GOLF What’s in the shed


Toro GM1000 hand mower x 2 Toro 3250-D greens mower with verti-cut units


Toro Triflex 3420 greens mower x 2


Toro Goundsmaster 3500 with sidewinder Toro Reelmaster 3100 Sidewinder


Toro Goundsmaster 3280 out front rotary


Toro Groundsmaster 4500 semi- rough mower x 2 Toro Groundsmaster 3400 Tees mower x 2


Toro Reelmaster 5610-D 4WD fairway mower x 2 Toro Sandpro 3020 bunker rake Toro Workman HDX-D truckster x 2 Toro Workman 4300-D truckster Kawasaki Mule (range ball collector) New Holland TN60 tractor Iseki TH4335 (33HP) compact tractor


Massey Ferguson 1547 tractor with loader Toro ProCore 648 Sisis Vari-seeder Sisis Greens Slitter Dakota TurfTender topdresser 410 Toro GreensPro greens iron


Bargam 400lt tractor-mounted sprayer


Double A Sweep N fill brush Greentek Thatch-away units Greentek Sarell Roller and Brush Greentek Multi-Brush Greentek Vibro Rollers


Wiedenmann leaf blower (Whisper Quiet) Bear Cat Chipper (PTO driven) Amazone Groundskeeper 180 Jumbo Ryan 18” turf cutter Titan 3.5T trailer Tomlin 3T high lift trailer Marstons tipping trailer Fleming 4T trailer STIHL MS390 chainsaw STIHL HS86 hedgecutter STIHL FS85 brushcutter STIHL FS87 brushcutter


Lawnflite Pro 55HWS pedestrian rotary mower Toro pedestrian mower x 2 EGO backpack blowers x 2 Toro hover mower Cooper Peglar knapsack sprayer


Everris Accupro 2000 cyclone fertiliser spreader x 2


32 PC February/March 2020 Course Manager, James Braithwaite


of the stuff didn’t need replacing. Then, we looked at doing another big fleet buy in 2015 but, with the greens plan coming along, it made sense to stretch the machines’ life for another two years. So, in the next two years, this will mean we have around a £50,000 buffer per year to put towards the greens etc. A few pieces of machinery are on an operating lease, which I don’t believe is the best way around it. When you go down this route you have to stick with it every five years and you don’t get a buffer zone. I have to say, I’m blessed here when it comes to machinery as the club are very good to me; I have gradually managed to build a very good fleet over the years.” It’s very apparent that James really enjoys working for the club; like all places, they have their ups and downs, but he is well respected. At times though, James feels it can be a very lonely place for a course manager. “In our industry, the respect just isn’t there, nor is


recognition of the profession and friends have left the industry because of this. I recently lost one member of staff purely because he felt we are just classed as grass cutters. I’m now trying to help fight our corner. I also work for the Golf Club Managers Association (GCMA) lecturing to up and coming general managers. This involves educating people about basic greenkeeping communications and promoting what we do within the industry. I recently did two, two-hour talks on the basics of aeration, communication, frost policies and course policy documents. One thing I ask when I first address them is ‘what they think a greenkeeper is’ - and the majority will always say a grasscutter. Next, I go through at least eighteen daily tasks of a greenkeeper and, by the end of it, they have a completely different opinion of the job. This is my way of trying to put back into the industry and hopefully help raise our profile a little.”


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