It is the club’s second replacement deal using John Deere Credit Finance to deliver a full package with other makes of equipment.

The fleet now includes 14 new John Deere machines, including two 2500E hybrid greens mowers, a 2653B tees & surrounds mower, four 220C walk-behind greens mowers, a 7700 PrecisionCut fairway mower, a 1600T rotary roughs mower, 2 4520 compact tractors with ComfortGard cabs, 2 TE electric Gator utility vehicles and an HPX Gator with ball protection cage for use on the driving range.

Head greenkeeper Gavin Playford said: "Even in the current economic climate, we weren’t tempted to wait to replace our older machines. This is a traditional pure sand links course, and it’s quite a harsh environment. The effect of the salt air means the machines do get a bit tired looking at the end of their term, so we wanted to upgrade the fleet before we started experiencing any problems. There have also been a lot of changes and improvements to the range in the meantime."

 

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