On the right an original Turfco switch for their 1530 topdresser, on the left, a low buck replacement with all the functionality. To waterproof it I put it in a ziploc baggie..
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Upgrade your Gorilla Pod Joby light
They said the light had a spot light focus. I just didn’t realize how small it was. I found it not very suitable for any kind of mechanical work.. I’m not quite sure what it would work best for.. I ride a bike a lot in the early morning with lights and this wouldn’t be [...]
Painting Golf Cups
Cups only look so good for so long. Quite a few courses paint their cups, this is what we’ve come up with. We’ve found soaking them in carburetor cleaner does about the best job. The initial cleaning is kind of tough though. We use a high grade enamel paint and [...]
Cup Hole Painter
There’s quite a few cup painters now. Here’s one you can make from a worn out one. You take your old Hole in White template and take the webbing out. Then you’ll drill some 3/16 hole in it for pop rivets. Put it on the top of a bucket you’ve cut down (5 [...]
Tru Turf Rod End Blues
Oops!!! The OEM Rod ends have a limited life. this one pulled right off the connecting rod. The one below, the end came off.. When riding one of these rollers toward a water feature this can be a little unnerving. One of our operators just jumped off when it wouldn’t steer!!! The original is over [...]
to cool – hydraulic pressure/flowmeter
way to cool, I’ll write why tonight.. Okay, this is a home made pressure/flow tester for hydraulics. It’s pretty inexpensive to make which is good as it hasn’t been used a whole lot. We really don’t have to many issues with those on the mowers. I say that now and next month that will be [...]
Gate Wheels
Most Eq. Mgrs. will end up taking care of just about everything at the course. When you have a gate, and it’s big, there are wheels involved to help carry the load. The will self destruct after the warranty. After repairing several, several times, I happened across this by accident. I save unused wheels. This [...]
Rue Ring part 2
I received a note from a friend in New Zealand, John Tutchen, about these. I’d just been popping them on for years thinking how cool they were and how few times I was stabbing myself. John wrote that if you use a small screwdriver and “pop” the tail over the straight end, it locks it [...]
Save a cart battery with a bad post.
We’re on our 5th cart fleet. Battery posts have never been much of a problem. Cable ends have, but not posts. Our current fleet is going on 3 years old and we’re having some issues. What happens is the post that has the charging wire, is having the nut weld itself to it. Since the [...]
Build a fold down canopy for your fairway mower
We have a low ceiling and a lower lift so to get the fairway mowers on we need to fold down the canopies. Years ago we used a model of fold down buggy tops. They were great but their new owners are using lower labor (I’m guessing) and they fall apart in a couple months. [...]
