Ensure you have ample stocks of tea, milk and sugar
I listen to the operators as they wash down their machine and address any problems they report while they refuel and check the engine oil. Their machines are then adjusted for cut. The Toro 5410s hold their cut well and one or two clicks generally has them cutting like greens mowers. Then they will be parked line-astern for the quick getaway the next morning. I always attend to them myself. The workshop staff are younger (than me) and need some time at home, so I try and get them away as soon as possible after grinding the pedestrian mowers, normally between 8.00pm and 9.00pm. We have an outside security company in the compound for the duration of tournaments, so we do not park machinery in the building overnight. Experience has shown that it is quicker to park them in the outdoor compound,
loaded or prepared for a quick start. Apart from the security guard I am usually the only one left. If necessary I will give him some
instructions and beat a hasty retreat. Then I drive the fourteen miles home
and greet my wife, Maralyn, who says goodnight from halfway up the stairs on her way to bed, she has left me a meal which I’ll microwave and eat hungrily. She has also fed the dogs for me, and I will tend to them tomorrow, coming home when the tournament has started, to clean their kennels etc. and get their food ready for the evening. Then take them out for exercise for an hour, before returning to work.
That’s teamwork and that’s all about
preparation also. Summary
• Be prepared, you can’t beat good forward planning.
• Where possible do the job (whatever it
may be) during the week before the tournament.
• Make sure that you have commonly used spares in stock.
• Have at least one spare bedknife in stock for each hand mower covering Tournament and Micro ranges, as these are thin and easily damaged from a variety of sources.
• Have a couple of spare bedknives for the tees mowers.
• Have at least one set of spare bedknives for the trim mowers.
• Ensure that parts and materials used from the support vehicle are replaced each day.
• Repair any punctures at the earliest opportunity, (sods law and all that).
• Most important of all: ensure you have ample stocks of tea, milk, sugar and coffee.
Pat (Cal) Callaby. A.M.I.M.I. A.M.I.V.R. Workshop Manager, Celtic Manor Resort.
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