Dear TurfNet, I have another nominee for "Best Fabricated Gadget of the year!" Luke Sweeterman, our Equipment Technician, has done it again. I gave him an idea to a problem and he came up with the perfect solution!
Leaf season is here again, and it becomes very important for us to remove all the leaves and debris prior to mowing greens. During the week we walkmow our greens and the operator has a backpack blower with them in the cart. On the weekends we triplex our greens, due to staff size, and the operator does not carry a backpack blower. We needed to come up with a way for the operator to have a backpack blower handy by mounting a backpack blower to the triplex. Luke went to work and came up with a great solution. With the help of a Sara Lee bread tray, Luke was able to mount a blower on the triplex while keeping it safe and giving the operator clear control of the machine.
