Trends in technology for the garden

The prime focus is on user comfort, since this is seen as a way of attracting women and senior citizens, target groups that are becoming increasingly significant in addition to the “classic” category of amateur gardening enthusiasts.
Lawn care equipment
The current state of technology in the area of lawn tractors is characterised by enhanced performance and further simplified operation. In this respect, convenient hydrostatic transmissions, which smoothly and steadily convert the ample power of the engine into the required speed, are becoming ever more popular. The same is true of innovative connector systems, which offer an electromagnetic blade clutch that makes it possible to switch the multi-functional cutting deck on or off by simply pressing a button.
The new magnesium housings are lightweiht, robust and corrosion-resistant.
The design of these tractors is also carefully geared to the practical requirements of users. This means that there are manoeuvrable mowers with specially constructed rear discharge systems, which allow them to be driven close up to obstacles and to mow cleanly round them. More attractive market opportunities are also expected to result from the increasing integration of counter-cutters as standard in lawn tractor models, since this technology ensures an optimum cutting quality and better bagging of the clippings.
Pioneering materials from the space and aircraft industries are now playing an important role in lawnmower technology. Lightweight models of advanced design, some with magnesium housings, are extremely robust and highly resistant to corrosion.
Handy, lightweight brushcutters are also of interest for relatively small gardens.
Four-stroke engines for lawnmowers and brushcutters produce extremely low emission and noise levels, which means they already today comply with the strict ecological regulations that will be imposed in the future. Light, easily handled brushcutters are of interest even for relatively small plots, since they run on special low-polluting, benzene-free fuel whilst still offering a high performance capacity. Particularly powerful rechargeable batteries give lawn edge trimmers sufficient power and reserves to easily keep up with the user’s working speed, whatever the situation.
Hand and powered garden tools
As well as aerating the lawn and removing moss, new-style universal petrol motors with appropriate attachments can also loosen the soil and sweep paths or other surfaces. And there is a compact four-stroke…