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Kawasaki is a name that speaks for itself and my machines have never let me down . As we all know if you ’ re not cutting , you ’ re not earning , so downtime has always been a deciding factor in my machinery choices .
Kawasaki engines ’ build quality a key factor in Business success for lawn care legend
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K build quality has been cited as one of the contributing factors to Lawn Care Legend John Ryan ’ s self-employed business success . Along with its power , durability , reliability and performance .
John has been a lawn care contractor at his company , John ’ s Lawn Mowing Services in Bangor Northern Ireland for 23 years , he ’ s also the founder of one of the fastest growing social media groups in the lawn care industry , so it wouldn ’ t be a stretch to claim that what he doesn ’ t know about lawn care isn ’ t worth knowing .
Working as a solo operator delivering high quality , reliable and affordable grass cutting , John has learned along the way the value of having the right machinery for the job . He says : “ It ’ s easy to think you need the job first then the machine , but the truth is you need to reverse that thinking . I ’ ve been there with the wrong machinery and all it delivered was headache after headache , lots of stopping and starting and unnecessary wear and tear on the machine .
“ I started taking my influence from successful businesses around me and Kawasaki came up time and again for its reliability and productivity . I learnt that when you have a small team , having efficient machinery is like having another couple of people . It ’ s the best investment you ’ ll make for your business and if you compromise on quality , you compromise on profitability and success .”
In his fleet John has three mowers powered by Kawasaki engines . His Ferris 36-inch Soft Ride Stand-on SRS and Ariens Zenith 60 Zero-Turn mower both feature a powerful , heavy-duty Kawasaki FX engine , while Kawasaki ’ s FJ180V KAI - a durable , commercialquality single cylinder engine - powers his Weibang pedestrian mower .
34 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | April / May 2021