Greens Mower Brush Attachment

       

We have recently finished building a brush attachment for our greens mower. After we got our plan of attack and all the materials, it went together rather quickly and cost us under $100. Our mechanic Phil fabricated the steel tubing, painted it,  attached the three 24’ broom heads, hooked up the chain to hold up brush for transport all in about 5 hours(bathroom breaks not included) . The finished product mounts directly into the existing square tubing on the mower itself which makes for a nice clean look and functional unit. The many benefits to brushing 2-3 three times a week are as follows:

•       Quality and consistency of cut

•       Grain reduction

•       Smooth surface

•       Increased ball roll

•       Less evasive than grooming or verticutting

•       Promote upright growth

•       Poa seedhead reduction

•       Increased density and finer texture

•       Opens up turf canopy to accept amendments like sand and fertilizer and also keeps air space in the canopy to help prevent diseases

•       Overall improved greens health and appearance

•       Can be mounted on a vibratory roller to brush in topdressing sand

All of these benefits combined will result in greater putting quality and an improvement in overall playability. 

 

Clay McKinley
PDSCC Golf Course Superintendent

A short video of our new brush in action: