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Article: Gas vs diesel: gasoline-powered mowers remain far and away contractors' choice, but diesel machines are making gains.
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- Landscape Management
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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For years the gasoline-powered mower has been the workhorse of the commercial mowing industry. Are we seeing signs that the picture is changing?
Diesel engines and electronic fuel injection--unusual until recently on commercial mowers--are making their presence felt. While neither feature signals a tidal wave, industry sources say that more of both are out there, and the trend will likely continue.
Let's look at diesel-powered mowers first. Until very recently, they were used mostly in specialty markets: in government, where diesel fuel supplies (and diesel mechanics) were ready to hand, and in demanding landscapes, where huge lawn size or ...