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it could have been worse, I guess

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  1. Larry Allan
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    10/7/2015 9:10 AM
    if it happened. ON the green

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  2. Jim Doyle
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    10/7/2015 11:10 AM
    That does not look good. Hope you got it up and running.



  3. Larry Allan
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    10/7/2015 11:10 AM
    We took the aerator off and put it on a Hydrostat tractor. For those who aerate with Hydrostats, I"d love to know the secret. The pictured tractor will sit beside one green for a day or two until parts arrive. It will be a testament to the necessity of having a regular replacement schedule



  4. Melvin Waldron
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    10/7/2015 4:10 PM
    Larry Allan said: We took the aerator off and put it on a Hydrostat tractor. For those who aerate with Hydrostats, I"d love to know the secret. The pictured tractor will sit beside one green for a day or two until parts arrive. It will be a testament to the necessity of having a regular replacement schedule


    We deep tine with one, works great for us depending on who is running it. Only solid tine. What secret do you want to know?

    I agree with you 100% on a replacement schedule, wish we had one too.

    Mel

    Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO

  5. Larry Allan
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    10/7/2015 5:10 PM
    How do you keep the speed steady? I'm using quad 1/2" ID. With the broken gear tractor in 2nd turtle, full balls out I get a perfect hole edge to hole edge at 1 inch square pattern. With the hydrostat, the spacing was all over the map



  6. Christopher Thuer
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    10/7/2015 5:10 PM
    We aerate fairways and our range tee with a hydrostat tractor. Our old mechanic was the primary operator during aeration and he had a block of wood he put under the pedal he trimmed until the pedal travel was just right.

    Now, my assistant and I do it without the block of wood and we just closely watch. After a while you just have a feel for it.

    We don't do greens with it though.

    We just did our greens the last 2 days with a 648. We had some minor issues here and there and I told the guys as we finished the last green that those are the most stressful 2 days of the year and I was going home and making a margarita. They said it wasn't too bad. I said no but there are a lot of things that could go wrong and potentially very wrong and the thoughts are in my mind all day both days.

    Chris Thuer, CGCS, Bear Slide Golf Club, Cicero, IN

  7. Melvin Waldron
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    10/8/2015 10:10 AM
    I know with our new Kubota L4600 (1 1/2 years old) it has a "Cruise Control" lever that is manually operated, I just push it to the desired setting and leave it there. I do have to hold it in place for maybe a pass or two, but I match it up to the same spot on the sticker every time.

    I know the older models (which one of our other courses have) that had a small latch to pull and set or Kioti which has a push button, it isn't always easy to get reset after a pass. I didn't like it because I was so particular about spacing. That is what allowed us to stick with the Kubota even though the Kioti beat it on price. (weight was another factor).

    Mel

    Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO

  8. Clay Putnam
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    10/8/2015 1:10 PM
    Buy a Kioti hydrostat tractor. Comes standard with cruise control.



  9. Timothy Walker
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    10/8/2015 10:10 PM
    Teddy Z?



  10. Larry Allan
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    10/9/2015 6:10 AM
    Timothy Walker, CGCS said: Teddy Z?

    I wish he had been driving when the wheel fell of. I think he must be dead by now, or certain well on his way. A suave son of a gun back in the day



  11. Melvin Waldron
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    10/12/2015 9:10 AM
    Clay Putnam, CGCS said: Buy a Kioti hydrostat tractor. Comes standard with cruise control.


    Is it still a push button to engage on the Kioti? That is why we picked the Kubota, it is a manual lever to set the speed control.

    Mel

    Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO

  12. Clay Putnam
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    10/12/2015 9:10 AM
    Melvin Waldron, CGCS said:
    Clay Putnam, CGCS said: Buy a Kioti hydrostat tractor. Comes standard with cruise control.


    Is it still a push button to engage on the Kioti? That is why we picked the Kubota, it is a manual lever to set the speed control.

    Mel


    Sorta a hybrid. Push button to engage the cruise function with a throttle lever to set RPM.



  13. Timothy Walker
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    10/13/2015 7:10 PM
    I thnk you're right this time!

    Larry Allan said:
    Timothy Walker, CGCS said: Teddy Z?

    I wish he had been driving when the wheel fell of. I think he must be dead by now, or certain well on his way. A suave son of a gun back in the day



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