Landscape company goes publicIn 1998, Southern Tree & Landscape -- along with six similar firms -- went public on the NYSE to form Land Care USA. (This company was later acquired by Service Master, which merged it with TruGreen/ChemLawn.)Then, Braswell discovered an amazing Australian skid-steer product that launched him into a new career.Creation of Toro Dingo opens multiple marketsThe product -- a small utility loader -- allows its user to apply hydraulic power with a variety of attachments. Braswell brought the technology to the United States, then later sold the rights to Toro.Compact hydraulic equipment, Braswell saw, could be a way to serve many industries such as landscaping, fencing, nursery, vonarxscarifierinfo irrigation, utilities, construction, cable installation, vonarxscarifierinfo rental and even roofing.

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 vonarxscarifierinfo 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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