SPORT PITCHES
The Worker Is King:
GKB Sandspreader
Keeping your sports pitch or golf course in prime condition
KB Machines, the company
G behind sustainable, reliable and
robust maintenance machinery
for natural, synthetic and hybrid turf are
offering the ability to keep your sports
pitch or golf course in prime condition
throughout the year, thanks to the GKB
Sandspreader.
During both construction and
maintenance, there are multiple reasons
for sand filling and top dressing. In either
case, the GKB Sandspreader enables the
distribution of a wide variety of materials
in the appropriate quantities with hasslefree
application.
Ranging from 1m3 to 4m3, there are
several hopper capacity options in four
different designs. The shape and design
of the sand hoppers ensures efficient
operation and ensures your clear view
along the machine. Giving you complete
control from the tractor, an optional
touchscreen allows you to manoeuvre the
machine from within. Not only this but the
GKB Sandspreader can also be delivered
with four pivoting balloon tires for the
perfect distribution of the weight on your
grounds.
Adapting to fit a multitude of vehicles, the
SP100 especially has been developed on
the back of the success of GKB’s trailed
versions and is suitable for assembling
on a turf truck. For example; the John
Deere® Gator™, Toro® Workman® or the
Jacobsen® Truckster. With complicated
construction removed, mounting the GKB
Sandspreader is straightforward. A simple
bolt-on system and stand legs allows
the SP100 to be quickly removed. Also
fitted with hydraulic controls means this
efficient machine can run directly off the
hydraulics of the chosen turf truck.
With development constantly happening
within the heart of GKB, the GKB
Sandspreader was created to offer not
only maintenance and construction but
also versatility. Available with a conveyer
belt on the front or rear, this machine can
be used as a material handler for filling
drainage equipment, a smaller dresser or
even bunkers. With the standard design,
you can set the speed of the conveyer
belt and the disc spreaders utilising
an attached control unit. The double,
hydraulically powered, spreading discs
are adjustable on multiple points and in
this way enables you to create a faultless
sand distribution.
For more on GKB Machines and their
reliable and robust range of machinery for
natural, hybrid and synthetic turf, please
visit www.gkbmachines.com or contact
Tom Shinkins on 07495 883617 to enquire
about the GKB Sandspreader and to book
a demonstration.
GroundskeepingJournal.co.uk | Summer 2020
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