Testimonials

Innovative technology makes
Turf Guard
®
work. And keeps it simple.
With Turf Guard, it’s easy to get the message
when your course tells you something.
 e Turf Guard system consists of buried sensors, above-
ground repeaters, a base station and a user interface. It’s all very
simple to install and use. Each wireless Turf Guard sensor can
be easily buried in their selected sites in just minutes, using
a standard cup-cutting tool with minimal disruption to the
turf. Your authorized Toro distributor can completely manage
installation and set-up to make sure you get maximum value
out of the system.
• Typically, a new Turf Guard system can start with as
few as three sensors, and you can grow the system
easily from there.
• Sensors are installed in each selected area at the
critical root zone.
• The sensors wirelessly transmit soil data they
measure, every fi ve minutes.
• Above-ground repeaters relay transmitted data to
the base station at your central control system.
Accessing information from Turf Guard is fast and simple.
You can get real-time course data on any computer equipped
with Internet capabilities, or even on your smartphone.
Strategic placement of Turf Guard sensors allows you to analyze
spatial variation in soil conditions or topography, so you can create
and map irrigation management zones. Smarter watering
decisions
can then be made based on specifi c moisture needs by zone,
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– James Campion, Superintendent
NCR Country Club; Kettering, Ohio
along with accurate decisions about salt fl ushing, disease
prevention, heat stress, aeration and more.
• Toro SiteVision
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software automatically stores and displays
all data received from the sensors.
• The dashboard provides high-level information for each
location type, including detailed graphs of course conditions.
• Turf Guard also ties into Toro’s National Support Network
(NSN
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Connecting Turf Guard with proprietary Toro software and
central control systems will enable you to do much more
with the timely information you receive. By knowing when
supplemental irrigation is needed— or if the course has enough
moisture—you can adjust watering start and run times for
maximum effi ciency.