American Nurseryman -Jan 2012
Innovative Tips Tools and Equipment Continued from page 23 On a nursery operation theres always a need to adapt and equipment is no exception At Mortellaros weve found some creative ways to use or alter standard equipment to suit our needs A few of these include the following Plumbing trailer This was a used Air Force trailer for jet prep from which we removed all the hose reels then labeled each compartment for different size fittings We have Akro bins in each compartment to hold the different types of fittings and parts There are two slide out drawers that we use for a gas powered water pump and toolbox Lift Eze Containers 0112 indd 1 12 29 11 9 24 31 AM Lift your plants with ease rugged injection molded recyclable available in sizes from 8 to 42 gallon large well placed OSHA friendly handles are easy to grasp UV stabilized cold crack stabilized dark gray color reduces heat absorption stacking lugs for easier separation heavy rims for stacking of plants great for pot in pot growing allows faster turning of pots as well as easier extraction Terry Hines of Hale Hines who bought 400000 containers stated Theyre more expensive for us but its worth the extra cost for the look and the convenience of the handles THE COMPLETE PACKAGE COUNTS Handling will not only be easier at the nursery Garden centers chain stores and landscape customers will appreciate how easy it is to lift larger plants TIMM ENTERPRISES LTD Mail P O Box 157 Oakville Ont Canada L6J 4Z5 Office Warehouse 5204 Trafalgar Rd Milton Ont Canada L0P 1E0 Phone 905 878 4244 Fax 905 878 7888 Sales 1 888 769 TIMM 8466 www timmenterprises com Timmm_ 12HLift eze_ 0112 indd 1 12 21 11 9 00 06 AM 24 JANUARY 2012 American Nurseryman www amerinursery com
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