Issue No. 4, February 2002 Information From Toro to Help YOU and YOUR Course Introducing the New Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D ® ® INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 Toro® Groundsmaster® 4500-D Quality Design For A Quality Cut 4 T.
The New Toro Groundsmaster ® ® Productivity And A Quality Cut For Demanding Turf T oro has done it again! In response to superintendents’ needs for more productive rotaries that help them improve their quality of cut, Toro announces yet another breakthrough mower. Introducing the Toro Groundsmaster® 4500-D, the latest addition to our family of groundfollowing rotary mowers.
4500-D you get a nice even cut. You know, the ground is not totally level out there, but having this solid roller all the way across, it’s a lot more uniform.” “I’m convinced it’s the best rotary mower out there.” – Bryan Miller like it in this size category,” explains Tim Koch, Toro’s Marketing Manager of Groundsmaster Products. “It has incredible power for a nine-foot machine, with 117 foot-pounds of torque available.
T.Map Software TM Picture This: Improve Irrigation Control With T.Map TM T oro has made irrigation management easier by making it more advanced. Building on our history of innovations and leadership in irrigation systems, we consistently incorporate the appropriate technology into our products. click of your mouse. T.Map’s advanced technology interacts with the SitePro control system database to create dynamic graphic displays of your golf course.
run; enter how long you want, and it will automatically turn it on. You don’t need to know the satellite station number or any of that, because it looks it up for you.” “It’s just a great, great benefit,” says Tom Walker, Golf Course Superintendent at The Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. “The ability to change the time of certain sprinklers, to take your mouse and Toro’s T.MapTM system provides an accurate graphical representation of the golf course to simplify irrigation management.
Factory Service School Toro’s Customer Factory Service Education Program Earns An A+ B eing a leader in the equipful topics as cutting unit adjustments, ment industry requires more hydraulics, electrical systems, equipthan great equipment. We ment maintenance, diagnostics and depend heavily on the people who troubleshooting. operate and service our equipment.
TOROfor you Michael Koopman services almost exclusively Toro Equipment at Old Collier Golf Club. “For a golf school, we would concentrate on products used on greens and fairways, and those things of particular interest in a golf setting for that group of customers,” Peterson says. “For example, golf school might focus more on reel-type cutting units. Some of the most lively discussions we have at any golf school will surround the subject of reel-type cutting units.
Operator Training ProCore® Operator Video Teaches Proper Techniques W hen you don’t do a particular job everyday, it’s always a good idea to refresh your skills before jumping into the task. With that in mind, Toro recently released the Toro ® ProCore ® Operator Training Video (Part No. 01087SV) to help sharpen your skills. Recorded in both English and Spanish, the video covers the initial set-up and operation of the ProCore series of aerators.
Capacitación de Operadores En el video vídeo de ProCore se explican las técnicas correctas de operación C uando un operador deja de hacer un trabajo particular todos los días, es recomendable que repase lo que sabe de ese trabajo antes de volver a realizarlo. Pensando en esto, Toro preparó recientemente el video vídeo de capacitación de operadores del equipo Toro® ProCore® (número de catálogo 01087SV) para ayudar a los operadores a mejorar sus habilidades.
Toro Greensmaster Flex 21 ® ® TM Exceeding Expectations W hen Toro introduced the Greensmaster Flex 21 a year ago, the industry had never seen a greens mower like it. The Flex 21 had been conceived and designed based on specific requests and input from real-world equipment users. Toro engineers had gone out and talked to superintendents, operators and technicians, all with the golfer in mind, about what they needed in a better walk mower.
The Toro® FlexTM 21 mower was a perfect fit for the undulating greens of Troy Burne Golf Club, a dazzling new course in Hudson, Wisconsin. who was looking for a closer cut. Fossey is the superintendent at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson, Wisconsin, a new course with very undulating greens. “We were having a lot of problems getting good quality cuts on our greens,” he explains, “because they’re brand new greens on 100% pure sand base.
Rotary Mower Tips For Smooth Operation T oro’s line of rotary mowers will provide excellent quality of cut providing they are serviced correctly and consistently. Regular scheduled maintenance will reduce problems associated with equipment wear and tear and ultimately reduce costly repairs. The following guidelines will ensure peak performance of your rotary mowers. Service Recommendations: 4 Check mower blades daily. 4 Grease gauge wheel pivots daily. 4 Grease gauge wheel axle daily.
Customer Care Available at www.toro.com/golf Technician tips Inspecting and Sharpening Rotary Mower Blades R otary mowers cut grass by the blade’s cutting surface impacting against the grass stems at a high velocity. To ensure good quality of cut, the cutting edge of the blade must be kept in a sharp condition. A dull blade will produce a ragged cut SAIL SAIL WEAR SAIL SLOT FORMED 3. Check blade balance each time the blade is sharpened.
Toro® Debris Blowers & Options Attachments An Easy Way To A Cleaner Course T oro has a commitment to helping you have a betterlooking golf course, and sometimes it means providing you with equipment that goes beyond the mowing and growing of turfgrass. Our versatile line of options and attachments includes several handy debris blowers which you can conveniently use to remove grass clippings, leaves, twigs, pine needles and other debris off of your fairways, cart paths and other surfaces.
Innovation Drives Year of Solid Performance New And Upgraded Products Introduced At GCSAA In Orlando D id you happen to invest in a Toro® Greensmaster® FlexTM 21 in 2001? How about a Groundsmaster® 3500-D? These are two of our innovative products that helped lead Toro to a year of profitability amid economic and world turmoil.
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