best Reputations

John Deere recently came in 3rd place on the 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings survey, the only ag company on the list. Deere was beaten only by Costco and Patagonia.

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Pimp My...Mower?

I'd wager that most of us have seen at least one episode of the early 2000s hit TV series "Pimp My Ride," hosted by hip-hop artist Xzibit. Well, if the end of the series in 2007 left you missing the artistry of the cars, we've got a little something for you: an equally "pimped out" zero-turn mower.

Throwback: Dixie Chopper Restarts Manufacturing After Acquisition by Alamo

At the 2019 GIE+EXPO, Rural Lifestyle Dealer caught up with Dixie Chopper National Sales Manager Warren Evans to discuss the next steps for the company following its acquisition by Alamo Group. The acquisition had been announced a few months prior and at the time, Warren told dealers manufacturing would begin around Thanksgiving.

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For five decades, ECHO has been a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of professional-grade, hand-held outdoor power equipment for both the commercial and homeowner markets. Today, the company sells its products in North America through eight distributors managing 6,600 independent dealers.

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