JWR
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- So MD / WV
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- MF 2660 LP, 3 Kubota B2150, Kubota BX2200, MH Pacer, Gravely 5660, etc.
Last year I bought a "Lane Shark" FEL mounted 44" brush cutter, hydraulically driven, runs at many angles, nice for clearing fence rows, overhanging limbs, etc. Great tool. Readily driven by a utility farm tractor and NOT requiring the high flow hydraulics of a skid steer. OK, fine.
NOW, I stumble into my friendly tractor dealer and find a very new brochure on Trailblazer Attachments. The TB-ONE model Trail Blazer FEL mounted cutter is obviously the same thing as my Lane Shark from last year with new paint and a few mechanical changes (mainly the blade carrier and blade mounting.) The new brochure is totally devoid of any phone numbers, manufacturing locations, etc. except for the website (which has none either.)
After considerable web chasing I find that Trail Blazer is "exclusively distributed" by Titan and that both are in Decatur Tenn, unlike the origin of Lane Shark which was in McDavid Florida.
BOTH websites are up and appear to still be active , Lane Shark and Trail Blazer Attachments. Oddly, they have very similar website design and Dealer locater features which show a totally different set of dealers for each of the two products.
Any of you industrial sleuths out there have an idea what happened? Did Titan buy out Lane Shark and form a new company called Trail Blazer Attachments ? That's my #1 theory. [The company has not had time to reply to my inquiry but I'm curious what people on the street know of all this and especially any comments from other Lane Shark owners.]
NOW, I stumble into my friendly tractor dealer and find a very new brochure on Trailblazer Attachments. The TB-ONE model Trail Blazer FEL mounted cutter is obviously the same thing as my Lane Shark from last year with new paint and a few mechanical changes (mainly the blade carrier and blade mounting.) The new brochure is totally devoid of any phone numbers, manufacturing locations, etc. except for the website (which has none either.)
After considerable web chasing I find that Trail Blazer is "exclusively distributed" by Titan and that both are in Decatur Tenn, unlike the origin of Lane Shark which was in McDavid Florida.
BOTH websites are up and appear to still be active , Lane Shark and Trail Blazer Attachments. Oddly, they have very similar website design and Dealer locater features which show a totally different set of dealers for each of the two products.
Any of you industrial sleuths out there have an idea what happened? Did Titan buy out Lane Shark and form a new company called Trail Blazer Attachments ? That's my #1 theory. [The company has not had time to reply to my inquiry but I'm curious what people on the street know of all this and especially any comments from other Lane Shark owners.]