Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I am looking to purchase an aerator but they are all priced very high. I found one local for $500 that is a KEES brand which i am not familiar with. it is an 18" briggs powered with weights and adjustible depth pluggers. Any info on this brand ?? Good quality or not ?  Thanks

High quality commercial stuff.

From their website:

Yazoo/Kees is a manufacturer of commercial mowing equipment, including zero-turn-radius and walk behind units.  The company has an interesting history starting in 1874 as the F.D. Kees company.  The Yazoo Power Equipment company started in 1935 under the name of Kerr Tire & Rubber.  In 1997, Yazoo Power Equipment purchased the F.D. Kees company and the Yazoo/Kees Power Equipment Company was born.

In October, 1999, the Swedish-based Husqvarna division of Electrolux purchased Yazoo/Kees Power Equipment as the first member of the new Husqvarna Turf Care Company. In August, 2000, this group acquired BlueBird International to expand their product offerings.

Today, all Yazoo/Kees equipment is manufactured in a brand new manufacturing facility in Beatrice, Nebraska and employs over 300 people.

Yazoo-Kees

LL

Thanks, lland for sharing that information.  I wonder how the build is on those.  Maybe Husqvarna learned a few things from Yazoo/Kees to help makes their products stronger.  For some reason they don't seem to have a dealer locator. 

I guess a good quality tow behind wouldn't be an option?  I like the Agri-Fab's here.   

AJace

The agrifab units are very delicate.  Mostly for homeowners...  I bought a similar unit to see the build and then I got my Bluebird 36" tow behind.  Man, night and day.

Price is more for the Bluebird but geez, the cheap one looks like it will fall apart just sitting there..lol