Surface solutions

摘要

Spreading kit is being introduced with a focus on accurate and fast application rates. Although not seen often enough on many municipal pitches, elsewhere top dressing has become an indispensable part of an overall maintenance programme. But for itto be effective, it needs to be applied properly and, most importantly, uniformly to ensure that the desired turf quality is produced. An increase in the demand for dressers and spreaders has resulted in a sudden explosion of development, with many models recently coming to market. The major themes for these models are speed and accuracy of application, ease of loading, versatility in terms of what can be applied, the variation in rates and the ability to undertake other tasks, such as bunker filling ormaterials handling. One of the most versatile to arrive in the UK in the past year is the Dakota Turf Tender range from Macclesfield-based Campey Turf Care Systems. This equipment enables groundsmen, greenkeepers and contractors to move materials, top dress, spread fertilisers, fill bunkers, level earth and even blanket sow seed (more common in the US). This year sees the introduction of a further attachment to allow those golf courses investing in simple drainage machinery to backfill trenches. Thereare four models of Turf Tender.