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1. Melvin Waldron

   

   43 posts
   
   10/7/2016 6:10 PM

   Anyone have any luck finding one of these tools?
   
   Or did you happen to make one of your own? Or is there something else you use?
   
   I'm pretty sure a screw driver would work holding it up, but they aren't as handy when trying to install the internal back into the case.
   
   I have checked with Rain Bird and Sports Turf Irrigation with no luck.
   
   Thanks!
   
   Mel

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

   

   4 posts
   
   10/11/2016 1:10 PM

   Hey Mel,
   
   If you don't have any luck finding one, just use a small cordless drill with nut driver and take the lid off. It's actually easier to do it this way.

   
   
   
   
3. Melvin Waldron

   

   43 posts
   
   10/24/2016 8:10 PM

   Ronald Conard, CGCS said: Hey Mel,
   
   If you don't have any luck finding one, just use a small cordless drill with nut driver and take the lid off. It's actually easier to do it this way.

   
   
   Thanks for that idea, I don't have much of an issue unscrewing the lids, or I can even use a screwdriver to hold the head up. Where the tool comes in handy for me is when I am inserting the head back into the case. The tool makes it a little easier to push the head down against the o-ring, although when it is that hard it usually means the case is tweaked a little.
   
   And now to tout the greatness of the golf industry, I was sent some of these tools by a superintendent that didn't need his anymore. Only problem was I had to read all about the Boston sports scene in the newspapers that they were wrapped in.
   
   This industry is the best!
   
   Mel

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