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John Deere: The Seeds Of Success

By Justin Rose, President, Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division, Small Agriculture and Turf Care, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

New Toro GrandStand Multi Force EVO Is A Multiseason Multitasker

The new Toro GrandStand Multi Force EVO is a versatile stand-on lawn mower providing enhanced performance, longer work intervals, and more than 10 attachments for a variety of seasonal tasks.

An Impressive Lineup From Sisis At SALTEX 2024

At SALTEX 2024, Sisis will present a lineup of turf maintenance equipment to address specific needs for sports pitches, golf courses, and other fine turf areas.

Seattle University’s Field Specialist Applauds Sisis Sweeper

The Sisis SSS1000 towed sweeper is helping the university maintain first-class athletic and sporting facilities.

Sisis Litamina 1200 Sweeper Helps Merchiston Castle School Keep Grounds Tidy

The Sisis Litamina 1200 tractor-mounted sweeper helps maintain roughly 100 acres of sports facilities at Scotland’s only all-boys independent boarding school.

Polaris All-Electric UTVs Go Full-Size With The Pro XD Kinetic Side-By-Side

Polaris’ lithium-ion battery-electric version of its full-size Pro XD side-by-side has the same cargo and towing capacity as a gasoline or diesel model, and it can work all day and recharge from a wall outlet, generator, or fast-charger.

Trench Bowling Club Has Been Announced As The Winner Of The 2023 Best Kept Green In Shropshire, Sponsored By Dennis & Sisis

Former member and current secretary and bar coordinator David Evans says Dennis and Sisis education days were helpful with regards to equipment selection and maintenance methods and techniques.

Sisis Innovation To Be Showcased At BTME 2024

At BTME 2024 SISIS will be presenting a selected range of products designed for fine turf surfaces and sports pitches.

Doosan Bobcat Expands Global Brand Strategy; Ryan Turf Renovation Equipment Transitions To Bobcat Brand

Ryan has produced trusted turf renovation equipment for more than 75 years and features a unique product lineup including aerators, sod cutters, dethatchers, power rakes, overseeders and other specialty products.

Toro’s New Vista Guest Shuttle Transports Up To 8 Passengers; Battery-Electric Option Available

“Vista smoothly and efficiently transports—and impresses—guests, students, fans and other visitors with style and ease,” says Toro’s Marissa Garin.

Toro Fields eHoverPro Battery-Electric Slope Mower With Zero Emissions, Quiet Operation

The hovering, wheel-less mower has a 45.7-centimetre cutting width and a run time of up to 25 minutes per interchangeable battery.

Toro Expands Electric Equipment Portfolio With Launch Of Greensmaster e1026

“We’re excited to add another battery-powered option of a customer favorite to the growing fleet of electric and hybrid Toro products,” says Toro Global Product Marketing Manager Jeff Drake.

Toro Unveils New Groundsmaster e3200 Battery-Powered Out-Front Rotary Mower

The rotary mower can be used to maintain rough or do trim and surrounds work, and now it can perform those functions emissions-free.

Lord Wandsworth College Uses John Deere Turf Equipment To Maintain Elite Facilities

Grounds and Gardens Manager Alistair Cotton says the grounds would provide enough work for 13 people, but currently he only has a staff of five.

Historic Killarney Golf & Fishing Club Refreshes Maintenance Fleet With John Deere Mowers, UTVs & Tractor

“You can really notice the difference in the quality of cut and the reliability of the new machines,” says Head Greenkeeper Enda Murphy.

Connect, Guide, Manage: John Deere Sets Out Futuristic Vision For UK Golf Course Management

Key to this vision is John Deere’s acquisition of cloud-based golf course management software, OnLink, in 2019 which has been developed and will soon be launched across Europe, starting in the UK.

Better Surfaces, Better Participation: SISIS Quadraplay Improves Pitch Maintenance In Staffordshire

Implements like grooming rakes, spikers, slitters, rollers, and brushes can be fitted to the SISIS Quadraplay and independently adjusted to carry out four operations at once.

Chorley Golf Club Upgrades Machinery Fleet To Maintain 125-Year-Old Course

“Looking at other brands, I found that John Deere, as well as being at the top, was offering value for money as well,” says Head Greenkeeper Tony Grayson.

Stourbridge Golf Club Greenkeeper Selects SISIS Veemo MK2 For Delicate Scarifying

Steven Harvey trialled multiple solutions in his attempt to find a machine that would scarify the fairways without damaging them and eventually hit upon the Veemo MK2.

Dennis & SISIS To Highlight Mowers & Sweepers At STMA Conference In Georgia, US

Dennis will have its PRO 34R rotary mower on display at the event, and SISIS will show off the SSS1000 rear-mounted sweeper.

Karlswood Stables Makes The Jump To John Deere Equipment

To maintain the expansive grounds, Karlswood purchased a new John Deere 4066R compact tractor, a 1600T wide-area rotary mower, an X950R commercial rear-discharge, a rear-collect diesel lawn tractor, and an electric TE Gator utility vehicle.

The E-Series Is Coming To BTME

Dennis and SISIS will be introducing their new and exciting range of environmentally friendly turf maintenance machinery to the golf market at BTME 2022.

The R&A Selects Toro As Founding Partner For Community Golf Facility In Glasgow

In addition to the latest turf care and golf course maintenance equipment, Toro will provide a grant used to create a greenkeeper apprenticeship.

Herefordshire Golf Club Enlists Multitalented SISIS Flexibrush To Keep Fairways In Top Playing Shape

The tractor-mounted SISIS Flexibrush helps greenkeepers perform multiple tasks, including combatting unsightly and potentially problematic worm casts.

Dennis and SISIS Launch New E-Series Products at SALTEX 2021

British manufacturers Dennis and SISIS have chosen SALTEX 2021, to be held at the NEC Birmingham on 3 and 4 November, to showcase the E-Series - a new range of battery-powered turf maintenance equipment.

John Deere Reel & Rotary Mowers Impress Dunblane New Golf Club

The club has acquired a fleet of 2750 E-Cut Hybrid triplex riding mowers and three 220 E-Cut Hybrid walk-behinds from local dealer Double A in Dunblane’s first John Deere fleet deal.

Scotland’s Wishaw Golf Club Relies On SISIS Variseeder 1300 For Overseeding

Prior to the Variseeder 1300, Marshall tried a slit seeder, but it caused too much disruption to course grounds.

Toro Mowers & Irrigation System Help Royal St. George’s Golf Club Prep For Open Championship

Course greenkeepers relied on Toro Reelmaster, Groundsmaster, Greensmaster TriFlex, and Greensmaster Flex mowers in concert with a Toro Lynx Control System and more than 1,000 sprinklers.

Victoria Park Creating World-Class Greens With SISIS Autoslit Pedestrian Slitter

“It is very easy to use, and I’m very impressed with what it can do,” says Head Greenkeeper Mike Finch.

Lymington Golf Centre Seeing Course Improvements With Redexim Rink DS800 Top Dresser

Course manager Brian Goodall’s team have performed two top-dressing operations with the DS800 and are planning four to six operations annually in combination with the Redexim Speed-Brush.

Newark Golf Club Addresses Compaction & Worm Cast Issues With Redexim Verti-Drain 7416 & Top-Brush 6000

“With these two new tools at our disposal, we are in a fantastic place when it comes to course condition,” says Course Manager Alex Clarricoates. “It’s only upwards from here.”

SISIS Supaturfman Aerator Making A Difference For Maldon Bowling Club

Greenskeeper Mark Piper credits the purchase of a SISIS pedestrian Supaturfman for helping transform the green at the Essex club to its best condition ever.

John Deere Announces New Petrol-Powered Additions To ZTrak ZTR Range

The zero-turn mowers are designed to work in restricted spaces and boast a heavy-duty frame that includes a rollover protection system (ROPS).

Redexim Updates Speed-Seed Range Of Overseeders With New Variable Seed-Rate Calibration System

The upgraded seeders offer a number of adjustable parameters to ensure favourable germination an establishment conditions across a variety of seed types.

Redexim Top-Brush 6000 Helping Brocket Hall Golf Club Combat Worm Casts, Leaves & Dew

The poly brush-equipped Top-Brush 6000’s brushes can rotate either in or against the direction of travel, it can remove lateral growth and stand the plant upright.

McConnel Adds Midsize Remote-Controlled RC40 Fine-Turf Mower To ROBOCUT Lineup

Designed to efficiently and safely mow rough terrain and slopes of up to 55 degrees, the new ROBOCUT2 model is up to 25 times more productive than manual mowing, McConnel says.

Toro Unveils New Bullseye Line Of Turf & Natural Grass Maintenance Equipment

The new products allow field managers and course superintendents to get all the machines they need from a single dealer and give Toro’s Outcross and Workman utility vehicles even more versatility.

SISIS Litamina 1200 Sweeper Slashes Leaf Removal Labour On Kent Golf Course

Deputy Head Greenkeeper Mark Jaques says the sweeper has transformed leaf removal from a three-person job into a one-person task.

Redexim Introduces Two Additions To Verti-Cut Scarifier Lineup

The Verti-Cut 1600 and the Verti-Cut 2000 offer wider working widths and scarification depths of up to 50 millimetres.

Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Chooses John Deere 2750E Hybrid electric triplex mowers For Eco-Friendly Turf Maintenance

The club was the first in the UK to order the 2750E, which was introduced in 2019.

John Deere & Rain Bird To Renovate & Upgrade Historic Carnoustie Golf Links

The turf care equipment firms are working to give the courses cutting-edge irrigation and precision mowing tools.