Toro to introduce environment-friendly biodiesel-powered mowers and a hydrogen fuel cell utility vehicle
Toro's a little late to the biodiesel-in-your-lawnmower game (see all sorts of previous stores in the related links below), but now that they're involved, they're not kidding around. This week, the company introduced two dozen B20-friendly ground equipment models this week at the Golf Industry Show in Anaheim, California. Toro will also start selling June new diesel-to-biodiesel conversion kits that cost between $30 and $500 (I'l admit, I'm not sure what these kits are all about). Steve Wood, Toro's biodiesel project manager, said B100 Toro models might be ready by 2009. Toro sells its ground equipment to companies that maintain many NFL, baseball, and college fields and, since 1998, has provided Walt Disney World's turf maintenance equipment.
Toro also displayed a hydrogen fuel cell prototype vehicle, the result of about $380,000 worth of fuel cell research. Toro will work with the state of New York to test these hydrogen prototypes, giving three vehicles to the Niagara Falls State Park Department by the middle of this year.
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mike bessette 8:09PM (2/23/2008)
I have an existing lawn maintenance business in the Rocky Mountain West and I am looking for a fully warrantied 48" biodiesel riding mower, that is capable of collecting grass. Anyone know of a good option? Currently running walker mowers and love them but they put kubota diesels in there 48's and kubota does not recommend biodiesel at this point. I see the toros but looking for more options. Thanks
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Tim Ultican 9:12PM (8/18/2008)
Are you building a bio-diesel walk behind lawn mower??
Tim Ultican
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Owen 7:37AM (2/26/2007)
I wouldn't call them late to the game seeing as how these are mass produced. Also, Toro was one of the first to come out with decent electric Lawnmowers and electric snowblowers that weren't jokes.
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