\u201cWe have around 11 hectares of turf, seven of which are fairways. All aeration is done inhouse, so, it\u2019s our team of six and no contractors. Recently, we have borrowed a machine to have two going at once to get through it more quickly. We do all greens, tees, shoulders and fairways, virtually the full course. The old machine was 1.6 m wide and just doing Panmure\u2019s fairways took around four weeks. I\u2019m confident the team with the GXi8 can knock at least a week off this as it\u2019s 20 cm wider and a good bit faster. Even just one week a month would make a healthy saving on greenkeeper time, on fuel and efforts to avoid play being interrupted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Installation and induction training was by Wiedenmann UK\u2019s lead demonstrator, Andy Kerr and Mike Lindsay, Area Sales Manager, from local Scottish dealer. Fairways GM, at Kinross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a case of drop a machine at the gate and leave,\u201d said Gary, \u201cAndy cut the PTO shaft then he and Mike systematically showed us how to set every aspect to suit our course. It was as thorough a handover as I\u2019ve known. There are lots of moving parts but despite that, it\u2019s easy to set up and easy to maintain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, Gary took the immediate opportunity to do all 18 of his greens and the practice green before a combination of rising water tables, thick ice, and then lying snow, halted meaningful work across the course for over four long weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn that first run out we got a real good taste of what the Wiedenmann can do for us. Instantly it was quicker than what we had been used to, neater and smoother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe clean finish is such a benefit. At the demonstration we found on our fairways, even with a moderate amount of heave, say 10\u00b0-15\u00b0, the GXi8 makes no disruption to the turf surface; Nor does a departing tine lift up the ground. All disturbance is contained below the surface, just where you want it. The surface is left stable with no requirement for extra rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHowever, after our initial run, the rest of January and February\u2019s ground conditions were so poor we didn\u2019t have the opportunity to do as much as we had hoped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExtra runs are planned for several choice areas. In a few places standing water has remained, so once these patches are fully dried out, we will revisit them with a decent set of tines. The beauty of the faster machine is that we nip out at times of our own choosing; targeting areas that need more work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGoing forward we\u2019ll be out probably every month from October through until March. I think we\u2019ll always stay with 12 mm tines on our fairways. For us, I don\u2019t want golfers ever to ask for any preferred lies so I\u2019ve politely declined any wider tines, happy with the 12 mm and with the 25 cm depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve also invested in the multi tine holders which take 5 mm pencil tines. After we come through the winter, I\u2019ll play it by ear how often and where we\u2019ll go with those. But it\u2019s very pleasing to know we\u2019re now equipped with the technology to keep ahead with our aeration needs and replicate best practices across the industry,\u201d concluded Gary Nicoll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fairways GM\u2019s, Mike Lindsay said: \u201cThe GXi8 HD \u2018s fast speed is derived from its twin drive while its eight legs of tines are timed to hit the ground in pairs, which further enhances its smoothness and makes it kinder to turf. Advance Tine Control (ATC) allows precise tine entry into the ground, all tines exactly spaced, making a neat and clean job with surface disruption negligible. We were just so fortunate that Gary\u2019s team got that one run in before the really bad weather took hold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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