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Trowel Master — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:49:00 GMT

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Down to the Wire!

Trowel Master — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:40:00 GMT

Hadenfeldt edges out Ruiz for Trowel Challenge TitleAfter more than three months of touring, nearly 15,000 miles on the road, dozens of dealer events and contractor job site visits, it all came down to a heated Trowel Challenge finals competition on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m. Vegas time, hundreds of spectators gathered around the slab in Wacker Neuson's outdoor Silver Lot booth #O30239 to cheer on the top 10 finalists vying to take home the customized CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel. Prior to Thursday's final three qualifying rounds, only the top two qualifiers - John Dekryger and Nick "The Kid" Scripture - registered times below 35 seconds. During the 10:30 a.m. round of qualifying, Power Concrete Finishing's Grant Ostridge set the top mark with a blazing course time of 33:27 seconds. The number of lightning-fast times throughout Thursday's qualifying sessions eclipsed those from previous rounds, as contractors in and close to the top aggressively competed for the top 10 final positions. Names like Dorn, Smith and Knockwood fell off the leader board throughout the day on Thursday as Ricky Ruiz, Lee Hadenfeldt and Josh Hadenfeldt all posted times below 35 seconds. After the final 1:30 p.m. qualifying round, 9 out ...

Competition Heats Up!

Trowel Master — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:45:00 GMT

There is only one word to describe the competition at Wacker Neuson's Trowel Challenge...SMOKIN'. The competition heated up on Wednesday with Tuesday's once-thought unbeatable times dropping like flies. During 10:30 a.m. qualifying, "Kid" Scripture took an early gamble to beat yesterday's time and take the top spot from Dave Havey. His early gamble didn't pay off, and he lost nearly 1 second from Tuesday's time, dropping him to the bottom of the top 10 qualifiers. Undaunted, he came back in the early afternoon session and delivered a nearly flawless two-lap run, finishing with an incredible time of 34:28 seconds. However, Wednesday's top story wasn't the fresh faces of new competitors. The familiar face of John Dekryger, last year's Trowel Challenge champion, took the headlines. In only 1 qualifying run, John showed the new competition how it's done, taking the top qualifying time for the day with a smokin'-hot 34:06 finish. A recap of Wednesday's top 10 times... John Dekryger..................................34:06 Nick "the kid" Scripture...................34:28 Jeff DeGroot.....................................35:07 Marty Hefel........................................35:20 Phil Kauffman..................................35:32 Bruce Gesick...................................35:61 Justin Biosvert.................................35:68 Tim Dorn...........................................35:70 Jody Knockwood.............................35:75 ...

Fast, Fierce Competition on Day 1

Trowel Master — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:06:00 GMT

Right out of the gates, contractors lined up for their chance to win the customized Wacker Neuson CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel, powered by Vanguard. Heard from all over the outdoor Silver lot at World of Concrete, the grand prize trowel was started to kick-off the first round of qualifying times at the 10:30 a.m. show on Tuesday morning. And the contractors responded with their best. Day 1 of the Wacker Neuson's Trowel Challenge wrapped up with fierce competition vying for the top spot. Early on in the competition, Sacramento's Ricky Ruiz took a commanding lead. The 36:50-second time through the obstacle course looked to be hard to beat. But in the end, it was Dave Havey representing Wilhem nudging out Ricky's top time with a hot time of 36:41 seconds. A mere 0.1 of a second separates the top 4 competitors of the day. A recap of Tuesday's top 10 times...Dave Havey........................................36:41Nick "the kid" Scripture....................36:46Ricky Ruiz..........................................36:50Grant Ostridge..................................36:51Tim Dorn............................................37:16Rick Scripture...................................37:25Jody Knockwood..............................37:85Gregg Kinsman................................38:22Lee Hadenfeldt.................................38:41Josh Hadenfeldt...............................39:11Qualifying times continue on Wednesday. Trowel Challenge competitions are held after each Wacker Neuson show at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. What will day 2 have in store...more than likely fierce competition and faster times. ...

Lampasona Predicts Victory

Trowel Master — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:59:00 GMT

Winner of Las Vegas trip package calls clean sweep; expecting a win at next week's Trowel Challenge

Call it moxie or just plain confidence. It may be that he's been practicing for the Trowel Challenge. Or, just maybe he's still riding the high of the free plane ticket to and hotel accommodations in Las Vegas.

Call it what you will, but Tony Lampasona (pictured), winner of Wacker Neuson's airfare/hotel trip prize package to World of Concrete, expects to have the Trowel Challenge all sewn up. According to Tony, president of Lindsay Lampasona - Norfolk, MA, "I'm calling the victory. I'm pointing to the fence and calling it."

Tony and Lindsay Lampasona have been using Wacker Neuson trowels for more than a deca

High Turnout for Independent Action

Trowel Master — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:04:00 GMT

The movie Field of Dreams and its famed line, "Build it and they will come," has led many astray in their business marketing efforts. Some companies think all they have to do is build good machines or offer the widest selection of equipment and the customers and orders will just roll in. Long lost by many today are the relationship building efforts and blood, sweat and tears that go into earning a customer's business.

Fortunately, this is not the case with Wacker Neuson and its many dealers, including Action Equipment Rental of Las Cruces, New Mexico. As the only independently owned equipment rental company in the southern New Mexico market, Action has put in long hours with its customers and earned that reputation for building relationships and delivering what is promised. "In this business, there's no question that relationships and brand name are vital to our success," says Joseph Muench, president of Action Equipment Rental, which operates five rental locations in New Mexico.

With this philosophy, it was ...

Your Key to Free WOC Admission

Trowel Master — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:51:00 GMT

Enjoy the Exhibits on Wacker Neuson

World of Concrete 2010 is just two weeks away. The customize trowel is at For Shor Supply in Salt Lake City today and heading to some Denver area job sites tomorrow...finishing up the final days of its three-month tour of the United States. Wacker Neuson is ready to pouring the slab in its World of Concrete exhibit space for the Trowel Challenge.

You've purchased your plane tickets to Las Vegas and the hotel room for World of Concrete week (well, except for Tony Lampasona...his trip is on us). However, you don't have to purchase your tickets to see the miles of World of Concrete exhibits. Equally as important, you don't have to pay a penny to get in for the Wacker Neuson Trowel Challenge being held in our Silver Lot Outdoor booth #O30239.

Even at this last minute, Wacker Neuson is offering free exhibits-only admission to the big show. Just look for the World of Concrete logo - you know, this one

AND THE TRIP WINNER IS...

Trowel Master — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:51:00 GMT

Tony Lampasona from Massachusetts!

It's been more than two months since the Trowel Challenge tour began. More than 10,000 hard miles have been logged on the truck towing the customized CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel, powered by Vanguard, to dealer events and contractor job sites throughout the US.

Nearly 1,000 contractors registered for a chance to win the Las Vegas trip prize package to World of Concrete, sponsored by Wacker Neuson and the promoters of the trade show. Contractors also visited our blog site and registered for the trip package online. In the end, it came down to 38 semifinalists vying for the prize.

Congratulations goes out to Tony Lampasona of Norfolk, Massachusetts' Lindsay Lampasona Concrete, selected on Friday, January 8th, as this year's winner of the trip prize package. He and one lucky companion will receive free round-trip airfare to Las Vegas, along with up to a 4-night's stay in one the show's luxurious hotels, to attend World of Concrete.

Grand Prize yet to Be ...

Less Than a Week Left to Register for the Las Vegas Prize Package

Trowel Master — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:04:00 GMT

Registration Still Open Online and at Dealers...but the drawing is Friday, January 8, 2010!

By now you may have heard about this big Trowel Challenge event held by Wacker Neuson at World of Concrete. It's true that Wacker Neuson is giving away a customized, one-of-a-kind CRT 48-35VX ride on trowel at the show. It's also a fact that someone will be crowned the Trowel Challenge champion and will have a year's worth of bragging rights as being the fastest finisher.

But the bottom line: YOU HAVE TO BE AT WORLD OF CONCRETE TO WIN!!!

Wacker Neuson has you covered for this as well. One lucky winner will receive free round-trip airfare for two to Las Vegas and up to a four-night stay in one of World of Concrete's prime show hotels. Of course all other expenses beyond the plane tickets and hotel room are left up to the winner, but, hey, we are covering the major trip expenses!

There ...

Behind the Trowel Challenge Scenes

Trowel Master — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:47:00 GMT

Out on the Trowel Challenge tour, we've had the opportunity to see some old friends as well as meet some customers who are new to the Wacker Neuson family. Over this three-month-long trek across the U.S., the Trowel Challenge's grand prize - a customized CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel, powered by Vanguard - will make stops at 50 dealers and multiple customer job sites throughout every Wacker Neuson regional sales territories.

Once we start this one-of-a-kind trowel at each event the response is always the same: a grin from ear to ear. The sound made by custom-tuned exhaust on the Vanguard V-Twin Big Block engine is like no other. Then customers begin to comment on the trowel's looks and all that chrome.

Inevitably, the questions start pouring in. How did you make the trowel sound like a Harley? What does it cost? Can I put this on a slab and finish concrete with it? How can ...

Can you beat 39 seconds?

Trowel Master — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:24:00 GMT

Wacker Neuson is Developing Different Courses to Challenge You

Okay...so by now many of you have heard about our big Trowel Challenge. Some of you may have even seen and heard in person the Challenge's grand prize Wacker Neuson CRT 48-35 VX ride-on trowel, powered by Vanguard. If you haven't, you need to. You won't regret seeing and hearing the ONLY trowel with a 125 dBA custom-tuned Vanguard V-Twin Big-Block that idles like a Harley.

The first words out of most concrete finishers who see this special edition CRT 48-35VX are, "I'm going to win this!" Our response, "Not so fast!"

There are thousands of skilled concrete finishers out there. But there can only be 1 fastest finisher...only 1 Trowel Challenge Champion...only 1 person who wins this grand prize, customized trowel for the company.

Our question: ...

Taking It to the Slab

Trowel Master — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:00 GMT

Customized Trowel Visits Northeast Job Sites

The customized CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel bid farewell to dealers and contractors in the Midwest late last week. The Trowel Challenge's grand prize has now embarked on the second leg of its U.S. tour - the Northeast.
While in the Midwest, hundreds of contractors flocked to planned dealer events to see what makes this trowel a true one-of-a-kind finishing machine. However, a different approach will be taken in the Northeast. Wacker Neuson Regional Concrete Specialist, Brandon Montella, is bringing the customized trowel directly to contractors at the job site.

Through the end of November, the trowel will swing through sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Yorkand beyond. Contractors will get to see and hear what makes this grand prize trowel so unique. While on site, Brandon will also give away free exhibits-only admission to World of Concrete and register ...

5 days, 5 states and 5 semifinalists

Trowel Master — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:24:00 GMT

Wacker Neuson kicked off its ambitious, three-month-long Trowel Challenge prize tour the weekof November 2, 2009, with dealer events in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. Dozens of contractors from Milwaukee to Omaha and stops in between took advantage of the opportunity to meet with Wacker Neuson reps and see the grand prize to be given away at World of Concrete 2010 during Wacker Neuson's Trowel Challenge - a customized CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel powered by Vanguard.

With its customized spiders, handles, blade guards and exhaust, this special edition Wacker Neuson trowel has more chrome than a Harley. Specially tuned exhaust, ...

So you think you are the Fastest Finisher!!???

Trowel Master — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Prove your skills at Wacker Neuson’s 2010 Trowel Challenge

In a time when other companies are cutting back or not exhibiting at tradeshows, Wacker Neuson is bucking the trend with its reenergized 2010 Trowel Challenge held during World of Concrete. Next year’s challenge features more prizes, more opportunities to win and the biggest grand prize given in Trowel Challenge history – a special edition CRT 48-35VX ride-on concrete trowel, powered by Vanguard.

For 2010, Wacker Neuson has partnered with Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power and World of Concrete to offer a number of free items. In addition to the grand prize won by the fastest finisher at World of Concrete,contractors can win a free World of Concrete airfare for two and hotel stay prize package, free admission to WOC exhibits and free promotional prizes donated by Wacker Neuson and Briggs & Stratton.