1984 Ransomes Auto Certes - which was purchased second-hand last year
A second-hand Ransomes Matador - blade cylinder doesn’t give the best quality of cut
A grey import Iseki tractor - of which parts a nightmare
great all round job; it pulls covers on, pulls trailers around and cuts all the peripherals. It also has a brush unit which is good to clear debris from games
second hand around four years ago
but George does all servicing and basic repairs himself. George added: “When I started at West Herts, the programme was to cut the football gang mower, which did the job but wasn’t great for our surfaces. By changing to the To make life easier, George’s wish list
cricket are both being played so the site never stops.”
important to me. I think in your mind, if a surface looks good, people are far more forgiving than something that’s poorly presented. Not that there’s much to be forgiving of at West Herts because standards are high; the tennis club have professional players that come from all over the country to train on our courts, and cricket is of a very high standard as well.” when most of the equipment George has is old; including the 1984 Auto Certes to cut They may be old but, are mostly good quality second-hand machines, which are purchased outright from their local dealer, Oliver Landpower. They also carry out the re-grinding of machines and major repairs
mower with interchangeable units and the brush. He would also love a replacement tractor; preferably with an included, as it’s a grey import. The current Iseki has 3 point linkage but no hydraulic plugs and it is not strong enough to run and disease aspect on site, and George mainly handles this on his own. The pitches are sprayed for worms twice a year and for sprayer so CB Weed Control come in to do that whenever necessary.
and George states that there’s not a huge amount he can do to stop them. “I currently just tend to put up with it and deal with
At the moment they don’t do any major damage but, if and when they do, I would need to take a more in-depth look and adopt a method to deter them.” Recently, George had to alter a small
area of waste land behind the tennis courts that runs along one side of the site. The cricket club would get frustrated with tennis members walking behind the bowlers arm playing. A path was put in along the waste area, so courts are now accessed from the other side and out of the way of the
safety issues, George has recently completed compliant with all aspects of this. He is also “The industry needs to encourage young people into it,” commented George. “I get regular pay increases and I certainly don’t feel undervalued. If you do a good job, you will be rewarded, which is fair and that should be enough to promote our industry to youngsters. Just by doing a good job, I would hope that, sooner or later I will be approached with a job opportunity that’s too good to turn down. But, in the and it gives me a great sense of reward and achievement.”
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