Spring has sprung in Roseburg and the surrounding Umpqua Valley!

Winter has been pretty easy on us this year. Aside from a low snowpack, the precipitation levels have been pretty normal, and kind enough to typically fall in bunches and in the evenings. I didn't miss the everlasting drizzle we normally see.

So what are your plans for the outdoor season this year?  We've been seeing a fair amount of outdoor projects going on, and the County permit levels seem to finally be on the rise, so you must be up to something!

In the theme of keeping this educational, I thought I'd mention workplace safety this time around, specifically as it relates to aerial equipment. We brought a 56' working height 4 wheel drive articulating boom into the fleet recently, our first self powered mobile manlift. With it came a new requirement for our employee's. Anyone moving this manlift MUST wear an approved safety harness and lanyard, they also had to watch this video; http://.be/AcJQOWLxjFc . 

As you can see there may be some unintended consequences while operating these things, and this brings me to my point. Regardless of what equipment your using, take the time to get to know the proper way to operate it, and some of the situations to avoid. Renting a piece of equipment comes with a lot of responsibility, and in the end, you and you alone are going to have the biggest impact on whether or not you get hurt. While time is money, it is a two way street. A little prevention can go a long way in saving pain, time and money. My personal recommendation is always take advantage of the manufacturers operators manual. In todays age, a quick Google search will typically bring this and usually some educational video's up that can help save a lot of heartache. 

For information on our lift, check out this site! http://www.niftylift.com/usa/news/focus-on/sp50-hybrid-4x4 

Update #5

The radio ads should be live today. Two 30 sec. generic event descriptions and 5, 15sec. "update" spots featuring the names of those who will be participating. These 15 sec. ads will roll through one at a time so they all get equal air time. Here is the event flyer!

Update #3

Well we're certainly going to have an event! We're up to well over 20 different experts confirmed for our open house. New today;
Long's Building Supply
Superior Drywall
Wintergreen Nursery
Black Pearl Seal Coating
Prestige Pest Control

Ever wonder what it looks like in the recording booth with Rob at Sam FM? Here's a short video of some work we were doing this week. In the recording booth.

April 6th, 2013 - Open house!

We're announcing it here first, you'll get to hear the good and the bad! Our goal is to create an event focused on getting things done. The busy season is just around the corner, and we want to be able to help you make the most of it.

My ambitions are high. I'd like to bring all the people necessary to take your project or challenges to success in one place for the day. From conception to completion, I'd like to have any resource necessary onsite. Whether a realtor, appraiser, Draftsperson/engineer, contractors, materials vendors, banker, equipment operators, and of course for do-it-yourselfers, our equipment and knowledgeable folks to train on how to use it most efficiently. We want to help you go from thinking about it, to admiring the finished product!

Our challenges as of today are; bringing in all of the support vendors, we hope to be able to share the vision with them. Marketing the event, with just 6 weeks to pull this off, it is going to be challenging! Site prep., I'm always striving to make tomorrow a better experience than today, that includes making our surroundings as pleasing as possible. Cleaning and painting are long overdue for some of our planters, parking curbs etc., Hopefully we can make time to get things looking their best for the event.

Customer centered changes at Tim Allen Equipment

You the customer are always front of mind at Tim Allen Equipment and our DBA Roseburg Rental. Currently we're in the process of implementing a rewards program that may be a first in the industry. When we first made the push to increase our rental equipment inventory after all of the nationwide chains left town we had a number of contractors and industrial customers asking us about "contractor discounts". We're pleased to say we've come up with a program that is arguable more fair than "contractor discounts".
The new program recognizes the customers who are doing the most business with us rather than an arbitrary "sic" code or market segment. In addition to offering discounts for everyone on rentals, the program also includes money spent on equipment repairs toward the rental discounts. What this means is that if you own much of your own equipment, and only rent occasionally, the repair or maintenance work you have us perform will go toward earning you a discount on future rentals.
For more details on the program call us at 541-492-RENT (7368).

Free equipment maintenance and rental equipment classes coming soon!

    We've been brainstorming some idea's to help bring more value to our customers. A thought that continually came to the top is to offer free classes on both small engine powered equipment maintenance, and how to use our rental equipment on a mock project.

    The small engine maintenace class will start by going over basic small engine maintenance, we plan to cover the following;

• Checking and changing oil
• Checking air filters and identify how to clean each type of serviceable filter
• Changing spark plugs, checking spark condition and plug gap
• Checking pull cord condition
• We will then discuss some of the more common repairs we do in our shop.

Following the basic engine maintenance class we're going to dig into specifics around certain equipment. Our thoughts so far are;

• Lawn mowers, both riding and walk behind.
• Portable generators
• Pressure washers
• Hand held equipment including string trimmers, chain saws, blowers, and hedge trimmers.

   We're open to other idea's as well, to offer or request something particular you can comment at our facebook page for Tim Allen Equipment, call 541-672-3409, or stop by and share your thoughts.

For our rental equipment we're going to be offering classes revolving around a project. Idea's so far include;

• A custom stone patio
• Gardening and soil preparation
• Trenching for landscape irrigation
• Hard floor refinishing
• Carpet installation

    The idea here is to help the customer guage the complexity of a project, and to get some hands on equipment familiarity on our time rather than having to learn it on your time at the project site. To comment or make a request for a project you can visit our Roseburg Rental facebook page, call 541-492-RENT (7368), or stop by and share your thoughts.

   All of these classes will be free and open to the general public. The value to the community wiill be greatest with your input, so please feel free to talk to us about these.
-Tim-