Distributor Reesink Turfcare showcases cutting-edge tech and equipment to “streamline course management, improve efficiency and elevate course conditions”.
Software and technology feature heavily in three product launches. turfRad remotely senses moisture deep under turf surfaces to allow staff to improve irrigation.
Each sensor takes some 10,000 single-point measurements per fairway and determines chlorophyll content and surface temperature from microwaves soil emits. Real-time data is sent to the turfRad software to help provide a streamlined, more effective irrigation strategy that sheds need for manual moisture monitoring and sprinkler adjustments.
The satellite software will be fixed to Toro’s Reelmaster 5010-H, while Lynx software will also be available to view.
Robert Jackson, Hydro-Scapes division manager, said: “As a simple attachment to a Toro mower or utility vehicle, monitoring soil to accumulate actionable information fits into the day job with turfRad. The information acquired can be used to make decisions that make savings, identify issues and irregularities, direct attention to problem areas and use water more strategically.”
Web-based digital toolkit
Intelli360 is the new web-based digital toolkit to simplify how course managers keep operations running smoothly. They can manage equipment fleets from anywhere, monitor operating status, hours and upcoming maintenance needs and manage resources in real-time centrally.
Battery favourites
Toro’s new fully electric GreensPro e1700 utilises two to four hypercell batteries, larger rollers and innovative hitch design to allow easy switching from rolling to transport. It will sit alongside the new, equally quiet Toro LTX Lithium Workman.
Autonomous technology
Toro’s Groundsmaster eTriFlex 3360 with GeoLink Mow and Turf Pro 300 and 500 autonomous robotic mowers utilise advanced technology for “consistently clean, well-maintained turf and crisply cut grass with minimal operator input and quiet operation”.
They free up greenkeeping staff to apply their specialised skills to other needs across the course, just like the autonomous technology in the Range Pro can ease the labour-intensive task of collecting golf balls from the driving range.
Water sustainability features too, with advanced central control system, Toro controllers and sprinklers and water aerators from Otterbine.
Jon Cole, Reesink’s divisional business manager, said: “Technology and software continues to lead product development, bringing big changes in operational efficiencies and the health and aesthetics of the course.”
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