GOLF COURSES
LATEST TORO INNOVATION FOR ROYAL NORWICH
oyal Norwich continues
R to invest in the latest innovation from Toro . The club in Norfolk has taken advantage of the electric power revolution Toro spearheads with the delivery of an electric Workman GTX-e utility vehicle , alongside the latest pedestrian mower , Toro ’ s Greensmaster 1026 and is the first club in the country to order Toro ’ s new NozzAlert Flow Monitoring System with MultiPro 5800 sprayer .
It would have been hard to miss Toro ’ s meteoric rise in bringing electric and hybrid power to the turfcare market . Off the back of last years ’ launch of the first allelectric riding greens mower , the Greensmaster eTriFlex 3370 , it ’ s good to revisit the machine that in a way started it all ; the Workman GTX-e utility vehicle , one of the brand ’ s first triumphs in the electric power arena .
The Workman GTX electric features a 48-volt brushless AC induction drive along with an easily accessible on-board charger , about which estate manager and director at Royal Norwich Peter Todd says : “ Toro led the way with the inception of electric power and continues to do so ; it ’ s hard to believe they are still the only brand with a lithium battery electric utility vehicle ! By simply removing the lead acid diesel battery in the GTX-e Workman , Toro made this machine much lighter , it ’ s the equivalent I ’ d guess of removing a passenger ! When running it over fine turf , that ’ s an important consideration . The battery is sealed for life , there ’ s less maintenance and performance is better .”
Royal Norwich is the first club in the country to benefit from even more precise spraying . The efficient flow of spray the new NozzAlert provides when installed on Toro ’ s Multi Pro sprayers is essential for reducing waste and ensuring application efficacy and ideal spraying conditions .
Peter says : “ Royal Norwich has been a Toro customer for many years and the reason being is that it has constantly and consistently delivered the quality we need and the innovation we ’ re after to continually improve the course .”
“ I saw the NozzAlert when it launched at the GIS show last year and talked through the new technology with the design engineers on stand . They explained how operators no longer have to judge spray flow based on visibility when using this new bit of kit ; instead , NozzAlert delivers continuous monitoring of the entire spray boom and provides both visual and audible alerts if there are any flow disparities . To be told immediately when there ’ s a blocked nozzle rather than having to wait until your return trip down the fairway appealed then and there !
The Greensmaster 1026 pedestrian mower is part of Toro ’ s redesigned classic Greensmaster 1000 series and is new from the tip of its handle to its driveline and chassis . All that remains the same are the patented DPA cutting units , but even that has a modular build to allow the driveline and chassis to be removable for eased servicing .
The reason for this choice was , says Peter for more efficient cutting of the rectangular tee boxes : “ Previously we were using a ride-on for cutting the corners and it was a faff and taking too much time ,” he says . “ We already use the Flex 2120 on the greens and everyone finds it really easy to use and love the telescoping loop handle . The telescoping handle on both makes light work of adjusting for operator heights and handling more user friendly with the loop shape . It ’ s easy to see more engineering has been brought in with the redesign .”
To talk to someone about Toro technology and how the Toro range would suit your course , call 01480 226800 .
16 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | June / July 2021