SPECIALIST MOWERS
INFINICUT ® and TurfClean ™
combination deliver ‘Premier’ finish for Chesterfield FC
Equipped with the TurfClean™ cassette and a duo of INFINICUT®
mowers, Head Groundsman at Chesterfield Football Club Liam
Reynolds is delivering a premier finish at the clubs Proact Stadium.
S
uch is the standard of
surface preparation and
aesthetic quality that Liam
was recently awarded
runner-up in the National
League Groundsman of the Year Awards for
2019.
Together with his colleagues at Premier
Pitches, Liam took over the maintenance
at Chesterfield FC in 2016. In addition to the
wealth of experience within the team, Liam
also brought with him a fleet of machinery
including two INFINICUT® mowers from
MTD Specialty Turf Products. “We have two
34” mowers, one Floating Head and one
Fixed Head. These are used in conjunction
with one another, with the INFINICUT® FL
being our mower of choice for match day
preparation. They deliver such exceptional
cut quality, which doesn’t go unnoticed
by the spectators, players and
managers alike who all
comment on the stripe
definition and overall
appearance.”
The most recent
addition to his
armoury is the
TurfClean™
hygiene cassette,
which Liam uses in
the INFINICUT® FL for
post-match clean-up.
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Fitted with an angled comb beneath a rotary
brush, the TurfClean™ effectively collects
divots, debris and organic matter while
standing the grass plant up to help ensure
a healthy sward. “With the two adjustable
rollers on the FL, we can adjust both the
height and the angle of the TurfClean™
cassette to clean deep down into the turf
canopy or raise it up to just remove debris
off the top.”
“It’s brilliant even in the wet” Liam explains.
“Once debris is collected in the comb, the
rotating brush then gives no option but to
throw the collected material into the box,
leaving nothing behind.” In use after every
match and training session, the TurfClean™
also comes into its own through the winter,
when the plant is at its most vulnerable.
“When growth is slow, we will use the
TurfClean™ during prep instead of
cutting and it puts down a
fantastic stripe without
risking any unnecessary
stress to the plant.
The sharpness of
cut delivered by the
INFINI’s, together
with the hygiene
we’re achieving
with the TurfClean™,
has dramatically
improved the health
and condition of our
surface.”
GroundskeepingJournal.co.uk | Sept/Oct 2019