travelling sprinkler and kept it on throughout the day.
When the new seed and grass started
to grow it was a case of cutting it with my rotary mower, usually a minimum of three times a week, sometimes four, depending on whether we had put on any fertiliser. As soon as I had cut a third of the pitch the self travelling sprinkler went on again and followed me up pitch! Two and half weeks before the first friendly I then got out the Dennis cylinder mower to flatten any bumps and to start putting in the shadings for a better appearance. About four days before a game I marked out the pitch with the help of the manager, Graham Heathcote - if it goes wrong I can then blame him (ha ha).
As the season progressed my duties
altered but, after a Saturday match, I usually divot the pitch. I can put it back to Monday morning if required, as I also manage a team on Saturday. Usually I get it done in under two hours as it generally only scars now. However, if the weather has been bad it can take up to three hours.
I then cut and roll the pitch with the Dennis on Monday if I have time - and definitely if we have a Tuesday match. If it’s a Saturday game I would cut and roll on Wednesday and then again on Friday to make sure it is always ready in case off any bad weather etc.
Because I am part time my available hours working on the pitch can be limited. If have any time off from my
regular employment in a week I do other work that is required. I have a SISIS slitter attachment which I use whenever I can, as this leaves minimum unsightly wear on pitch.
If I have a week or more off, I usually use the rapid-core attachment which is like a mini vertidrain with six inch solid tines but no heave. Once the bad weather starts I usually use this machine once a month at least, as it is ideal for opening up the large vertidrain holes already in pitch. We only purchased this towards the end of last season and saw the benefits straight away.
When I have done my last cut on the pitch and the grass has stopped growing over the winter, I fit my brush attachment to the Dennis and brush and
Unit 11B, Hill Farm Estate, Irthlingborough Road, Little Addington, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4AS, UK Ph: 01933 652235 Email:
info@trimaxmowers.co.uk
70
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124