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Market Harborough Rugby Club Delight Volunteers with Iseki TLE3410 Compact Tractor
he Iseki TLE3410
T has made a world of difference for the
Market Harborough Rugby Club volunteer grounds team who are saving days ’ worth of time a week using the compact tractor to mow .
Founded in 1923 , the club , located on the south Leicestershire and north Northamptonshire border , has grown dramatically in the past ten years and now has teams of boys and girls from five to 18 years old on a Sunday through to the three men ’ s teams on a Saturday .
Ten acres of land containing seven full-size rugby pitches are used to host training and matches for all the teams , but with mowing alone previously taking two to three days , the club actively sought a solution and was soon in contact with their local Iseki dealer , Euromec .
“ Originally with a 22-horsepower tractor , it was taking them around two to three days to cut the pitches , which is just a crazy amount of time for volunteers , so we needed to get that time down for them to a sensible level ,” Euromec Managing Director Graham Hill explained .
“ The briefing they had from the Pitch Advisors Association was a 30 to 40-horsepower tractor , and when we came and looked at the site , we thought the TLE3410 was the best option for them with the deck on the back so they could cover the ground quickly , cut the grass quicker and get a good quality finish .”
With the TLE3410 in place for some months , the ease of mowing and the quality achieved have been noticeable by the grounds team , and whilst pitch quality is speaking for itself , the service provided by Euromec has been equally
12 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | March / April 2025