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On the Accurate Striper the operator sits 5 ft. back from the spray tips. Accurate Striping's Steve Richey says that on some other units the operator sits as far back as 12 ft.

Airlessco's Mark Malloy says contractors should consider using the Ride & Stripe for striping football and other sports fields where pushing over grass and against a crown is difficult.

Fred Hannah says the larger Utility Driver was built to handle fast-paced applications such as blowing off large areas of pavement but also has the finesse required for precision line striping.

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Fred Hannah, owner/president of ZMI, manufacturer of Utility Driver, who also runs Hannah Asphalt Services, a Greensboro, NC, full-service pavement maintenance firm, developed the Utility Driver because he got tired of pushing a blower around parking lots before sealcoating.

"I needed something to help push, so this was initially built for blowers," he says. "But any striping machine that can be used with any other ride-on machine can be used with the Utility Driver."

Differences and similarities
There are two different approaches to this type of equipment. One approach, which includes the Ride & Stripe, the LineDriver, the LazyLiner2, and the Utility Driver, relies on equipment that is basically "drivers" or "tractors." These tractors, attached to stripers by a basic trailer hitch, convert walk-behind equipment to propelled units a contractor can ride on.

The LazyLiner2, for example, is an upgrade over the original machine and features electric start, a Honda 5 ½-hp engine, a 5-qt. hydraulic system, and an impact protection bar that protects the valve cover, muffler, carburetor, and other engine components. The LazyLiner2 features one or two-foot operation with fully adjustable pedals, and storage is available beneath the seat for smaller items such as chalk, tape, and extra spray tips.

ZMI's Utility Driver, introduced to the market three years ago, is larger than other drivers on the market because it was designed first to push blowers.

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