Yard-Man Brad Hauter Mows Twining Square
May 28, 2003
To promote the 50th Anniversary of Keep America Beautiful, Brad "Yard-Man" Hauter
is setting his second world record with his ride cross-county on a lawnmower, representing
Yard-Man garden equipment. Starting on March 19 2003, he rode the
lawnmower from San Francisco to the east coast, ending his journey in New York in early June
2003. Traveling an average speed of 10 mph, Hauter and his
six-member support crew mowed from San Francisco through Los Angeles, Las Vegas,
Phoenix and Albuquerque. From New Mexico, the the crew headed east through
San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Bentonville, Martin, Atlanta, Memphis, and Charlotte.
The stop in Washington DC on May 28th was at Twining Square where he mowed, trimmed hedges, edged, and
helped volunteers plant 500+ plants. Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup is the
nation's largest annual community improvement program, held March through May and
featuring over 30,000 community cleanup and beautification events in 14,000 communities.
