New Products

ArmorTech TEB 360 Foliar Fungicide
The pitch: United Turf Alliance has introduced ArmorTech TEB 360 Foliar Fungicide containing the active ingredient tebuconazole.

• ArmorTech TEB 360 controls brown patch, dollar spot, Fusarium patch, gray leaf spot, gray snow mold, summer patch and other diseases.
• In ornamentals, TEB 360 is effective against anthracnose, black spot, leaf spots, powdery mildew, rust, scabs and southern blight.
• Packaged in a 4 x 1-gallon case, TEB 360 contains 3.60 lbs. of tebuconazole per gallon.

 
Redexim North America Turf Stripper 2000
The pitch: The Turf Stripper 2000 is a machine used to mow, level, de-thatch and renovate turf areas using a rotary action that removes material and deflects it onto a conveyor to be carried away.

• The custom blades can be adjusted in small increments.
• An option verti-cut blade kit can be installed in place of the standard blades when the machine is to be used for verti-cutting common areas.
• The machine can also be an effective method of harvesting sprigs when trying to introduce bermuda and other grasses to new areas.

For more information: www.redexim.com

 
Wright Aero Core Deck
The pitch: Wright Manufacturing has developed a new deck design that is standard on all Wright Stander X and Sport X mowers.

• The new Aero Core deck’s space-saving design increases deck strength, while recessed caster wheels result in a more compact footprint and improved agility.
• Anti-clumping baffles in the Aero Core deck prevent debris build-up at the discharge chute.
• Air-tapered blade surfaces create pressure to pull grass up for a cleaner, more uniform cut.

For more information: www.wrightmfg.com

Bayer Armada Fungicide
The pitch: Armada fungicide was recently changed from a wettable powder in a water soluble packaging to a water dispersible granule.

• Armada 50 WDG provides disease control for turfgrass and landscape ornamentals.
• Contains the active ingredients Triadimefon and Trifloxystrobin, and provides a broad spectrum of activity against most turf and ornamental diseases in northern and southern climates.
• Controls turf diseases such as brown patch and dollar spot for up to 28 days.

For more information: www.BackedbyBayer.com

Earth & Turf Clamp-on Forks
The pitch: Earth & Turf, LLC has released the Economy 800 lb. Capacity Clamp-On Forks, a match for many small compact tractor loaders.

• These small, clamp-on bucket forks give compact loaders additional versatility.
• The design of the forks makes them especially easy to install and to remove.
• No bucket alterations are necessary and they will not damage buckets, if properly installed.
• Tine length is 32 inches, and they weigh 70 lbs per pair.
• List price per pair is $269.

For more information: www.earthandturf.com

Acuity Brands Tersen Ratio 1.5
The pitch: Acuity Brands is expanding its LED Outdoor Walk application portfolio with the introduction of the Tersen Ratio to serve the nighttime needs of pedestrians outdoors.

• Tersen Ratio 1.5 is a luminaire supporting 48 LED diodes that produce illumination equivalent to a traditional 175-watt metal halide lamp.
• Its “finned” shape serves as a heat sink as well as an architectural statement, making it useful for outdoor parking lots, walkways and mixed-use applications.
• The luminaire achieves a 50,000-hour life at 1,000 MA with 70 percent lumen maintenance.

For more information: www.acuitybrands.com/outdoor

Classen Turf Rake Line
The pitch: Classen has expanded its turf rake line by adding two new spring tine models, the TR-20RH with a Honda GX160 engine and the TR-20RB with a Briggs & Stratton Intek 850 engine.

• New spring tine reel models are more forgiving on lawns that have in-ground sprinkler systems or other permanently installed objects in the turf.
• The new Classen TR-20R can be used for those areas where flail reel or slicer blade reels are too aggressive.
• The new reel features 104 individual spring tines that are surface-treated to provide more than 50 percent added strength and tine life.

For more information: www.classenturfcare.com

NORDOT Adhesive
The pitch: NORDOT Adhesive #34P-4 from Synthetic Surfaces is a new, one component outdoor adhesive that was designed to install and/or repair synthetic turf and other outdoor surfaces in widely variable and sometimes hostile weather conditions. 

• It fills the need for a versatile adhesive which allows the outdoor installation and repair season to expand from only “fair weather” days to year-round.
• Surfaces that benefit are: playgrounds, landscaping, rooftops, airports and lounging areas. 
• Can be applied to a dry or damp surface at any outdoor temperature.
• After curing, it is durable both above ground and under water.

For more information: www.nordot.com

Pearl’s Premium
The pitch: Pearl’s Premium Lawn seed, needing only one quarter the nutrition of other types of grass, can thrive and stay green year-round with a lesser amount of organic fertilizer than chemical fertilizers.

• The seed is the result of approximately eight years of research and development.
• Grows at one quarter the rate of blue grass, requiring mowing only once a month rather than every week on average. 
• With 12-inch roots, the grass seed needs no chemical fertilizer and rarely needs water once established.
• More than 8,000 people in 46 states have already grown Pearl’s Premium lawns. 

For more information: www.pearlspremium.com