Travels with Terry

Versatile Greens Roller
Charles Frey, former green chairman, current club president (and president of Highland Tanks, Manheim, Pa., who built the roller) and Jim Loke, CGCS, golf course manager, at Bent Creek CC in Lancaster, Pa., collaborated to design and build this greens roller. It measures approximately 13” in diameter by 48” wide. The roller is made out of 3/8” diameter rolled steel, the frame is made out of 2” angle iron that is attached to the roller with low-friction bearings; 3”-wide flat steel support brackets and the 52”-long handle is made out of 1”-diameter solid steel that is all welded together. The framework mounted on the Cushman Turf Vehicle is made out of 2” angle iron, which is bolted to the inside of the dump body, which has 1.5” square tubular steel configured in an “L” shape that is welded to the angle iron with a 1.5” wide “lip” that is welded in place, which holds the roller in place during transport. The operator simply raises the dump body, which lowers the roller onto the turf for an easy dismount, and the procedure is reversed to re-attach the roller for transport. The roller weighs about 100 pounds and it holds up to 50 gallons of water and the total weight is up to about 520 pounds. The roller is used after greens aerification, verticutting, etc. to smooth out the putting surfaces with great results.

Cushman Resurrection
Steve Gano, vp of operations at International Golf Maintenance, and IGM mechanics Bob Lendak and Ryan Bomgaars at the Silver Lakes CC in Helendale, Calif., resurrected this 2000 Cushman Classic from the bone-yard. The frame was lengthened 9” to create additional storage and work space. The engine was rebuilt, the wiring was replaced, the frame and body were repainted and the protective wire cages, the bed and the bumpers were built from scratch. This reenergized turf vehicle contains – repair parts storage compartments, a generator, an air compressor with hose reel, two jacks, plug-in jumper cables, tow strap and lock-down fuel cans. It cost less than $1,000 in supply costs and it took about 80 labor hours.