1. Recall Bulletin #15243, issued February 2015, affecting all Model MB S/N 11-113438 thru 14-128728, replacing transmission cooling fans. Compliance with this bulletin is strongly recommended due to possible derailment of the transmission drive belt and unexpected free-wheeling and loss of ground drive and steering.
2. Recall Bulletin #15247, issued May 2015, affecting Model MS14 S/N 14-127922 thru 15-133902, adding belt guide to PTO drive belt. Compliance with this bulletin is strongly recommended to give complete disengagement of the PTO drive belt and to improve braking action of PTO blade drive with the blade clutch disengaged.

All owners of affected units are encouraged to have their machines upgraded free of charge by contacting their local dealer.

Back in 2008, Walker Talk volume 33 ran a story on Ralph Anderson, the owner of Anderson Lawn Care in Wyanet, Illinois. The title of the story was “Age is No Barrier for This Mowing Contractor”, and it still isn’t. Anderson is 83 years old and going strong.

Happy customers are what makes a successful business. Michel Dovelde of Waterloo Belguim shares how his background as a diary farmer has informed his success as a one-man landscape business.