T opdressing places demands on staff time long before the first grain of sand reaches the turf. By mechanising loading, spreading and brushing in, GreenTek helps greenkeeping teams make better use of their labour and keep the job moving.
TOP DRESSING
Faster topdressing from yard to green
T opdressing places demands on staff time long before the first grain of sand reaches the turf. By mechanising loading, spreading and brushing in, GreenTek helps greenkeeping teams make better use of their labour and keep the job moving.
A topdresser can cover a green remarkably quickly. Keeping it supplied with sand, then working that sand into the surface, can take considerably longer. Add repeated journeys back to the yard and the task soon ties up machinery and staff for much of the day.
For a greenkeeping team fitting work around play and the weather, those delays matter. The available window may be short, while mowing, bunker preparation and the rest of the daily workload still need attention.
GreenTek approaches topdressing as a complete operation. Its Easy-Load loader, StarGreen topdressers and range of specialist brushes enable the process to be mechanised from the bulk stockpile through to the finished surface. Matching the equipment at each stage helps prevent one part of the job holding up the next.
Bring the sand to the work
The first opportunity to save time often lies between the yard and the green. Returning an empty topdresser to the stockpile after every load means the spreading machine spends a substantial part of its working day travelling.
The Easy-Load changes that arrangement. Loaded mechanically in the yard, it carries up to three tonnes of topdressing out to the area being treated. Its high tipping action and loading chute allow sand to be transferred directly into the topdresser beside the greens or fairways where it is working, without shovelling.
The topdresser stays close to the job, stopping for a refill rather than making another round trip. On a course where the maintenance yard is some distance from the greens, removing those journeys can make a considerable difference to the time needed to complete the programme.
The Easy-Load has a flow control gate for loading, with flotation tyres positioned outside the body to provide stability when tipping. Its dual-purpose tailgate also allows
34 GroundskeepingJournal. co. uk | November / December 2026