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1. Jeremy Hreben

   

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   11/15/2012 1:11 PM

   I need some help, guys. I am looking for a heavy duty cart for my ball picker. My range is about 10 acres, the cart is used 8 hours a day 7 days a week in season. The surface is horrible. There is not much grass, alot of dirt, soil, sand, weeds, etc. I have a 4 year old Turf 2 which is destroyed. I am thinking bigger, maybe the Kubota, Polaris, or something like that. Any help would be useful.

   
   
   
   
2. Melvin Waldron

   

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   11/15/2012 1:11 PM

   I remember a range at a New Jersey course I worked at used an old mail jeep.
   
   Also another course I was at we had a large picker and used a tractor to pick the range, only became a big issue during leaf season.
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
3. Mark Van Lienden

   

   14 posts
   
   11/15/2012 1:11 PM

   We use an old toro rough unit without the decks.It is 4wd and the steering in the back really works well with the picker.

   
   
   
   
4. Jeremy Hreben

   

   0 posts
   
   11/15/2012 1:11 PM

   I need some help, guys. I am looking for a heavy duty cart for my ball picker. My range is about 10 acres, the cart is used 8 hours a day 7 days a week in season. The surface is horrible. There is not much grass, alot of dirt, soil, sand, weeds, etc. I have a 4 year old Turf 2 which is destroyed. I am thinking bigger, maybe the Kubota, Polaris, or something like that. Any help would be useful.

   
   
   
   
5. Kevin Fateley

   

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   11/16/2012 10:11 AM

   Find an old, cheap S10 or similar truck with a bunch of miles on it. Strip off the stuff you don't need i.e radio, a/c, wipers, lights throw some weight in the bed if not 4wd. We push 9 gangs on an 9 acre range, picks up 6000 balls in an hour.

   
   
   
   
6. Melvin Waldron

   

   43 posts
   
   11/16/2012 10:11 AM

   Kevin Fateley said: Find an old, cheap S10 or similar truck with a bunch of miles on it. Strip off the stuff you don't need i.e radio, a/c, wipers, lights throw some weight in the bed if not 4wd. We push 9 gangs on an 9 acre range, picks up 6000 balls in an hour.

   
   
   No radio? Well I guess they can use their iPods
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
7. Corey Eastwood

   

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   11/16/2012 11:11 AM

   A small tractor is the answer.

   
   Corey Eastwood CGCS, Stockton Golf & CC, Retired
   
   
8. Paul Double

   

   37 posts
   
   11/20/2012 9:11 PM

   Carryalls are great for some things, but as ball pickers at a busy driving range, they don't last. I used to work for a golf course that had one of the busiest driving ranges around and the only machine that lasted was a tractor. You need a machine that is built for continuous use and has a liquid cooled engine. I read somebody mentioned an old fairway mower, that would be perfect. These machines were built for hours of use. Club Cars, EZ Gos, Yamahas, Deere Gators, just don't last. I have seen them work for about a year, but the abuse catches up with them. Even though they are classified as a utility vehicle, they are still just an amped up golf cart that was designed to travel a short distance and stop to cool off. When pushing the ball picker full of golf balls, it wears the engines and transmission down rapidly. Good luck.
   
   Paul L Double
   Sugar Valley Golf Club
   Bellbrook, Ohio