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IAN C. TOMLINSON Course Manager, Rungsted Golf Club, Denmark


DAVE ROBERTS Grounds Manager, Southampton FC


Favourite bit of kit hey? That’s a tricky one. It would probably be my Dennis mowers - with their interchangeable cassettes they are very versatile. Other bits of kit we love are the Rotary mowers. We use two Sarp mowers with roller drives; we have cobbled a brush on the front and although it’s a 12mile walk to cut the pitch with one it does leave the pitch looking like it hasn’t been played on. I also love my Mustang and Ferrari, not the cars but my tractor and vertidrain. The tractor’s a big bit of kit but on the galaxy tyres it hardly leaves a mark and the Mustang is a quick clean aerator which was a godsend when we had training three times a week with a previous manager.


My favourite piece of equipment is the Dakota 411 top dresser. Before I bought this machine we had a drop dresser mounted on a Toro workman. This was slow and you needed to drive up and down a green about 18 times to cover the putting surface. On top of that you were putting wheel marks in the playing surface. I bought a Dakota 411 for many reasons. With its 4 large, low profile rear wheels no wheel marks even in wet conditions. We pull it with a New Holland TC27 Tractor on balloon tyres so no compaction. With the 2 spinning discs at the rear you can spread from 1 to 16 metres and you control


the machine as you drive by a master control on your tractor. As you drive you can adjust the speed of the discs as well as the speed of the internal conveyor belt. This allows you without leaving the seat to modify the quantity and width of application as you drive. We can top dress all


the greens in 1 hour with a light top dressing compared to 4 hours with the old system. It is also very easy to load the large capacity hopper with a front end loader. All in all a fantastic piece of equipment which has transformed our top dressing programme into a smooth, fast, efficient operation.


“On a summer’s day, sporting shorts, the scent of freshly cut grass, to march up and down the pitch collecting my thoughts”


CHRIS HAGUE Head Groundsman, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen


A difficult choice between my 2 Dennis G860’s or the Terraplas but, after much deliberation, I opt for the Dennis. On a summer’s day, sporting shorts, the scent of freshly cut grass, to march up and down the pitch collecting my thoughts, the mobile is ringing and vibrating but alas no reply!! Peace, and all the while keeping the heart pumping and the waistline in check Oh, plus the Dennis is versatile with the cassette options, and aids in my compaction relief!


MARTIN SAMPSON Head Groundsman, Cardinal Vaughan School, Twickenham


My favourite piece of kit has to be the Toro 2000-D Ride-On Triple. Not only is it very good value for money but it is also user friendly. The quality of cut is excellent and the presentation of pitches given by the Toro is superb.


It can be used for winter ROY RIGBY


The Toro Procore 2 metre aerator - a great machine that does a good quick job, aerating to a depth of 100-125mm. Depending on the centres we


are aerating at, we can have our entire Fibresand area - 28,000 square metres - completed in


I love my soil reliever


I think that I would have to say my SDF tractor and DJ Turfcare’s SR75 Soil Reliever. I think that this bit of kit is a revolutionary way of relieving compaction. You can work in conditions that only a few years ago you would not have dreamed of. You can get on a pitch and do a grand job inside of 6 hours. With the help of a good weather forecast you can pre-empt the bad weather and make all the difference. It leaves such, a good top class finish that you can play on the pitch immediatly after you have finished. If you need too just put a pattern in the other direction and your pitch looks mint! Used as a major player in your remedial works or just as a management tool throughout the season I just love my soil reliever!


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games pitches and cricket outfields as it has a wide range of heights of cut. it is also quick and easy to adjust - crucial in a school environment.


Day to day maintenance is straightforward, service charges are value for money and the machine is economical to run.


Head Groundsman, Manchester City FC


one day, which is ideal when the first team and reserves are off. The machine causes no disruption whatsoever to the players’ training, and keeps the surface as dry as possible during the wetter months.


KEITH KENT Grounds Manager Twickenham RFU


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