02/08/11 - Curb King introduces new Hybrid Smooth Trowel- Curb King’s standard trowels have always been built with rolled edges. The rolled edges on the trowels made troweling a curb much easier. The rolled edges help the trowel to adjust to the curves found in all landscape curbing. The rolled edge also created a brush finish that is common on outside concrete.
Many landscape contractors desired a trowel that would create a smooth finish. Curb King developed the smooth trowel. The smooth trowel created a smooth finish but was a much harder tool to use. The smooth trowel with its flat surface has a tendency to dig into the side of the curb. It was a tool that required care and experience to use correctly.
Curb King has developed a Hybrid Smooth Over the Top Trowel. The trowel has rolled edges on the vertical surfaces and a straight edge on the horizontal surfaces. The trowel creates a smooth finish on top of the curb where it is visible to the eye. The rolled edges on the side make the trowel easier to use.
All Curb King over the top smooth trowels will be of the Hybrid design. Curb King makes and stocks over 80 different types of trowels. Curb King also makes custom designed trowels for any landscape curbing project. Click here to go to the catalog.
01/18/11 - Curb King is pleased to offer plastic barrel sides - Curb King has made buying a replacement barrel a thing of the past. Curb King has introduced plastic barrel sides that have superior wear characteristics than steel. The replaceable plastic barrel sides in combination with the replaceable barrel bottom, an exclusive of Curb King, has made barrel replacement obsolete.
The extremely dry, abrasive concrete mixes used by all landscape curbers have made barrel replacement an expensive maintenance item. This technological improvement greatly reduces those costs. This advancement can be retrofitted to all Curb King Mixers. This option comes standard with all new Curb King 12 CuFt mixers with the plastic barrel bottom.
The price for a plastic barrel side kit is $178.00 and two are required per mixer. They may be purchased here, view numbers 111 and 112.
12/15/10 - New 2011 Curb Machine Parts and Accessories Catalog - The New 2011 Curb Machine Parts and Accessories catalog is now available. You can browse it online or request a printed copy below.
12/06/10 -Curb Directory has new banner pricing - The curbdirectory.com has announced a new pricing structure for it's banner advertising. A banner next to your free listing will cost you $45 for a year or $80 for two years. You will need to provide us with a banner or we can design you one with your custom message for $25.
This is an outstanding advertising value. Many people who search for landscape curbing on the internet will find www.curbdirectory.com and will call the contractor who's name appeals to them most. A banner will encourage them to call you.
09/24/10 - Curb King introduces a new patent pending Mortar Mixer - Curb King has built a new mixer to compliment Curb King's 12 Cubic Foot Hydraulic Mixer. Curb King's new 9 Cubic Foot Mixer has many ground breaking features at an excellent price.
The mixer is built with Curb King's patent pending Harmonic Reduction Unit. The reduction unit eliminates the gears found in all non-hydraulic mortar mixers. The Harmonic reduction unit is totally enclosed and lubricated for years of trouble free service.
This Mixer has many of the advanced features found in our 12 Cubic Foot Mixer. For additional information see
http://www.curb-king.com/mixer.htm
04/07/10 - Reinforcing Cable systems for all Curb Machines - Curb King is introducing the equipment to install reinforcing cable in your landscape curb.The Kits and supplies are available for all makes and models of landscape curbing machines.
Reinforcing cable is a great addition to your business. It helps landscape curb contractors to create a far superior product for our landscape curb customers with a very small investment of money and time. Lane McKinnon, General Manager of Curb King is quoted as saying "in the next few years, Almost all landscape curbing will be installed with reinforcing cable in it."
01/25/10 - New 2010 Parts and Accessories Catalog - The New 2010 Parts and Accessories catalog is now available. You can browse it online or request a printed copy below.
Curb-King has been tough on inflation. The prices are essentially the same as 2008. Less than 50 items have had price changes and 40% of those changes have been price decreases. Curb King continues to search for better ways to assist our customers.
09/01/09 - New hopper liner material for 116 and 117 Curb Machines - Curb King is introducing a new plastic based hopper liner material that will be easier to clean. It also has less friction allowing the concrete to slide into the augers more easily. Curb King will continue to stock and sell the rubber based hopper liners so please specify which one you want at the time of ordering. The new hopper liners are retrofitable on all model 116 and 117 curb machines.
06/12/09 - Powered Wheelbarrows for Curbers and Landscapers- Curb King is excited to announce a new line of wheelbarrows. We have designed and built a line of wheelbarrows that specifically take care of the needs of a landscape curber. These wheelbarrows are the best wheelbarrow investment for the landscape curb contractor.
02/25/09 - Curb Directory Canada - The curbdirectory.com is now available for Canadian contractors at http://www.curbdirectorycanada.com. We are pleased to announce the expansion of this free service to curb contractors in Canada.
The curbdirectory.com has been a tremendous asset to curb contractors in the USA. Last year (2008) over 20,000 people looked for a curb contractor by putting in there zipcode. We have received many unsolicited testimonials from curbers telling us how the curb directory has helped them get work. Many of our contractors in Canada have asked us why we did not provide this service for Canada. We are very excited to annouce that now we do.
10/28/08 - Banners on Curb Directory - Curb Contractors have been excited about the results they are getting from the curb directory. Many of them have sent us thank you's and testimonials about their listing on the curb directory. But many of them wanted the ability to tell their customers what makes them different or better than their competition.
So, we decided to let people publish a banner advertisement next to their listing on the curb directory. The banner (234x60 pixels) can contain any information the curber would like and it can also be linked to any website that you would like. For more information visit http://www.curbdirectory.com/curbers.htm. Be sure to take advantage of our introductory/winter sale pricing.
07/16/08 - Used Curbing Equipment - Curb King has placed it's used and refurbished curb equipment online. You can now look at our current inventory of used and refurbished curb machines, cement mixers, trailer and sod machines. click here.
If you have curbing equipment you are looking to sell, Contact Us. We can help.
07/14/08 - Central Machinery Trowels - It has come to our attention that central machinery brand curb machines are being sold without trowels. Anyone who understands the curbing process knows that it is impossible to lay good curb without the correct trowels. We have been building many custom trowels to fit these machines, so we decided to start carrying these trowels in inventory.
Remember to call us with all your trowel and slipform needs. We have many kinds of trowels and slipforms in stock for many different kinds of curb machines.
03/21/08 -Online Catalog and store - Curb King announces our new online catalog and store. We feel that this new way of placing an order with curb king will be a great benefit to our curb contractors. You will be able to place an order anytime, day or night, with Curb King and feel confident that your order will be on its way to you within 24 hours with no further interaction or input on your part.
We have got the most common parts and accessories online now. Over the next few months we will be adding all the parts for the individual pieces of equipment we manufacture.
11/1/07 -New Wood Grain Roller Introduced - Curb King introduces a new roller design. We are excited about this roller design and feel it will be one of our top sellers. Our sixteen rollers and stamp designs are found here.
9/3/07 - New Pricing for Custom Trowels and Slipforms - After a significant investment in our production processes, Curb King is now able to offer our custom trowels and slipforms for the same price as our in stock trowels and slipforms. This will allow the curb contractor much more flexibility as he lays curb. The curb contractor can specify his own original curb shape and design. He can match an existing curb job that he did not originally lay so that he can do repairs. We can also support other manufacturers obsolete or hard to acquire slipforms and trowels.
8/7/07 - Reciprocal Linking program to www.curbdirectory.com - Last year we introduced the updated curb directory to help the curbing customer find the curb contractor.
Many of our curb contractors have invested in internet websites to promote their business but have found that building a website is easy, getting customers to their website is hard. The reciprocal link program will help you get customers to your website. For more information go to www.curbdirectory.com/editcurber.htm.
6/11/07 - New 4-yard Trailer - Curb King has added a new, larger trailer to our line of trailers. As curbing crews have become more efficient, curbers have desired bigger trailers so that they can get through a days worth of work without stopping.
Curb King has designed a four yard, three axle trailer that can be pulled by a 1 ton truck. This trailer has many of the important features of our smaller trailers such as: removeable sides that ease the loading and unloading of cement, a mixer mounted with clearance for easy dumping into a wheelbarrow, a large locking tool box and many other standard features.
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