golf course equipment

[Greasypin]

Im a assistant mechanic for a golf maintenance company thinking about posting some shop photos was wondering if anyone would find it interesting?

 

[lynger]

You bet! I've would like to see what makes all those mowers and such tick. Besides, who doesn't like looking at pictures!

 

[Greasypin]

were just starting to get our aerification equipment ready here a picture of a utility cart getting fluids changed before the fifth wheel goes were the box was and another of the rig hooked up and ready

 

[EGS]

Where in Wisconsin is this golf course?

 

[Greasypin]

the madison area
EGS do you happen to mow part time at a course

 

[Greasypin]

some pictures of tearing down the aerorater for another pounding. have to take all the nuts and studs you see out an feel if the bearings are good, I have till fri to do three machines. the shafts is out of an out front rotary that the operator apparently had his ipod up a little high never heard the bearing lock up and tear up the shaft.

 

[Greasypin]

picture of a utility cart that had a problem pulling a greens roller trailer way to fast for conditions cracked all the frame work welded and renforced

 

[equip guy]

Do you guys use a lift to work on the mowers and equipment.

 

[Greasypin]

at our main shop we have a rotary two post with cups for the equipment and we can switch them out with arms for picking up our pickups. we do mst underside repairs on it but find that some can be easier just laying under on your back, it does make setting reels on the machine easy

 

[equip guy]

I'm looking at the turf lift that mohawk sells. It will also do compact tractors. I have a #15,000 and a #9,000 lb lifts, but was curious to what others used for different sized equipment. Might look at the individual 4 post lift system. (post for ea. wheel)

 

[Greasypin]

we shopped around when we purchased the two post to replace our heftee 4000 which was great at the time the two gave us more space in the shop since we dont have much to begin with plus we find that with the automotive arms we can easily pickup our large rough mowers for servicing planetary drives.

 

[Greasypin]

here are a couple pictures of our hoist, the back wheels sit in a tray which is nice for driving ztr mowers into because of the front casters, as for compact tractors i had a john deere 2040 on here once

 

[Greasypin]

changed the atf fluid in one of the top kicks with the hydraulic aux brake. the center of the pan is clean the outer is what i dumped out of the reservoir

 

[Greasypin]

picture of a 580-D that need a new waterpump manifold gasket during the summer also just started this overhaul today its out of a toro 345

 

[equip guy]

i service a GM 322-D with a mitsubshi, time to decide if we over haul or look into a new WAM like a deere

 

[Greasypin]

we used to have a 325 with the mitsy when it died we junked it kept the trans and the axle to swap with the gases (345) if one went down

 

[equip guy]

I just installed the shim spacers to the relief valve to get better hyd response for lift of the decks. made a difference though. Swash plate is worn so fwd not that good.

 

[Greasypin]

this machine is looking awesome just came back from the paint booth, new trans is in will post pics when the engine is done and in