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:
- This Tractor Brand is Gone!
- Best New Residential Zero-Turn Mowers of 2023
- The Most Delicious Chainsaw in the World
- Remembering Walker Mowers Founder Max Walker
- Woods Equipment Co-Founder Remembers Taking His First Mower Order
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This Tractor Brand is Gone!
Tractor Mike breaks down the end of Branson Tractors in this Youtube video. As of January 1st of this year, Branson Tractors are no longer a brand. The parent company, Kukje, a south Korean tractor company, was purchased by TYM, another company based there. The two product lines are now merged together, the dealer organizations have been combined, and everything from now on will be sold under the TYM brand.
Best New Residential Zero-Turn Mowers of 2023
With spring coming up, there's no better time to look at what's new on the mower market. In this video, Tractor Bob breaks down his list of the best new zero turn mowers of 2023.
The Most Delicious Chainsaw in the World
I'll bet you never looked at a chainsaw and felt hungry before. Well, now you'll get to experience that strange feeling. Check out one of Stihl's latest promotional videos: pancake art.
Remembering Walker Mowers Founder Max Walker
Jan. 25, 2023, would have been Max Walker's — founder of Walker Mowers — 100th birthday. Enjoy this heartfelt video from Walker Mowers of firsthand experiences with the man himself, Mr. Max Walker. Walker Mowers was recently the subject of Farm Innovation's How We Did It docuseries.
Woods Equipment Co-Founder Remembers Taking His First Mower Order
We're going to all the way back to 2011, when Rural Lifestyle Dealer sat down with the then last surviving co-founder of Woods Equipment Co., Mervel Wood. He recalls the story of what led to his very first order for a Woods Equipment Co. rotary mower.
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