11/21/2013 6:11 AM
The attached "Greens Roller Comparison Chart" should help you make your decision.
We have two different models of rollers. Both do perfectly fine for rolling greens. I like the Tru-Turf rollers for daily rolling. Very quick. 1 man, 21 greens, 3.75 acres of turf. Roughly three hours to get them all done. Behind a greens mower it takes longer due to having to wait on the mower. Our Salscos take a little bit longer, and have slowed over the years, but then again both are about ten years old and worn out. They held up good for us though up to that point. We still use them after aerification though because of the brushes we have attached to them to brush in topdressing.
As far as weight goes, the Tru-Turf and Salscos weigh about the same. However, due to more rollers on the Tru-Turf, the psi is less. That being said, when we roll with the Tru--Turf, we are rolling with basically four rollers, or double what we have with the Salsco. I you want weight and high psi, buy an electric roller. That bank of batteries is like putting your heaviest operator on the machine.
We have had issues with both. Bearings are gonna fail no matter what. Not really a big deal with me. I've popped drive chains on both units when the sprockets wear out as well.
And, after reading the chart, I noticed the Salsco's have a 5 year warranty. That's pretty huge in our business.