Ashton Caton, the Guaico, Sangre Grande, ace whacker/repair technician, has taken another giant stride in the world of business. Caton, who was featured in the Sunday Guardian, last July, as a whiz at fixing brushcutters, is now into the business of actually selling the whackers.
Caton, 37, has hooked up with Trintrac, a Chase Village, Central Trinidad firm which imports the Shindaiwa brand of brushcutters manufactured in Japan. Caton is serving as the firm's agent in Guaico, and has a range of the brushcutters on display at his humble home. Now that the rains have returned, and undergrowth is again thriving, Caton is thankful the general election excitement is over and done with, so life can return to normal and brushcutter buyers will seriously consider acquiring his machines.
Prices range from $2,900 to $4,450 and beyond. The most powerful is the C3410, which has the torque to cut heavy undergrowth and saplings. Through the assistance of Trintrac, he is able to provide parts for all Shindaiwa brands of machines and also service them. Caton told the Sunday Guardian he was still in the business of repairing brushcutters, whatever the make, and was prepared to visit the homes of clients to conduct repair jobs.