AERATION , IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE
Toro ’ s B Series sprinkler , one of eight in-pitch sprinklers in the field . Below , Adrian Barry , vice chairman at Sutton United Football Club , operating the SRC Ranger control system from his mobile phone .
Jerry Anderson , director at Agripower , comments : “ We were given a conditional order in May 2021 as the club edged towards promotion and remained on stand-by with a view to removing the existing 3G pitch and replacing it with a hybrid alternative in the narrow window between seasons .
“ Once the club had confirmation of its promotion to the Football League we started immediately , deploying a five strong-team working full-time between the end of May until early August . It was a quick turnaround !”
Agripower installed a hybrid pitch system which comprised of high-grade natural grass . Once the old system had been removed , the pitch was rebuilt with a hybrid carpet over a base rootzone , with the carpet infilled with a similar rootzone before seeding .
Supporting the hybrid pitch was a comprehensive Toro irrigation system , which comprised of a network of 350m of ring main pipework , 200m of lateral pipe , 16 value in head Infinity sprinklers and eight B series in-pitch sprinklers in the field .
Jerry continues : “ We used the new SRC Ranger control system , which has scheduling capacity for up to 100 stations and web-control , along with Toro Infinity sprinklers on the outside of the pitch and Toro B-Series sprinklers on the infill .
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Having an excellent irrigation system is , of course , pivotal to the continued provision of an excellent playing surface and feedback from all users has been terrific in this regard .
Adrian Barry Vice chairman at Sutton United Football Club ,
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