150 Years of Experience in Lawn Equipment
What does Longevity have to do with it?
When you deal with Crescent Avenue Gardens in Fort Wayne and Toro Lawn Equipment, you deal with institutions that have been around for generations.
Crescent Avenue Gardens began as a family owned local business over fifty years ago. Think about how many other Fort Wayne businesses have come and gone over that time. In a free economy, when a business isn’t providing the right products, services, or prices to the public, that business will soon disappear, while the good ones stay around a long time.
Crescent Avenue’s main product line, Toro, is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. Toro began on July 10, 1914. The past 100 years has given them a chance to create many innovations we take for granted today.
- In 1924, Toro introduced its first power mower, the 30” Park Special walk-behind reel mower, the most successful early large commercial-grade walk mower.
- In 1986, Toro introduced a major innovation in snowblower performance – the Toro CCR 2000 (Chuted Curved Rotor) technology that redefined single-stage performance.
- In 1995, Toro became the first commercial mower manufacturer to adopt ergonomic T-bar controls for
- In 2004, Toro developed exclusive TURBO FORCE cutting technology, featuring an ultra-durable deck shell, high-strength cutting blades and the industry’s toughest spindle assemblies.
- In 2008, Toro unveiled its first stand-on lawn mower – the GrandStand – with patented cushioned Flex-Ride operator platform suspension to help minimize operator fatigue.
- In 2013, Toro introduced the TurfMaster 30” commercial walk-behind lawn mower, combining a highly productive 30” deck with a conventional walk-behind design.
- In 2014: New Horizon technology debuted on select Z Master Professional 6000 EFI lawn mowers, offering an onboard intelligence platform to improve fuel efficiency and productivity in a range of mowing conditions.
Imagine all of the things they’ll come up with during the next 100 years. And you’ll be able to find them all including zero-turn mowers, chainsaws, snow blowers,trimmers, tillers, leaf blowers and more at Crescent Avenue Gardens, for over fifty years, your power equipment experts on Crescent Avenue between East State and North Anthony Blvds in Fort Wayne.
Crescent Avenue Gardens and Toro, time proven to be the best.