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Product of the Year 2004

Domestic
Victa Tornado Corvette

Victa Tornado - Damn sexy


It’s not every day that a domestic lawnmower gets called “Damn Sexy!” However Victa’s Tornado Corvette was so described by merchandising expert Katrina Robinson at the company’s Hamilton Island conference. Tornado has a distinctly styled, pressed-steel deck that provides true 48cm (19”) edge-to-edge cutting in a compact unit with a 2.5cm (1”) shorter wheelbase than Victa’s previous 18” models. The Tornado Corvette is available in catch or mulch/catch configurations powered by B&S, Honda GCV or Victa’s own 2-stroke.

And it’s damn sexy!

Garden Groom from Masport

Garden Groom – cuts, shreds and collects


Garden Groom is the world’s only collecting hedgetrimmer. It will cut branches up to 12mm (1/2”). The cutting blade cuts and shreds the clippings using a scissor action and deposits the shredded material in the on-board container or alternatively into the volume collection bag. The waste is reduced in volume by a ratio of 10:1, making disposal a simple task and leaving a healthier hedge as dead clippings are not left behind. The container will hold up to 7m2 of clippings, cutting 15cm. (ie 6 months’ growth). The volume bag will hold at least 10 times more than the on board container.

Commercial
Great Dane Hazard Area Mower

OHS issues are minimised by Great Dane’s Hazard Area Mower (HAM) - the first, truly dual-mode, ZTR mower.

Operator safety (OHS) is one of the biggest issues in this industry. Any product that eliminates a hazard must be considered. Great Dane’s locally-developed Hazard Area Mower (HAM) is a fully remote-control mowing unit that allows operators to be completely removed from dangerous situations like steep inclines. The remote-control unit duplicates the machine’s complete function range. It can be switched from "remote operation" to "operator on board" just by flicking a switch. This allows the operator to complete normal mowing tasks conventionally, then when approaching areas considered dangerous, flick to “remote” mode and continue the job in a 100% safe environment.

HAM can be ordered prefitted to a new Great Dane ZTR or as a retrofit kit for an existing machine.

Hire Powermow Power Corer

Powermow Corer - Ideal for contractors and rental users

Powered by a 5.5hp Briggs & Stratton Intek OHV engine, the Power Corer has a crankshaft driving three tyne push-rods. The Corer aerates a 40cm swathe with 14mm diameter holes, at 10cm centres, up to 6cm depth. It removes the plug and automatically ejects it from the tyne to the rear of the machine. The crankshaft/pushrod design (similar to, but scaled-down from larger, professional sportsturf units) produces superior coring action to most other lightweight/small-swathe aeration equipment currently available. The design ensures that the holes are near vertical, leaving the turf surface undisturbed

Ancillary Rover “Clever Blade” System

Rover Mowers “Clever Blade” gives a closer, cleaner cut in all conditions

Who would have thought that punching some holes in a mower blade would make a difference?

Rover’s “Clever Blade” System is designed for use with the Professional Rover Pro Cut 560, Self-Propelled, 4–stroke. The blades have three small holes, roughly at the point where the up-sweep of the blade begins. The new cutting system requires four of the “clever” blades to be fitted to the disk. It gives a closer, cleaner cut in all conditions with all varieties of turfgrass. The “Clever” blade uses the same disk/nut/bolt/washer combination as the manufacturer’s 50cm (20”) units.

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