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EXMARK DONATES SECOND LAZER Z
TO TEACH STUDENTS MOWER SAFETY

Beatrice, Neb. (April 14, 2006) –Exmark Manufacturing is donating a second Lazer Z® zero-turn riding lawnmower to help the Kentucky Department of Agriculture teach the importance of mower safety to people of all ages throughout the state and the country.

Exmark recently delivered a liquid-cooled Lazer Z XS to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Dale Dobson, the department’s Farm Safety Administrator, said he will use the second Lazer Z from Exmark to demonstrate the safety features of the Rollover Protection System (ROPS) to high school students, landscape professionals and homeowners.

“Exmark’s safety packages are top-notch, and I don’t hesitate to use their equipment when I’m teaching young people to think ‘Safety first’,” Dobson said. “Safety isn’t something we learn about only for a short time. Safety matters every day, and that’s very important to me. It’s also important to Exmark.”

Last fall, Exmark donated a Lazer Z HP 28hp EFI 60” deck zero-turn riding mower to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for the National Future Farmers of America Convention, which was held in Louisville, Ky. More than 55,000 students attended the annual FFA Convention.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture also uses the Lazer Z to teach farm safety, both on the local and national levels. Dobson travels to various high schools throughout Kentucky, teaching the proper way to use heavy equipment, and he attends more than 110 shows per year.

The Lazer Z is preferred 2 to 1 by landscape professionals as the commercial, zero-turn, riding mower of choice.  In recent years, many homeowners with larger properties are choosing the professional grade Exmark Lazer Z to cut their mowing time in half.

“Safety is our top priority at Exmark, and we want to ensure that everyone who uses one of our mowers is properly trained to use it,” said Mark Stinson, President and General Manager at Exmark. “We’re happy to play a part in such a vital training program from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.”

About Exmark
Exmark Manufacturing was incorporated in 1982 and, since its inception, has been engaged in the design and manufacture of mid-size, commercial walk-behind and riding lawnmowers for landscape professionals. In addition to designing, building and marketing quality turf-care equipment, Exmark’s goal is total customer satisfaction. Products are sold to distributors who, in turn, market to dealers throughout the continental United States and Canada.

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