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Hi All, just finished making my case for some new equipment on our 70 acre site just wondered what was on your wish-list if you were lucky enough to have some funds what piece of equipment could make all the difference to you ?
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What do I do? I just cut the grass.
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Once a muppet.....................
New tractor, trimax, wiedenmann, tractor mounted scarifier, blec multiseeder, quadraplay, better spiker, square mower, track mower, new FT 510 with all attachments, fert spreaders tractor and pedestrian, walkover sprayer, big blower, 2 x Premiers and a partridge.
Posted 11 Jan 2012 Last edited: 11 Jan 2012
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John deere with loader 40hp+ Wessex proline finishing mower for the back, and a graden tractor mounted liner. Oh and a new shed to house the buggers.
Added and the pear tree! Not a lot then vic?
Added and the pear tree! Not a lot then vic?
Posted 11 Jan 2012 Last edited: 11 Jan 2012
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Sod it... rise above it...
Prime movers have to be sufficient... cup holders, cd player etc 
In seriousness, depends on what sports, what soil type, usage levels etc.
3 best bits of kit i've bought::
Dennis FT510
Imants Rotoknife
Browns 6 metre grass harrow.
Bear in mind that two of the above could do immeasurable damage in the wrong hands, or used on the wrong soil types, but with the dynamics of my site, are absolutely perfect!
What would make a real diiference for me:
Trimax Pegasus
Bearcat wood chipper
Edit: Got a 4 litre V8 Discovery higgins... awesome for towing dim witted white van drivers off my rugby pitch on new years day!
In seriousness, depends on what sports, what soil type, usage levels etc.
3 best bits of kit i've bought::
Dennis FT510
Imants Rotoknife
Browns 6 metre grass harrow.
Bear in mind that two of the above could do immeasurable damage in the wrong hands, or used on the wrong soil types, but with the dynamics of my site, are absolutely perfect!
What would make a real diiference for me:
Trimax Pegasus
Bearcat wood chipper
Edit: Got a 4 litre V8 Discovery higgins... awesome for towing dim witted white van drivers off my rugby pitch on new years day!
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Once a muppet.....................
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I could easily rattle of £250k worth- thats without the stuff id like to see happen to the site!
Main things would be improve the mowing and aeration practises. Would like a ride on fairway mower (Jacobsen 305) instead of hayter 7 set and heavy tractor for football pitches, Dennis g860 and Jacobsen slf1880 for grass hockey, verti-drain 1.6m, sisis multi-tiner, sisis megaslit, sisis multi-slit to name just a few!!
and more will be added to the list if we go ahead with potential golf course construction :-)
What this does prove is we all love a good day dream while we are at work!
Main things would be improve the mowing and aeration practises. Would like a ride on fairway mower (Jacobsen 305) instead of hayter 7 set and heavy tractor for football pitches, Dennis g860 and Jacobsen slf1880 for grass hockey, verti-drain 1.6m, sisis multi-tiner, sisis megaslit, sisis multi-slit to name just a few!!
and more will be added to the list if we go ahead with potential golf course construction :-)
What this does prove is we all love a good day dream while we are at work!
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I'm a cylinder man myself...
Hi guys,
I'd like more area to work than the 3ha I have. If we could flatteren the houses on our perimeter a little cut and filling loads of soil oh and drainage if course and I would be over the moon with just a little more machinery that's all for now.
I'd like more area to work than the 3ha I have. If we could flatteren the houses on our perimeter a little cut and filling loads of soil oh and drainage if course and I would be over the moon with just a little more machinery that's all for now.
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Can you just is the longest sentence in the world !!!!!!!
A john deere gator or similar so i dont have to use my car,A amazone scarifier collector, a verti drainer, the list is endless 100 acres and only 3 men to cover it. Ian
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under who’s shade you do not expect to sit.
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Green is not necessarily beautiful.
Posted 12 Jan 2012 Last edited: 12 Jan 2012
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Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
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Carraro TRX7800
Might choose slightly smoother tyres
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Makes you sick!! as my lad would put it, it looks sick.(positive)
What`s going on the front of the beast then Peter? apart from a old granny.
Posted 12 Jan 2012 Last edited: 12 Jan 2012
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Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
Nowt on the front AJ.
It's the second one we have had and we had a loader with the first one which was just not man enough for our composting operations. (so we got a JCB). We have a fork lift attachment for the back (one of the best buys I ever made) and we use it for vertidraining and heavy hauling.
One of it's big selling points is it's compact appearance. An equivalent John Deere or other tractor would look completely out of place in the club surroundings but the Carraro is very unobtrusive.
It's the second one we have had and we had a loader with the first one which was just not man enough for our composting operations. (so we got a JCB). We have a fork lift attachment for the back (one of the best buys I ever made) and we use it for vertidraining and heavy hauling.
One of it's big selling points is it's compact appearance. An equivalent John Deere or other tractor would look completely out of place in the club surroundings but the Carraro is very unobtrusive.
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Can you just is the longest sentence in the world !!!!!!!
Posted 12 Jan 2012 Last edited: 12 Jan 2012
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I think I know where your coming from peter. I will take those thoughts (last paragraph) with me to Harrogate,
Cheers.
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Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
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Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
Don't want to appear anti John Deere by the way. I have three of their compact tractors and lots of other equipment which is very good indeed.
A 70hp John Deere tractor on a golf course or large sport field would be entirely appropriate, but in the country house garden environment of Hurlingham it would look completely out of place.
A 70hp John Deere tractor on a golf course or large sport field would be entirely appropriate, but in the country house garden environment of Hurlingham it would look completely out of place.
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Wicketdevil- 100 acres and 3 men? you must be in dreamland! Ive got 100 acres all to my self!
And monty, i have a similar dream of having more ground for sports but i think the farmer wants to keep hold of his fields!
And monty, i have a similar dream of having more ground for sports but i think the farmer wants to keep hold of his fields!
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Nathan, ask Ian how many cricket squares he has then ask him again how many matches he has?
I've spent more time on our squares this winter! than our hockey pitches, i kid you not. Scarifing/ verticutting what's that all about just about cope with cutting the dam things.
I've spent more time on our squares this winter! than our hockey pitches, i kid you not. Scarifing/ verticutting what's that all about just about cope with cutting the dam things.
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Can you just is the longest sentence in the world !!!!!!!
Six squares, seven rugby pitches, 2 football, 2 grass hockey,artificial hockey pitch, 8 lane olympic standard running track. 2 miles of hedges. Ian
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Can you just is the longest sentence in the world !!!!!!!
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Nine cricket pitches,seven Rugby pitches ,Seven soccer pitches,Six mini pitches Gardens ,Running Track ,Lawns >tennis courts Two artifical pitches, Trees ,Hedges now you Know why i need to upgrade equipment !
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Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
Yawn!!! This "mine is bigger than yours" contest is getting a bit boring. I thought this was about new equipment.
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Sod it... rise above it...
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under who’s shade you do not expect to sit.
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What do I do? I just cut the grass.
My back garden is 5 by 10 metres and I need an assistant too. Last thing I want to do when home is cut some more grass. Id astroturf it if I could afford it ( I knew there was some use for that artificial c"ap)
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Nice new tractor Peter, saw it down at the LAMMA show today.The "sold hurlingham" gave it away a little. Promise I didn't borrow any bits off it while no one was looking.
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