Groundskeeping Journal Issue 14 2022 | Page 32

TRACTORS

Iseki fleet is the top gun

landscape

A maintenance contractor has revealed why he insists on using ISEKI tractors for maintaining two former RAF ( Royal Air Force ) stations .

Keith Clipsham works for Urban and
Civic , and he looks after two unique , former RAF stations . RAF Waterbeach and RAF Alconbury have since made way for new housing developments and Keith is the man responsible for keeping the vast areas of green space intact .
“ We cut approximately 350 acres at Alconbury and 400 acres at Waterbeach , so we need machinery that is 100 % reliable ,” he said . “ This is why we have three ISEKI machines .”
“ My first ever ISEKI tractor was a 47hp , and that has carried out approximately 3,500 hours with a flail on the back of it which is still going strong .
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