GOLF
Changing my mindset
from a heathland to a links course, and the different skills required has been a challenge, but I’m enjoying it
anything went wrong, within a day or two someone would be here to fix the problem. Since then, things have changed a wee bit and other manufacturers have more of a northern presence, therefore we have more of a mix which now also includes John Deere and Toro, but things change on a yearly basis. John Deere has brought out a new triple mower for the greens (which a lot of people are raving about), so we will certainly look at those when ours given up.
The course is a business and we have to have it looking its best every day, therefore, if a different machine is going to give us a better cut or finish, we would be silly not to buy it.”
“With the climate changing, it means that we generally experience wind all the time here, so we have purchased a new Jacobsen sprayer. The decision wasn’t just because of the brand, but for the technology in the nozzle; it pulses about forty times a
second, meaning we can be out spraying in thirty miles an hour wind without getting any drift. If we were going for engineering finish, I would have probably chosen Toro, but they don’t have the pulsing technology.” As well as looking after the general maintenance of the main course last year in spring and summer, James and his team had the task of building a new par 3 in-house. “All the lads had a hand in creating it and put in a lot of overtime, which meant some
Verticutting Groomer/ Dethatcher 20” & 25”
£2,100-£2,300 + vat
Greensmower 12-blade 20” & 25”
£2,400-£2,600 + vat
2-year parts and labour warranty. All spares available next day
Dual drive Greensmower 25” 12-blade £2,700 + vat
Dual drive Teesmower 25” 9-blade £2,700 + vat
Multi-reel
Scarifier-Verticutter Groomer £1,950 + vat
Greensmower 6 or 9-blade 20” & 25”
£2,000-£2,200 + vat
Heavy Duty Mower 8-blade 24”, 30” & 36” £4,600-£6,100 + vat
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