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1. Brian Keene

   

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   6/14/2018 6:06 PM

   I m in the market to replace our old Greensiron 3000 greens roller. If price was no object the Smithco Tournament Ultra roller would be the one I get, but that is a big nut to swallow. What do most people look for when purchasing a new roller? Is the overall weight of the roller more important than the ground pressure? Are four 6 inch rollers better than two 10 inch? I m definitely set on a dual roller drive system for its increased traction and less chance of leaving burnouts on greens. Does anyone have or have experience with the Agrimetal Greens Roller 400? Its not a roller I m familiar with and my sales person may not be able to get a demo for me. Any help would be great.

   
   
   
   
2. Christopher Thuer

   

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   6/18/2018 7:06 PM

   I would demo as many as you have available to you. There are a number of decent roller makes and models on the market and their quality and performance seems to improve with each new model.
   
   We have a Salsco HP 11 that is in it's 4th season. Other than a lot of issues with the roller brushes it has served us well. I would not get it with the brushes. The drive chains require frequent adjustment (easy and quick) and It does take a pretty stout utility vehicle to tow it and it's trailer around our course. The dual drive drums help it climb some of our steeper surrounds. You can see it operating on our facebook page, Bear Slide Golf Club Grounds Maintenance. Just posted a video of it running today.
   
   We recently had to replace some bearings in the steering system of our HP 11. Our Salsco dealer didn't have a demo/rental available so our Toro rep brought us a demo GreensPro 1260 to use for a couple of days while ours was down as we host a state amateur qualifier every year. Slick machine. I really liked the tow bar/transport wheel set up which reduced the overall transport weight so that a lighter duty utility vehicle pulled it around easily. The single drive drum slipped a little easier on some of our surrounds but overall it performed well.
   
   I would be happy with either next time we are in the market for one.

   
   Chris Thuer, CGCS, Bear Slide Golf Club, Cicero, IN
   
   
3. James Smith

   

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   7/6/2018 6:07 AM

   I have the Toro model and really love it.
   
   The only exception is that I wish I could mount brushes to it. let me explain. my biggest issue right now is getting the sand into the holes on my greens after aerification. when we use our greensmowers as we do now pulling a drag mat we leave tire tracks that become hard to get back out. if I was using a roller this would not be happening.
   
   I will have to figure something out eventually.

   
   
   
   
4. Steve Datwyler

   

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   7/8/2018 10:07 PM

   I am fortunate to have 3 types of rollers- 2 Salsco, 2 TruTurf, and 2 Vibratory rollers. Our go to roller for daily or every other day use is the Salsco HP 5.5. The triplex Vib5 rollers work well to incorporate topdressing, the TruTurf work to keep the surface smooth once our greens begin to get too fast from rolling with the Salsco. Each roller has it's benefit but if i had to choose 1 I would go with a Salsco or Smithco type.