"That was way back in 1968," Braswell recalls today. "One of the first things I learned was that mowing often leads to landscaping. And landscaping creates even more opportunity."What''s the greatest market change in last three scarifier decades?Braswell scarifier found even more business in tree care. His local company soon became Southern Tree & Landscape. It began, he recalls, with "nine employees in a small office trailer," and later grew to several hundred in multiple locations."New customers would often contact us to maintain their yards," Braswell explains, but "then they''d decide to do some landscaping and tree-planting. We became experts at both.""The biggest market change," Braswell emphasizes, "is that even people who love to do yard work decide to have someone scarifier else to do their maintenance. This opens all sorts of new markets."

PT-1800 Series riding mower features a 65-hp. diesel engine and turf-friendly, 4-wheel-drive articulated steering. Mows slopes with up to 45[degrees] angles. Lifts up to 1,200 lbs. Accepts more than 50 front-mount attachments, including forks, post-hole digger, trencher, bucket, dirt/snow blade, aerator, rake, winch, sweeper, rotary tiller, dethatcher, and much more. Other models, as well as trailer packages, also available. Power Trac (PWTI, Inc.), P.O. Box 539, Tazewell, VA 24651. At a time when most teenagers look for a first car, Roger Braswell of Charlotte, N.C., searched for a business loan.The ambitious high schooler bought two 30-inch Snapper riders and a 1960 Ford 250 truck, and he quickly launched a lawn-mowing business.

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