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What’s in the shed? John Deere tractors x 3 (4700, 4720, 5100m)
John Deere rough mowers x 2 (8800, 8800A) John Deere approach mower 2653B John Deere progator with HD200 sprayer John Deere 6 x 4 Gator x 7 Dakota 410 Topdresser Dakota 414 Topdresser Wiedenmann GX18 Terra Spike Toro ProCore Baroness LM2700 Jacobsen GP400 x 3 Ransomes Parkway 3
New equipment supplied by Johnston Gilpin
and reduce costs on site. The usual method of purchasing machinery is with hire purchase or lease and always from the local trusted machinery dealer.
In the case of the new John Deere machines, all negotiations were carried out with Ricky Neill, who is the groundcare sales manager with Lisburn-based John Deere dealership, Johnston Gilpin & Co Ltd. Sean said: “We always try and find the
best machines for the job or most suitable for the site. We also have to take our mechanic’s opinion on a lot of machines, as they need to be reliable and easily serviced, especially when it comes to things like grinding units. The only problem with this is that we have to always have different selections of oils and filters in our storeroom.” The latest intake of equipment saw Sean and his team purchase a John Deere 5100M 100 horsepower tractor, two John Deere 8800A terrain cut five gang rotary mowers, a
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John Deere 2030A Progator utility 4x4 vehicle with John Deere HD200 sprayer on board, a John Deere 1200A self-propelled bunker rake and a John Deere 2653A precision cut tee mower. Sean added: “We have been using John
Deere rough mowers for a number of years here and found them to be well suited to our terrain. The new JD8800A mowers are very efficient and leave a good finish, as does the JD2653A tees mower, which is nice and compact yet extremely manoeuvrable.” “The tractor will be used on a topdresser
most of the time and the utility vehicle with attached sprayer will form a super partnership in applying fertiliser and spraying for weeds.”
As the Lough Erne resort is set in an area with diverse environmental structures in place, Sean and his team must devise a plan to minimise the use of herbicides. “We are an environmentally sensitive site, so we try and limit the use of all herbicides and fungicides. The general rule is that if any
products come with a ‘hazardous to the environment’ warning on it, we keep away from them.” Since the construction of the site, there
has always been an environmental policy in place at Lough Erne. “We try and work within these guidelines or with local groups to carry out safe and environmentally safe procedures here. We gather information from a number of local groups and use this in our plan of works when dealing with the environmental aspects of the site.” “Although we don’t actually plant
wildflowers here, we have a number of areas where we allow them to establish. We also have bird boxes and bat boxes in position as well.” “If, for any reason, a tree is cut down, or it falls down, we try to leave it on site as a habitat log pile to encourage mammals and invertebrates to take up residence there,” said Sean.
The tractor will be used on a topdresser and the utility vehicle with attached sprayer will form a super partnership in applying fertiliser and spraying for weeds
John Deere rough mowers are well suited to the terrain
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