http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 Mechanics articles of Pitchcare, the online magazine for Groundsmen and Greenkeepers Copyright 2008 Pitchcare.com Ltd mail@pitchcare.com mail@pitchcare.com en Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:05:00 +0100 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://www.pitchcare.com/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Fine turf mowers are put through their paces at Donnington Wood Bowling Club in Telford, Shropshire. Todays Greenkeepers and Groundsmen have a wide selection of fine turf cylinder mowers to choose from. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5418 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:30:00 GMT A helpful article on the importance of keeping rotary blades sharp and in good order-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5322 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mechanics students from Evesham College, get shown the ropes at The Celtic Manor Resort-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5153 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT Waste is a necessary evil and when you run an operation from the Celtic Manor Resort, keeping it under control is of paramount importance-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5066 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT Edwin Roberts of Classic Mowers looks at the towed gang mower and suggests that they still represent good value for smaller sports clubs if maintained correctly mail@pitchcare.com (Edwin Roberts) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5055 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT Pat Callaby discusses the merits of having designated areas from a health and safety point of view-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/4745 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:45:00 GMT I have covered my commissioning process for new machines in an earlier article so we won't go there again except to say that to have all machine records of repairs and servicing plus the machine details is very convenient at times. mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/4463 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:15:00 GMT Not so many years ago a workshop housing a machine lift was unheard of, let alone big enough to hold a lift inside it-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/4415 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:15:00 GMT Each winter I try to identify something that we need in the workshop that can be fabricated by the technicians, they are encouraged to come up with ideas of their own that are both practical and cheap-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/4289 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:15:00 GMT Another good piece of advice from Pat Callaby, resident workshop manager at The Celtic Resort. mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3965 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:40:00 GMT Toro and BASF to sponsor 2 Equipment Managers to go to the GIS in California. mail@pitchcare.com (Stephen Tucker) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3747 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:00:00 GMT How many of you repair machines on a reactive basis rather than having a servicepreventative maintenance program in place-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3727 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT Here he offers up some useful tips for maintaining some of the Sisis equipment SISIS Scarifier and Rotorakes These are very popular machines with many bowling and cricket clubs. With end of season renovations just a few weeks away it is essential that they are fit for the purpose. It is worth spending some time checking over the machines and replacing old and worn parts. - mail@pitchcare.com (Edwin Roberts) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3658 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT On September 1, 2006 (12) Equipment technicians were involved in a conference call to deliberate on starting an Equipment Technicians association mail@pitchcare.com (Stephen Tucker) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3612 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT Sometimes it is convenient to contract maintenance work out, here at Celtic Manor Resort there are several types of servicing andor repairs that are better done by specialists. mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3576 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:10:00 GMT If you have, as we do here at Celtic Manor Resort, spare greens units, it can be useful and time saving to mount these on a trolley rather than hang them on a wall or (heaven forbid) keep them kicking around on the floor forming a trip hazard and making them prone to damage. mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3407 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:00:00 GMT Thirty years on from my first encounter with a Dennis mower I am invited to see the latest developments that have been made since Howardson Ltd bought the company in 1981. My host is Ian Howard, Managing Director of Dennis Mowers. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/2689 Fri, 05 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Another informative article from the Workshop Manager at Celtic Manor Resort mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/2605 Thu, 05 May 2005 11:45:00 GMT Pat Callaby, Head Mechanic at Celtic Manor GC offers his advice on preventing the biggest waste of bedknives (bottom blades). mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/2371 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:00:00 GMT A simple costing exercise is needed to clarify things for the people who sign the cheques for capital expenditure. Count the number of cylinders held and include everything, trim, fairway, pedestrian, ride on etc-full article inside mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/2308