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1. Jeff Pozen

   

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   5/6/2013 8:05 AM

   We are getting a Vertidrain 7416. Wondering if anyone is using a John Deere Tractor to operate it. I have only seen a Massy or Kubota used with it my area (Chicago). Thanks for any responses.
   
   Jeff Pozen
   Downers Grove Golf Course
   Downers Grove, IL

   
   
   
   
2. Paul Double

   

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   5/8/2013 9:05 PM

   We have a 7316 Verti Drain, and we use a John Deere 4600 with Galaxy tires. It has worked great and we have not had any problems. I recommend you use one that has a standard transmission and not one with hydrostatic transmission so that you can maintain equal ground speed.
   
   Paul L Double
   GC Superintendent
   Sugar Valley Golf Club
   Bellbrook, Ohio

   
   
   
   
3. James Smith

   

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   5/15/2013 10:05 AM

   Twenty years ago I would of highly recommended the John Deere Tractors but since then JD has seemed to go down hill and the others have gotten better. I only buy Kubotas now it seems like I get more for less money and parts are cheaper then the JD's

   
   
   
   
4. Matthew Devine

   

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   5/16/2013 9:05 AM

   If you are looking for a perfect hole, then JD has a hydrostatic tractor that also has cruise control to keep at the same speed the whole time. This will allow you to aerify at one speed, then turn around for the next pass at a faster speed and return to the exact aerify speed. You will get much better holes because it will allow you to regulate your ground speed independent of the PTO speed.
   contact Andy Beauchamp at Greenville Turf and Tractor ((864) 344-5200). He knows the exact tractor for the machine.

   
   
   
   
5. Melvin Waldron

   

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   5/16/2013 10:05 AM

   What horsepower are you all looking at or have?
   
   Thanks!
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
6. Gary Carls

   

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   5/16/2013 5:05 PM

   Jeff,
   
   We have used a JD 5225 tractor with our verti-drain and have never had any problems in almost 10 years.

   
   Gary K. Carls, CGCS, President - Oakland Turfgrass Education Initiative
   
   
7. Andrew Cross

   

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   5/18/2013 7:05 PM

   Jeff,
   
   We are using a JD on our vertidrain, right down the road from you in Wheaton. Our operator can do a great job of dialing the speed in but I wish it had a speedometer so we could easily put another operator or ever keep good records on proper speed. It's hydro-static with cruise control. Not sure the numbers of either piece but they run awesome! Put a speedometer on the tractor and it'd be perfect.
   
   Now as others have mentioned I do prefer the Kubota tractors too, but I wouldn't shy away from a JD.