 | Carl Witte, was born and raised in central Missouri, his father had a small family run farm equipment business. He then moved to Wichita the year after graduating from high school in 1977. Went to work for Molz Equipment, a large farm equipment dealer. Mr. Molz retired in 1989 and that is when Carl Witte and Max McDaniel started Maximum Tractor. In 1992 they started to move toward the lawn equipment business. In 1995 they gave up the farm equipment franchises.They had to devote 100% of their time to the lawn and garden equipment side of the business. In 1997 Carl purchased Max McDaniel's interest in the business. This allowed Carl to grow Maximum Tractor to one of the largest lawn and garden equipment and parts suppliers in the Wichita area. It is a family run business. Paul Witte is the parts manager, Alex Witte is the service manager and Luke Witte ( 3 ) ( a title one of our commercial customers tagged him with) works in shipping and also helps on the parts counter. Melanie Witte is the office manager and takes care of the office duties. Having a family business sometimes can be trying but most of the time there is no better way to have it. In 2005 Maximum Tractor changed the name to Maximum Outdoor Equipment And Service Inc. The name change was to identify the business better for the customers we are serving. MOES is located at 1002 S West (Kellogg and West) Carl can be reached at 316-943-0201and sells several brands of lawn mowers, trimmers, and chain saws as well as offering parts and service for most brands of equipment. |
Lawn, Garden & Landscaping
2007-03-01 11:06:00
Spring is just around the corner!
ANSWER: This is the group of people that wait till the last minute to get their mower serviced. A customer comes to the counter on Monday and says I need mower service and I would like to pick it up on Saturday and the person behind the counter politely says you can count on that in about 4 Saturdays and the customer says in shock you've got to be kidding me. ACT NOW!!!!!!
Servicing the mower should consist of changing the oil, cleaning or changing the air filter, replaceing the spark plug, sharpening and balancing the blade, scraping the under side of the deck, and drain the old gas.
Most all the local independently owned lawn mower shops in Wichita stay open all winter long. They do what is called winter service to lawn mowers so they are ready for the Ist mow in the spring. Most shops offer some type of promo to get customers to get their mowers in for service . Some promos are free pickup and delivery or for the customer that brings in their mowers they get a discount of some type. So act now! If you haven’t looked at your mower then do so now! Because spring is just around the corner!
If you do not think the old lawn mower will go another year and you need to replace it get an early start. Go to your local independently owned lawn mower shop and get a knowledgeable sales person to help you decide which new lawn mower is the correct mower for you.
There are several reasons to buy from the locally owned shops. One is knowledge; the sales person will be able to answer your questions about the different mowers you might be considering purchasing. Two is service; before and after the sale, they will set up, service, start and run your mower before it leaves the store; and if necessary they will deliver your new lawn mower to your house. Three is that when that lawn mower needs serviced or you need a pan, they will more than likely remember you and the lawn mower you purchased and will have the parts and service to take care of you.
Another way to tell spring is just around the comer is the Wichita Garden Show is coming. The show is at Century 2 starting February 28th through March 4th That is a good place to start looking if that old mower is not going to make it another year. There is no other place you can go spend the day looking at lawn equipment of all types under one roof and also get to enjoy the beauty of the rest of the show.
This year the parking is going to be a problem because of all the construction downtown so be sure to use the free parking at Lawrence Dumont stadium or Town West Shopping Center. A free shuttle will be provided to transport you to the front door of Century II at no extra charge. Please refer to the website at www.wichitagardenshow.com for additional parking information.
So get off the couch and get that lawn mower situation taken care of so you don't have to say; Oh You’re Kidding Me!
