TECHNICAL
From finishing mowers, flail mowers and wide area
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mowers to rotary tillers, blowers, collectors and backhoes, rear- or front- mounted; it’s an extensive list and there’s something for every tractor, every job and every season
going to start with a loader, you’re only getting half the productivity available from your tractor without one of those. And, from there on, you can get specific.
From finishing mowers, flail mowers and wide area mowers to rotary tillers, blowers, collectors and backhoes, rear- or front- mounted; it’s an extensive list and there’s something for every tractor, every job and every season.
For those whose budget is stretched, an aerating attachment is a good option and saves buying or replacing a standalone aerator for now. How attachments pair up with existing products such as Toro and TYM tractors is something we at Reesink have thought carefully about, and we’re confident we have a good range of good quality attachment brands with extensive warranties for our customers to choose from.
Utility vehicles
It wouldn’t be a feature on multifunctional machinery if we didn’t mention the workhorse to beat all workhorses - the dependable utility vehicle. It’s more the case of what this machine can’t do rather than what it can, and I think we’d be hard pushed to find a turfcare venue without one of these trusty favourites. There are some, like Toro’s Workman GTX, which bring literally hundreds of configurations to the table. They can double as people carriers with bench or bucket seats, the options are endless, and they last, so are a wise investment.
Then there are a couple of machines that cross over categories, they defy convention with how multifunctional they are. The Toro Outcross 9060 is a utility vehicle, a tractor and has a range of attachments to fit and turn this into a multifunctional powerhouse. Of course, something that can handle so much is a significant investment but, if you have a project coming up, something like the Outcross would provide its weight in gold.
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A tractor is a multifunctional wonder especially with value-adding attachments. Shown here is TYM’s T555 with rake attachment
A cross between a tractor and utility
vehicle, with this machine you can spread fertiliser, load sand and haul pallets, as a tiny snapshot of its capabilities. Golf courses who have any building or renovation works in the offing would benefit greatly from having something like this on hand. And there’s an attachment that makes this a dual- purpose machine - the Groundsmaster 1200 pull behind makes it a rotary mower too.
Ride-on mowers
For most, mowing is likely to be the top job and having a range of mowers for all the different areas that require cutting will be unavoidable. So, with that the case, are there any ways to bring in extra value with a mower? Yes, of course there are! You can, for
example, bring close trimming to a large ride-on, negating the need for a separate
alternative such as a pedestrian mower or strimmer, by choosing a ride-on with a Sidewinder.
This is one nifty bit of innovation.
Available on the Toro Reelmaster 3100-D small area mower and Groundsmaster 3500-D rotary mower, the Sidewinder system allows you to move all three cutting units 12 inches (30cm) right or left from their centre position - on the fly - for a full 24 inches (61cm) of travel.
It means you can get under trees and other hard-to-reach places and bring precise control to delicate jobs such as trimming around sand traps, water features, tee boxes and greens edges on the golf course. It means too that more junior members of staff can perform expert edging, trimming neatly and closely around sensitive areas whilst keeping the mower’s wheels a safe distance away. This is especially handy
Demonstrating the Outcross’s versatility, here it is with the ProCore 1298 aerator which boasts an impressive working width of 98 inches for maximum productivity
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