Dealers specializing in selling compact tractors (under 40 horsepower) had another banner year in 2017 as U.S. and Canadian sales of the small equipment reached all-time highs.
More than one-quarter of landscaping companies will up capital expenditures in 2018, while two-thirds will maintain their 2017 spending levels, according to the Seaport Global Securities latest survey. Only 10% say they will reduce their investment in power equipment in 2018.
Landscape contractors are expressing positive sentiments about growing revenues and purchasing equipment through the remainder of 2017 and into early 2018, according to Seaport Global Securities’ most recent quarterly survey of landscape contractors.
LS Tractor is looking to expand into "big ag" in Brazil and Mahindra unveils its first tractors produced in Brazil, according to Ag Equipment Intelligence.
Commercial and consumer lawn equipment and GPS/Precision Ag sales showed strength, while large equipment demand remains weak, according to the most recent Ag Equipment Intelligence report.
According to sales figures form the Assn. of Equipment manufacturers, U.S. sales of under 40 horsepower tractors in August were up 9.9% year-to-date. Canadian sales were up 26% year-to-date.
Recent survey results show that landscape contractors’ appetite for purchasing power equipment has improved during the last quarter. Seaport Global Securities reports that 41% of landscapers plan to spend more on power equipment in 2017 compared to 2016.
Erratic business levels in recent years have tested OPE dealers’ ability to perform. See the numbers behind their performance in this analysis of the United Equipment Dealers Assn.'s Cost of Doing Business Studies.
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