David Schingel said: I need to know if there is a large machine for fairways.
David,
Too many to list here. Google "fairway verticut flail mowers"
We removed 3" of thatch from all of our fairways and roughs in Guam, circa 1993, with a Brower 5-gang pull behind wheel driven unit with verticut blades.
Depends on how much thatch you have. If you're just trying to "manage" thatch, than any fairway unit on the market has reel unit options designed specifically for "vertical mowing or dethatching". We needed to take down everything.....as it had never been done before. So we removed all the shields, to avoid clogging, and just let the grass FLY. Then we vacuumed it up. If I remember correctly, the first year we ended up with a stockpile of thatch about 8 feet high and 400 yards long, that we deposited on our service road. We then gave all that away to anyone on the island that wanted free "sprigs" to plant. That was 419, by the way. And we took the turf down to the point where I could actually see some soil. The golf course then exploded with brilliant green, new leaves within a couple of weeks. Second year, obviously, the pile was MUCH smaller. Try calling Ken Gokey in Guam, who's now managing that property and see what he's currently using.
Anyway, Google what you're looking for. There are many, many machines on the market that will accomplish what you want.
Good luck.