
As an integral part of the war effort during WWII, Nicholas Hermatz taught aluminum and riveting classes to men and women who would be going into the factories to build planes. Just after the war, around 1947, Nick moved on to Kaiser Fraser and helped design this Graham Page Tiller. He worked in the final production stage which meant he fine tuned the machines just before they went to the factory for mass assembly. When the tiller was completed and ready for production, Nick was laid off. This fortunately had a galvanizing effect on him, and instead of wallowing in joblessness, he went out and opened his own store which sold appliances, paint, farm and garden equipment, and best of all, his tiller! One day, a guy brought in a newfangled thing called a lawn mower and asked Nick if he could fix it. Nick boastfully said, "Of course, I can fix anything! Let me take a look at it." And thus, Wayne Farm Equipment added the word "Lawn" to it name.
The Dealer Advantage
All these points and many more are what we like to call "The Dealer Advantage."