1868: The reel-type spiral-bladed cutter makes its stateside debut via manufacturer Amariah Hills, who receives the first U.S. patent for the machine.
1921: Knud and Oscar Jacobsen introduce a mower with a purpose-built gas engine. The reel-mowing machine cuts a blistering 4 acres a day?perfect for the golf courses, parks, and cemeteries it's intended to maintain.
1929: William Beazley builds a power rotary lawnmower with blades that are driven horizontal to the grass rather than perpendicular like traditional reel mowers, creating a very close cut.
1938: Toro launches a power mower for the homeowner: It's affordable, fits in a garage, and is so easy to handle that parents make their kids use it.
"No feature of a suburban residential community contributes as much to the charm and beauty of the individual home and locality as well-kept lawns." ? ABE LEVITT, WHO INSTITUTED STRICT LAWN-CARE RULES IN HIS LONG ISLAND DEVELOPMENT, IN A NEWSLETTER TO LEVITTOWN HOMEOWNERS, 1940s
1953: Briggs & Stratton creates the lightweight aluminum engine for mowers. By 1957 it accounts for 80 percent of engines the company ships in the U.S.
1982: Explicit lawnmower safety standards are implemented?and an ominous label is born.
1987: The lawnmower takes a star turn in Can't Buy Me Love: Nerdy Ronald woos popular Cindy, and the pair head into the sunset on his Snapper riding mower.
2000: Two companies debut robotic mowers. "Who needs to pay a kid to mow your lawn?" asks Popular Mechanics in September.
2010: The world record for fastest speed on a mower is set on May 23 in Pendine, U.K.: 87.83 mph.
2012: Black & Decker releases a new cordless electric mower with fast charge and extra batteries?enough juice for marathon yard maintenance. Husqvarna's Automower 305 even returns to a dock to charge itself. Bow to our future robot overlords!
aladdin black forest ufc 144 fight card ufc 144 results acura nsx all star weekend 2012 giada de laurentiis
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.