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10 Apr 2010 by Chris Thornton
Had the treasurer on the square today and he thinks it is the best he has ever seen it (It is BTW)
I mentioned that the saddles ,I inherited, can be removed mechanically at the end of the season by a specialist firm and he seems keen!!
So, gentlemen and ladies, can anyone in the North West of Engerland recommend a firm who will do a free survey and give an exact estimate for Koro ing ???
Chris
"He not busy being born is busy dying"
10 Apr 2010 by Grassman2011
An exact estimate Chris, thats asking a lot. Why not ask for quote ?
I believe there is a company called Bancroft Amenity in your area, ask for John Bourne.
10 Apr 2010 by Chris Thornton
Cheers Bath exact ish would do
"He not busy being born is busy dying"
10 Apr 2010 by ricam
Contact Campey Turfcare they sell the Koro Topmaker and will be able to give you names of contractors in the NW who have the machines
11 Apr 2010 by mario
Up here Gordon, I'm not so sure that the companies who have the Koro also have the experience to remove saddles in isolation.
I am willing to be proved wrong of course!
So I too may have to consider asking for quotes from experienced operators south of Hadrian's Wall.
I know no boundaries.
11 Apr 2010 by Chris Thornton
Not in isolation Mario. What i would like to do is get them to Koro from the 5 foot mark to behind the stumps right along the square.
If it proves too expensive I'll use a turf lifter then hollow tine
blow, then import loam to level up to the square.
Well that's me thinking aloud anyway.
Chris
"He not busy being born is busy dying"
11 Apr 2010 by mario
That's exactly the procedure which I would have done here too, Chris.
I have only slight saddling, but without remedial work, they ain't gonna fix themselves!!
I know no boundaries.
11 Apr 2010 by Charles Johnson
My ends are deliberately raised above the outfield, but with the saddle effect they are also above the low points of tracks. Two years ago I started a process to reduce the humps, and create a slight crown to the overall profile.
We still get standing water in a couple of places, but it is getting better. In future I hope to get it to the stage where rain water clears itself off my layflat cover.
Rather than the Koro, I have been adjusting the profile by extra Graden-ing the humps and extra spike+dressing the shallows during renovations; this year before renovation I also soaked the ends for 2 days and hollow-tined out to the 5' marks followed by rolling while the ground was still plastic.
This is not the instant solution of the Koro; in fact despite the aggressive scarifiying etc I can still detect last years footmarks, but I would be very nervous about stripping turf etc.
12 Apr 2010 by Chris Thornton
Don't be nervous Charles.
The Autumn before last I Rotovated t'other end but found it "Donkey work" for this old body.
It worked ok and I filled up and levelled with loam and seed.
What I didn't do however was to create some depth of tilth after rotovating nor did i tread down after levelling.
The result was severe cracking last season which caused no probs they just looked bad! And with not treading the loam it settled unevenly.
We live and learn so if Koro is going to be too dear this is what I'll do again except use a turf lifter instead of a rotovator
"He not busy being born is busy dying"
12 Apr 2010 by steve casaru
Hi Chris
2 seasons ago had the exact same job done for an ECB Prem ground in central Lancs and it has proved to be a great success with the problem of low bounce and standing water removed. Some points to bear in mind.
The equipment is big and heavy so easy access and the right conditions are vital.
We removed about 20 tonnes of spoil which proved to be useless for any other task so you will need to have it removed or dumped somewhere on site.
You will need to rotavate or heavy scarify the koroed area to create a tilth and this was a bit of a problem.
Have you got enough germ sheets to do the whole of your square if not beg ,steal or borrow as this is vital.
You will need a lot of seed so dont forget to buy the best and budget for this.
You will have your heart in your mouth as they start the first pass I know I did and you will think you have made one hell of a mistake but dont worry this season the square has an almost perfect crown and has been fit to work on since early March despite a lot of snow.
The cost for the Koro was £1700 +VAT
The guy who did the job for me is in South Yorks and it was on the back of a favour so I cant realy say he would be the man for you but I to would ring Campey Turfcare as they will surely know someone in your area.Go for it and good luck.
Cas
12 Apr 2010 by GaryA
Danvic Turfcare based in Longridge - they have 2 Koros from Campeys. Richard Sharrock is the head honcho and all round good egg. They do work on range of surfaces and I can thoroughly recommend them.
He did have an advert on here previously but his website is danvic.co.uk, I think.
Gary
Be Just and Fear Not
12 Apr 2010 by Pitchcare Peter
Danvic still do advertise on here -
http://www.pitchcare.com/buyers_guide/category/2162
Plus others in your area, but, as said before, contact Campeys - who also advertise on here 
12 Apr 2010 by Chris Thornton
Thanks all for this info'. Will make notes for later in the summer.
Chris
"He not busy being born is busy dying"
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