Landscape & Hardscape Design-Build

Landscape & Hardscape Design-Build - Jan 2012

COMPACT UTILITY EQUIPMENT STX Stump Grinder Log Splitter Toro Dingo Stump Grinders TRX Trenchers From the Toro Dingo to the innovative tracked trenchers and stump grinder and now tree care solutions Toro has a machine for any job you need to tackle Get to know your Toro dealer and see what they have to offer including finance programs to help put a machine in your hands today CALIFORNIA LIVERMORE Cal Line Equipment 925 443 6432 dknoll@ cal line com www cal line com GEORGIA DULUTH Keystone Sales 770 476 2999 www keystonetoolrental com MINNESOTA ROGERS Scharber Sons 763 428 4107 www 4turf com MONTANA WYOMING BILLINGS Midland Implement Co Inc 406 248 7771 graidiger@ midlandimplement com www midlandimplement com PENNSYLVANIA BLOOMSBURG TPC Power Center 570 784 0250 www tpcpowercenter com TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA Stowers Rents 865 622 9933 www stowerscat com CROSSVILLE Stowers Rents 931 484 4040 www stowerscat com KNOXVILLE WEST Stowers Rents 865 218 8800 www stowerscat com NASHVILLE AREA TriGreen Equipment 615 794 8187 www TriGreenEquipment com TRI CITIES Stowers Rents 423 323 4445 www stowerscat com WASHINGTON KENT Western Equipment Distributors 253 872 8858 www western equip com Toro_ Dingo_ 23_ 0112 indd 1 1 11 12 8 27 51 AM Users log on to their account online and can set up the features of the DeWalt MobileLock unit they want to use There are four built in sensors and you can have any one or all going at the same time Allen explains For mounting on skid steers or trailers the vibration sensor might be selected and then a sensitivity level set If the equipment is moved and vibration is produced an alert is set Theres also a tamper sensor that sends an alert if the MobileLock is removed as well as an audible alarm siren that can be set to sound The user can arm or disarm the system online or through a smartphone or text message Many landscapers like to use the automated settings so the device is automatically armed every night and automatically disarmed every morning says Allen If a given sensor is triggered the unit will send out emails text messages or phone calls to as many people as the user wants Its also possible at any time to go online to track where the device and the equipment its attached to is located In the event of theft that location information can easily be shared with law enforcement Allen says that one advantage is that it is cellular assisted so the location signal can be sent even if the unit is deep in a parking garage or other hidden area The unit costs 250 retail along with a 1995 monthly fee Farris reminds landscapers that they can also register their equipment through the National Equipment Register www ner net a service that helps owners mark with a decal and register high value equipment The electronic database is designed to deter theft and help recover equipment that is stolen To prevent that thieves will often file serial numbers off equipment or try to whitewash equipment that has company markings says Farris We try to tell people to mark their equipment with their name or a company logo that is really difficult to cover but ultimately its one of those things where the thieves keep getting smarter as we do If we find a way to prevent them theyll find a way around it Farris realizes that the situation can sometimes seem hopeless But you just have to keep doing what you can to deter the thieves he urges The majority of thieves are wanting something quick and easy The more time it takes the more they are left exposed So the harder you make it for them to steal something the less likely it is that theyll try Patrick White is a freelance writer based in Middlesex Vt He is always on the lookout for unusual stories and cutting edge installations Insert 120 on page 21 JANUARY 2012 I Landscape Hardscape Design Build 11