Masonry Magazine January 2009 Page. 32

Masonry Magazine January 2009 Page. 32

Masonry Magazine January 2009 Page. 32
TOOLS
Tools of the Hardscaping Trade

Less maintenance, more productivity and additional benefits define today's hardscaping tools and equipment.
By Brett Martin

MANUFACTURERS OF HARDSCAPING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT SAY THAT THEIR LATEST MODELS are helping contractors save time and money, while increasing jobsite productivity. "What we try to do is make the job easier for the contractor," says Steve Cook, sales and marketing manager for Kraft Tool Co. in Shawnee, Kan. "We want to make tools that are easy to use on the job, keep bricklayers laying for a longer time, and are easier on their backs."

Material hauling made easy

ALTHOUGH the Mud Buggy from Honeoye, N.Y.-based Stone Construction Equipment Inc. was primarily intended to shuttle cement from concrete trucks to the point of use, the versatile machine also hauls hardscaping materials, says Ed Varel, senior product engineer for the company. One Mud Buggy equals several hardscaping laborers with wheelbarrows.

"The Mud Buggy saves wear and tear on the operator [that are] associated with lifting loads with wheelbarrows and moving materials manually," Varel says. "The larger the Buggy, the more
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