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. 

Kindness Matters: Helping a Single Mom Take Back Her Overgrown yard

YouTube's Outdoors with Eric was driving around and noticed this overgrown lawn that was at least 15 to 20 feet tall in spots so he knocked on the door to see if he could mow it for FREE. This single mom was so excited and thankful, she ended up in tears.

Howe Equipment Compares Gravely and Toro Commercial Zero-Turn Mowers

Toro dealer Howe Equipment in Jackson, Mich., provides an in-depth comparison of commercial mowers from Toro and Gravely. It's started to pick up some comments ... some about the mowers in the video and some about other zero-turns as well.

Red Flags When Buying Equipment

There are a few red flags that may come up when considering an equipment purchase. Watching out for them can keep you from landing in a sketchy situation or even ending up with a knock-off piece of equipment. A Messick's customer recently bought a "Kobota mower". Has your dealership seen knock offs like this? 

Tractor Comparison Part 3 | John Deere vs. Kubota vs. Yanmar

Tractor Bob's is back with another tractor comparison. This time the dealership breaks down all the major differences between three industry leading subcompact tractors. In this tractor comparison video we put the John Deere 2025R, Kubota B2601 and Yanmar SA324 toe-to-toe; In this video we will be testing each of the tractors to see how powerful they actually are. Each of these tractors have their highlights and short comings, and in this tractor comparison video we will cover all this and more.

Dealer Success Academy Replay — Diversity & Inclusion: 3 Benefits and Takeaways for Your Dealership

A diverse and inclusive workplace is one that makes everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the business, feel equally involved in and supported in all areas of the workplace. Hear from Cleo Franklin, author, entrepreneur, and retired agriculture industry executive to learn more about the benefits and results of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and how it can improve your dealership’s expansion into new markets, attract new customers, and grow your business.

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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by ECHO.

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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