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Season-to-Season: Williams Tractor

July 12, 2017

Williams Tractor, with locations in Arkansas and Louisiana, keeps its shop personnel busy and productive year-round. The dealership team, led by Doug Williams, Dwight Williams and Gary Tollett, shares its best practices related to service personnel in this second installment of the “Season-to-Season” series.

Excel Industries Reducing Production Workforce by 270 Employees

June 22, 2017 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Excel says the streamlining in its production facility follows 3 years of unprecedented growth as the company more than doubled in size.

Season to Season

Williams Tractor: Maximizing the Impact of Seasonal Employees

Williams Tractor of Fayetteville, Ark., focuses on year-round staffing averages, finding and mentoring employees and rewarding extra effort.

By Mike Wiles posted on April 22, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices

Williams Tractor, with locations in Arkansas and Louisiana, keeps its shop personnel busy and productive year-round. The dealership team shares its best practices related to service personnel in this second installment of the “Season-to-Season” series. These practices have enabled the dealership to avoid off-season drains on cashflow.

Williams Tractor: Location Gives Advantages

March 3, 2017 | Posted in Dealer News

The dealership has locations in Arkansas and Louisiana and expected to top $140 million in total sales in 2016.

Dealers ‘Sound Off:’ Doug Nord and Tim Berman

Two dealers share their thoughts on Big Box competition, service pricing strategies, brand loyalty, new products and more.

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on January 28, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices

What’s on your mind? What keeps you up at night? What is right or wrong with the rural equipment industry? In this new series, “Dealers Sound Off,” dealers bring up issues related to those questions and our goal is to generate ideas from other dealers who may be facing the same issues.

Season-to-Season

Williams Tractor: Making the Sale

Williams Tractor of Fayetteville, Ark., shares strategies regarding margins, rental, marketing and more in the first installment of the 2017 ‘Season-to-Season’ series.

By Mike Wiles posted on January 28, 2017 | Posted in Dealership Marketing

One of the biggest decisions facing dealerships revolves around setting fair equipment margins. If high profit is the goal, sales may be lost to competitors, but aggressive pricing could lead some to feel they could have done better.

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What Turned our Heads at GIE+Expo

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on October 31, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations

UPDATED STORY. There were 900 exhibitors at the 2016 show and attendance was up 12% from last year. Here are some highlights.

Hustler Turf Enters UTV Market with Patented Technology

October 26, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations

The Maximum Duty Vehicle offers the patented Levelift bed technology. Operators flip a switch and the Levelift brings the cargo box up, back and down, enabling the user to load at ground level or at any point along the arc of motion.

Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey: Making the Grade

Rural equipment manufacturers score well on the 2016 Equipment Dealers Assn.’s Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on August 6, 2016 | Posted in Data & Forecasts

Outdoor power equipment (OPE) manufacturers outperformed all other manufacturers in the 2016 Equipment Dealers Assn.’s (EDA) Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey. LS Tractor, a compact and utility tractor manufacturer, received the Dealer’s Choice award for tractor manufacturers. John Deere received the Dealer’s Choice Award for full-line manufacturers.

How to Sell: Expanding into Construction with Skid Steers

Specialize your approach to sales and service to successfully sell skid steer loaders to the construction market and related segments.

By Mike Wiles posted on April 18, 2016 | Posted in Niche Markets

In Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s 2017 Business Trends and Outlook Report, more than 31% of respondents said they planned to add skid steer loader products to their portfolio this year. That decision may not be surprising with many economic indicators showing a strong homebuilding market.

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RhinoAG Production Tour to Mark 90 years

Lessiter Media editors visited RhinoAG in Gibson City, IL to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the production processes and attention to detail that have contributed to their longevity as they celebrate their 90th anniversary in 2024.

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Yanmar

Yanmar America is the North American headquarters of Yanmar Holdings. Ranked #1 in Product Quality for five years in a row by the Equipment Dealers Association, Yanmar provides innovative solutions for Rural Lifestyle and Industrial Equipment customers.

Yanmar was the world’s first manufacturer to develop a practical small diesel engine in 1933 and has continued to push the boundaries of innovation and technology ever since. As a manufacturer of diesel engines, compact tractors and utility task vehicles, construction machinery, and industrial equipment, Yanmar's products are sold in over 130 countries.

At Yanmar America, we are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services, backed by a strong team of professionals who share our dedication to excellence. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you in achieving your goals.

Stihl Inc

Virginia Beach-based STIHL Inc., produces a full line of high-quality, handheld outdoor power equipment including blowers, trimmers, brushcutters, and multi-task tools, as well as the number one selling brand of chainsaws worldwide. STIHL Inc. manufactures over 260 model variations of handheld outdoor power equipment for sale in the U.S. and around the world.