Michelin Tweel Technologies is introducing new products to its Tweel airless radial line with three of these additions featuring 5-4.5 inch bolt-pattern configurations.

Professional segment net sales for the third quarter were up 3.0% from last year. Residential segment net sales for the third quarter were up 9.5% from last year.

"Competition is no longer company to company. It’s supply chain to supply chain. We’re developing an integrated supply chain that includes operations, engineering, and SCM," says Brent Edmisten, vice president of operations, supply chain management and engineering for Excel Industries.

The new TRX 354 and 561 models are quipped with rear-mounted tracks and rear torsional suspension. This helps landowners and professionals maintain property that can not be efficiently or safely cut with a traditional zero-turn mower, including retention ponds, slopes, low lands, shore land and rough terrain.

Check out the latest zero-turn mowers from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Dealers shared their forecasts for equipment in Rural Lifestyle Dealer's 2018 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook survey, with zero-turn mowers topping the list of 26 categories in terms of unit sales increases.

This breakout section of Rural Lifestyle Dealer's 2018 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook Report provides a deeper analysis of forecasts and opportunities for Kubota dealers.