Commercial Quality Electric-Powered Lawn Care Equipment

Commercial Quality Electric-Powered Lawn Care Equipment ENERGY Miscellaneous Greenworks heavy-duty 82-volt lawn care tools are a cut above other battery-powered tools including their own consumer lines Designed for the commercial lawn care industry the high-powered brushless motor line will also be an attractive upgrade for farmsteads A range of recyclable lithium batteries from a 2 5Ah 82-volt to a 900-watt backpack battery matches power to the job Tools include trimmers axial and backpack blowers chainsaws pole saws and mowers “In the past we were highly invested in the residential market with our 40 60 and 80-volt tools ” says Chad Bishop Greenworks Commercial “Our 82-volt line gives commercial operators the power durability and performance they need The tool line has more power and a variety of amp hour batteries ” In addition to the 2 5Ah battery Greenworks offers 4 0 and 5 0Ah batteries The 900-watt backpack battery is available for bigger jobs with specific tools This spring the company is also introducing 3 0 and 6 0Ah batteries The interchangeable batteries let the operator balance battery weight against run time for a particular job “You get more power with higher amps but the higher amp batteries also weigh more ” notes Bishop “Which battery you go with depends on if you’re doing light moderate or heavy work ” Slip on the backpack battery and you’ve got up to 90 min of run time with the string trimmer versus up to 25 min with the 3 1/2-lb 2 5Ah battery The interchangeable 82-volt batteries power both the push and self-propelled walk-behind mowers in the commercial line The 48-in stand-on and 60-in ride-on zero-turns use dedicated 82-volt 13 8kW batteries that are charged in place “With their dual ports the walk-behinds have 40 to 60 min run time ” says Bishop “The 13 8kW batteries in the zero-turns provide up to 6 hrs run time and speeds up to 10 mph on the GZ 60R rider and 6 mph on the 48S stand-on ” Greenworks’ Rapid Battery Charger recharges the 2 5Ah battery in 36 min versus 75 min with the 5 0Ah battery Recharge time for the backpack battery is 3 hrs The 13 8 kW dedicated battery has a 10-hr recharge time A handy accessory for any of the tools using the interchangeable batteries is the battery waist pack Battery weight is transferred to the waist reducing fatigue A 69-in tether cord connects the battery with a 1-lb transfer battery in the tool “An operator can quickly transfer power from one tool to another when doing multiple tasks ” says Bishop Greenworks is riding the wave of battery-powered lawn care tool adoption In 2016 Stihl a leader in gas-powered tools invested in Greenworks because of their knowledge of lithium technology “Our tools are quieter and easier to use yet have the same performance as fuel-powered tools ” says Bishop Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Greenworks Commercial 500 S Main St Suite 450 Mooresville N C 28115 ph 704 658-0539; toll free 855 470-4267; customerUS@greenworkscommercial com; www greenworkscommercial com

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