In rec.gardens Warren wrote:
wrote:
Thatching, mostly. I'd rather have a $100 machine I own, rather than
spend $50 to rent one.

Even if the one you own takes 5 times the effort of the commercial-grade
rental, and is only durable enough to be used twice? And you have the
storage space for a machine that'll sit unused for three or four (or more)
years?

My experience is that it'll be used every year. Multiple times every
year if you count lending it to friends, family and neighbors.

I may be going out on a limb here, but I would think that if it's this
difficult to find a tool like the one you want, there's a reason for it:
There's no demand for one like it. And there's no demand for it because it
doesn't match the needs of consumers.

Is the need of the American consumer really that different from that
of the European consumer when it comes to lawns?

If you're really sure that this machine is such a good idea, then buy a
truckload, and resell them. You already know you'll corner the US market if
you do so.

I'm guessing that wouldn't work for the same reason that small European
cars don't sell in the US: Americans 'need' something big and gasoline-
powered.