Pitchcare Classifieds SPORTS TURF CONTRACTORS
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Shane with Wayne Lumbard in front of the new stand
regimes. At the end of the season they Koro off 10mm, and then apply 80 tonnes of fibre sand. The Koro work, and reinstatement, takes about six days to complete with play able to commence six weeks later. The price of the fibrelastic is the same as I pay for normal sand to be delivered to my stadium!
Fertilising is undertaken every seventeen days. That is something I would like to do, but our finances won’t stretch to that. I’m only able to apply Sierrablen three times a year, plus the occasional green-up before major events.
What impressed me was that there wasn’t a tractor in sight, as nearly all their work is done with pedestrian machinery. As well as the Ransomes cylinder mowers, the team have three John Deere pedestrian rotary mowers, with rear rollers, which are used for lifting the grass and cleaning surface debris. They also have a pedestrian chemical sprayer which, again, limits the weight on the playing surface.
I have a Toro triple mower which, although it gives a nice cut, doesn’t compare to the finish the pedestrian cylinder mowers achieve - and they also give a light roll.
Most of my other work is carried out with tractor mounted machinery.
They have three small lighting rigs which are used on the pitch all year round; that’s something else I would love to have.
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All sides of the pitch were being replaced with artificial turf. This was to enable shuttles and warm-ups to be done off the pitch. Again, this is something I would like to introduce on my pitch.
Molineux is a lovely stadium, but, personally, I don’t think it needs to be made any bigger, as it has a very homely feel as it is, but what do I know? Currently, it has a capacity of 28,000, which the club intend to increase to 51,000. The first of the new stands is close to completion.
I’d like to thank Wayne and his staff for allowing me to experience, at first hand, how a Premiership grounds team prepare for a match day, and to Pitchcare for arranging the visit. I should also thank Man U for banging in five goals! I came away with some valuable tips, which I would love to put into practice. Now, where did I put that lottery ticket?
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