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Ventrac cleaning up a camp with the Vacuum Collection system

Fall is a colorful time of year, but collecting those vibrant leaves isn’t always a pretty job once they hit the ground!  It can be a dreaded job!   Ventrac equipment helped take hours out of the backbreaking, labor-some task of leaf collection at a near-by camp this past weekend.   Volunteers were on hand with two Ventrac tractors to help with the huge job of leaf clean up at Camp Luz,  a Christian camp, near Orrville, Ohio.     “Leaf collection for us has always been a really BIG job,” says  Andrew Michaels, Program Director for Camp Luz.   “In the past it has taken sometimes up to a month to get the leaves collected.”

The job was accomplished in just ONE day as two Ventracs, equipped with vacuum collection systems, buzzed around making quick work out of something that normally took weeks of hand raking and bagging.   Both tractors used the vacuum collection systems to round up the leaves but also switched to the blower attachment to gather any stray debris and leaves in tight areas amongst the trees.

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Ventrac Gives Back to the Community at Ida Sue School/Nick Amster Workshop and the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio.

Wayne County, Ohio is an amazing community where people come together to help support those in need.  At Ventrac, in Orrville, giving back to the community has always been an important part of their company beliefs.  So, the management team set plans in motion for a service project to assist the Ida Sue School/Nick Amster Workshop and the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio organizations in Wooster with some needed outdoor maintenance projects and improvements.

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We are  proud to announce that Zimmer Tractor, Inc. of Monroe, Ohio has recently added Ventrac tractors and attachments to their current product line.   Covering the Cincinnati-Tri-State area, Zimmer provides product to a wide range of industries, including homeowners, turf and commercial industries as well as a large portion of customers in the agricultural industry.  Ventrac will be available at the Monroe, Ohio showroom only, but Zimmer Tractor showrooms can also be found in Aurora and Brookville, Indiana.

“We thought Ventrac would be a good fit for our customers,” says Jason Beckner, Vice President.  Besides offering customers an Ohio manufactured product,  Zimmer added the Ventrac line because it had a design, form and function that was different than some of their current lines of compact tractors.  Ventrac’s all wheel drive and tight turning radius design will allow it to go where other tractors can not and will be sold to end-users who require a tractor that does much more than mow grass.   With its many unique features, the new product will bring a heightened dimension to the  Zimmer lineup.   Along with Ventrac, the dealership carries a wide range of quality equipment including Kubota, New Holland, Scag, Wright, Landpride, Woods and Bush Hog.

The business owes its success to the core beliefs that customer satisfaction comes first and with Zimmer’s experienced staff and top notch facilities, customers get the specialty attention they need – before, during and after the sale.  “Every employee is customer-centered,”  adds Beckner.  “We have the staff and the facilities to take care of the customer the way they need to be taken care of.”

Zimmer Tractor Showroom in Monroe, Ohio

Throughout the year, customers can take advantage of seasonal specials offered by Zimmer on select equipment and accessories.  A full service parts department with skilled technicians are always on hand to keep equipment running at its peak performance.

Zimmer Tractor can be found online at www.zimmertractor.com, and for those who would like to see the impressive Monroe, Ohio showroom stop in to check out the full line of quality equipment located at 461 Breaden Drive.  The store is open Monday – Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm and Saturday 8:00am to 12:00pm.  They can also be contacted at 513-539-0539.

To find out more about Ventrac and to view the full line of tractors and attachments, visit www.ventrac.com.

Tool Talk Radio Show

When it comes to talking tools and equipment, “Tool Talk“  with Duane Wiford of Wiford Rental and Sales in Mt. Vernon, Ohio,  gives radio listeners a chance to learn what Wiford Rental and Sales does, the services they offer and the products they carry in their showroom.   Broadcasting from Knox County and covering several surrounding communities, the Ohio station, 13WMVO,   presents “Tool Talk”  twice a month.   The show also takes a look at some of the national and local companies who share their expertise in their various industries and equipment that you will see on the lot at Wiford Rental and Sales.

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Ventrac Salesmen Training Days 2010

What happens when seven Ventrac tractors and a group of Ventrac salesmen are put together?  It becomes an exciting and interesting time of safety and educational training, testing, demos and just plain hands-on fun with Ventrac tractors and attachments.   The salespersons gathered together for their continuous training days to learn as much as possible  how Ventrac tractors perform.  The salesmen spent their training days running the tractors through the paces and tested them to limits that wouldn’t normally be done on a day to day basis.   The information and experience gained will serve as a valuable tool to assist customers with finding the right piece of equipment that will meet their individual needs.

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The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri is located near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  The park was established to commemorate several historical events and is maintained by the National Park Service.   With its beautiful pristine lawns sloping down towards the Mississippi River, this 91 acre memorial park sits on the site of the original city of St. Louis and consists of the Old Courthouse; the Museum of Westward Expansion and probably the most well known icon of the city, The Gateway Arch.  The Gateway Arch towers over the city of St. Louis as a reflective symbol of the western expansion of the country during the nineteenth century.  Standing at 630 feet, this stainless steel structure is a marvel of modern engineering.

The seven Steiner brothers of Orrville, Ohio, recently took a road trip to St. Louis and while there, they visited the grounds crew that so immaculately maintain the National Park area and to see how they use Ventrac tractors, which are designed and manufactured by the Steiner brothers.   They met with Jim Jacobs, Gardener Supervisor, and his crew, to catch a glimpse of just how they keep the park in its amazing state all year round.

The Grounds Crew with the Seven Steiner Brothers

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With spring in full force and summer right around the corner, we are seeing how customers  rely on their Ventrac tractors and attachments to take them from season to season.   Many are armed for the upcoming warmer season with mowers, slip scoops or  blades.   We would like to feature some  lawn service owners who talk about how this mighty, durable machine takes them from removing winter snow on city sidewalks to the spring season of mowing,  mulching, moving soil and beyond.

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Rear Discharge mower deck on Ventrac 4000 series tractor

Have you ever wondered what all the buzz is about with rear discharge mowers?   You hear good things and not so good things about how they work, what they will or will not do.  Some people just love them and others… not so much.   Let’s take a look at what a great rear discharge mower can offer.

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Ventrac finish mower striping at NC State University

Keeping the main campus grounds at NC State University in pristine condition can be a never ending job.  Supervisor, Mark Tennant and grounds crewman, Aaron Pettite, make it look easy.   They enjoy working outdoors for the North Carolina State grounds management department and love the equipment they use to get their work done.  They work together to keep the university looking it’s best with, as Mark says, “a very well built machine,”  a Ventrac compact tractor.

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Ventrac is pleased to announce new updates to the KC180 Stump Grinder

Ventrac KC180 Stump Grinder

attachment.   Designed for the 4000 Series tractors, the KC180 is now built with new high performance cutting teeth and a newly designed rotor.

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