There’s a move away from
single purpose machines to multi-use ones which offer a host of advantages
In a bid to do that, he has embarked on a three-pronged programme of development. “First is our own self- propelled machine, to which you can quickly attach different types of cassettes, allowing it to become an edger, scarifier, spiker, corer, sweeper or an overseeder. The thinking behind it is simple; it means the customer does not have to buy dedicated self-propelled machines for each of these jobs. Bowling greens, cricket clubs, golf courses and private gardens are the main target.” The second arm of the programme involves using the same cassettes but attached to triplex greensmowers. “By doing this we can increase the capacity at bigger golf courses and offer a scarifier, spiker, corer, sweeper, smoother and overseeder,” he explains. Tractor tools form the third strand of development. “Using the same technique, we adapted them into larger, heavier units, making the machines go deeper or faster. Our latest unit is the new tractor spiker with a working width of 1.30m and depth of 110mm.” The difference with this product, is that it uses a unique camshaft inside the spikers, which make the spikes vibrate and penetrate the soil more easily and to a greater depth.
Marinus is clearly in no mood to rest on his laurels and sees the future as one that will continue to push the boundaries in machine design.
“Our design work will continue at speed as there is always need for new products. The styles of machines differ from country to country and it looks like this difference will become greater as we see the impact of world climate change unfolding. Greenkeepers and
Greens triple fitted with overseeder heads
groundsmen are facing a challenge to fight the problems that especially wet weather causes to ground care,” he says. “Turf is becoming more vulnerable, so we need to find other products that are better equipped at trying to maintain turf to a higher standard within the same time frame.”
Seeds of an idea
“New grasses will be developed that need less maintenance,” says Marinus “because everything comes down to cost and, the more we mow, scarify and aerate, the greater that outlay. So, I believe that the demand for newer grasses is huge. But, seed needs to be seeded, to risk stating the obvious and, since the seed may be (or already is) expensive, an efficient process of overseeding is required - one reason for developing the Vibe®
-Seeder.” “Kingsbarn Golf Course in Scotland is
currently using our seeder heads on their greensmower for overseeding, so the technology is moving out into the field.” Clive Nottingham, Managing Director
of Maredo’s UK distributors, Lloyds of Letchworth, said “Kingsbarn chose the machine because they wanted a quick, efficient method of overseeding. The benefit of the machines, for which there are other attachments including aeration, is that greenkeepers can carry out maintenance at speed, rather than using a tractor-mounted machine, reducing the risk of compacting the green, while at the same time relieving compaction.” “The need exists to perform the
required maintenance with more efficient machines. I believe Maredo has a role to play here too,” says Marinus. “We have to think about our current maintenance machines and upgrade them to the next
level. The Vibe®-Spiker has been
developed for this purpose. Slitters have been available for decades but are limited in depth, because of their geometry. By adding a vibration to the spikes, the capacity and working depth increases.” “The machine itself is lighter so
groundscare professionals can use a smaller tractor. The best comparison is the electric hand drill machine. Before vibration was applied, the drill could only bore small holes into concrete with difficulty. By applying vibration, the job became so much easier.” “Reducing maintenance costs can be achieved in another way too. When a golf course wants greens with a stimp of between eight and ten, they have to be cut very short almost daily.” “Some courses are looking at mowing less and at a higher cut height (much healthier for the grass, incidentally) but need other machines to guarantee the stimp speed. A unit such as the Vibe®
-
Smoothener fits that model and irons the green in a novel way that increases the speed while allowing a higher sward height.”
“Capacity is another issue that will
grow increasingly important. To reduce turf maintenance costs, productivity has to rise. Some machines have reached the limit of their productivity and the only way to overcome this, I believe, is by redeveloping current maintenance machines.” “There’s a move away from single- purpose machines to professional multi- use ones, which offer a host of other advantages.”
Maredo Edger, Spiker, Corer ....
Maredo Vibe-Spiker
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