The Schmeiser Smooth an’ Roll Fairway Roller (approximately 8 foot by 10 foot) was modified by adding a lift frame, turf tires and wheels so it could be transported between all six golf courses and practice areas at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. It is used for rolling sodded areas to help level them on fairways and the driving range tees. It holds about 200 gallons of water (about 1,670 pounds) but it is used empty by using the hydraulics as down pressure and because of the unit’s weight. The three-point hitch drawbar is simply lifted to raise the roller for transport. The parts cost about $300, some parts were recycled and it took about four hours to modify. Bob Voita, lead fleet mechanic, Rodney Sparks, equipment manager, Alex Ward, superintendent at the Apache Course, and Shawn Emerson, director of agronomy, make up this great team.

Trailer Dynamic Duo

The 2012 Toro Workman MDE bed corner was damaged by a garbage truck so the bed was replaced. The damaged bed was recycled by placing it on top of a 2001 Broyhill Metal Greens Mower Trailer, using scrap lumber and paint that was in inventory by the creative minds of Jerry Squires, horticulturist, and Heath Raverty, irrigation technician. They built a frame to lift the bed off the metal trailer and raise it up for use primarily as a fairway divot mix trailer. The Broyhill metal tailgate drops down for convenient underneath storage for buckets, tools, etc. It took about two to three hours during the wintertime and all of the materials and parts were in inventory to complete the project. Brandon Schindele is the superintendent at the Edina (Minn.) Country Club.