Land Pride helps save time by using cooperative purchasing
State and local governments manage around 199 million acres — or 8.7% — of the land in the United States. Those spaces include roadsides, city and county parks, sports and recreation fields, golf courses, and state parks, forests and wildlife management areas. Many of these spaces require some maintenance, including mowing on a regular basis.
Procurement professionals can save time by using cooperative purchasing, particularly when it comes to ground maintenance. Land Pride offers contracts with many cooperative buy groups, including Sourcewell and Omnia.
Rotary cutters
Roadside maintenance takes a special rotary cutter. First, the rotary cutter should be made by a company that understands how the cutters are used and how they are maintained. Land Pride Cutters have been developed with input from contractors, municipalities, counties, and states. The outcome of those collaborative efforts are the Land Pride 7 Series Rotary Cutters, available in 10-, 12- and 15-foot models and matched to tractors from 50 to 250 horsepower. Land Pride also has three 20-foot models for airports, set-aside acres, and other open spaces.
The RC57 is the roadside workhorse of the family. It is heavy-duty, easy to maintain, and boasts a number of Land Pride exclusive features. From the tip of the LP Performance Hitch to the end of the patented Parallel Pivot™ Axles, this feature-rich machine is one of the best choices for right-of-way maintenance. These unique Parallel Pivot Axles provide the operator with unmatched ground contact for improved holding power on side hills and uneven terrain. The axles pivot on a central shaft that allows the tires to remain parallel to one another while never losing contact with the terrain. The axles can be equipped with laminated tires, used aircraft tires, or new tires, and can be foam-filled if required.
The three remaining exclusive features really make the RC57 stand out in a competitive crowd. Among them is the flip spacers speed height adjustment . By simply opening or closing the flip spacers, the height is raised or lowered. The sliding center shield offers quick access to the maintenance points on the u-joints and for maintenance of the slip clutches. Lastly, Land Pride’s all-new Deck Armor™ provides the protection of a deck ring while maintaining cut quality — keeping the cut smooth, even, and looking good; something that municipalities and contractors value in right-of-way maintenance.
Roadside mowers need to be durable and dependable. The Land Pride RC57 is just that. It comes equipped with drivelines that are easy to maintain, shortening the time to maintain them, meaning the cutters are cutting. Big among commercial mowers are the beveled skid shoes on the wings to prevent gouging, the fully welded decks for added strength, and the replaceable side skirts so when that inevitable accident happens, the side panel damage can be repaired with a wrench instead of a torch and welder. Additionally, there are LED light kits to help put safety first.
Wide open spaces need wide-area mowers
Maintaining grassy areas in parks, sports fields or in other state- and municipal-owned spaces is a full-time job. The grasses are usually turf or ornamental rather than the taller, tougher and harder to mow grasses along roadsides that would require a rotary cutter. These spaces are uniquely suited for wide area mowers.
Wide area mowers, like Land Pride All-Flex Mowers, make the task of turf maintenance more manageable. All-Flex Mowers are well suited for mowing green spaces, sports fields, and other large, open spaces. They feature three decks with three blades per deck for a total cutting width from 11- to 22-feet in heights from ¾ inches to 5-1/4 inches. With their sleek frame design and precision engineering, operators can make tight turns with no windrows; the tight turn radius is comparable to a zero-turn mower with much faster results. The efficiency that a Land Pride AFM provides allows operators to mow nearly 10 acres per hour with the 22-foot model.
Fleet managers looking to spend tax dollars intelligently should look for wide-area mowers that offer ease-of-maintenance features. Maintenance of any mower, but especially fleet mowers, is an important factor in limiting downtime and lengthening the life of the machine. All-Flex Mowers manufactured by Land Pride offer several ease-of-maintenance features — like easily accessible blade spindle bearings, wheel bushings, and wing pivot points — that allow operators the ability to perform needed maintenance quickly and get back to mowing. Units that are not easy to maintain usually mean maintenance is done less frequently leading to downtime and shortened service life.
Consult a municipal sales professional
Roadside and wide area mowing offers unique challenges for municipalities. Consultation of an experienced professional can ensure that municipalities and contractors get the right mower for their needs. To make the buying process less time consuming for municipalities, there are many cooperative buying groups that government agencies can be a part of.
By purchasing through a cooperative contract, grounds maintenance managers in many government agencies can take advantage of the time- and money-saving benefits that the contracts provide. Land Pride offers contracts with several, including Sourcewell and BuyBoard, just to name two. Cooperative buying groups make sure everything is transparent. For guidance, make sure you talk to a municipal sales professional at a local dealer. They are more than willing to assist municipal customers with their mowing needs.
For more information, visit www.landpride.com.
Land Pride The Land Pride RC5715 paired with Kubota Tractor is an excellent roadside mowing package for municipal and contractor applications. Through cooperative buying, grounds maintenance managers have access to needed equipment like rotary cutters, seeders and mowers while also making the most of their equipment budgets.
