On September 15th 2008 the IGCEMA has set-up a meeting with industry leaders to discuss the declining number of Equipment Technicians entering our industry. This declining number poses problems in the future of managing golf courses and equipment properly which leads to increasing costs of maintenance and less than perfect conditions. While most high end courses may not see the impact many low to medium end courses will. The purpose of this meeting is to come up with an action plan on... [Read More]
By John Patterson, IGCEMA President, and
Stephen Tucker, IGCEMA Past President
Invited by Jacobsen to tour their operations, IGCEMA President John Patterson and Past President Stephen Tucker were finally able to synchronize schedules and travel to the Jacobsen Headquarters in Charlotte, NC to spend the day inspecting the new Jacobsen Training, Manufacturing and Distribution Facilities. Following is the report of the trip.
John Patterson:
Back in the winter of 2000, I was a Fi... [Read More]
NEW JACOBSEN AR522 FINE CUT ROTARY MOWER WITH TRIMTEK CUTTING DECKS
TrimTek deck technology also available for Jacobsen AR5
RANSOMES JACOBSEN, the Ipswich based turf maintenance equipment manufacturer, has introduced the Jacobsen AR522 fine cut rotary mower. RANSOMES JACOBSEN is a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company.
Specifically designed for maintaining greens and tees surrounds and intermediate areas of rough, this five-deck rotary replaces the current Jacobsen AR5. I... [Read More]
As IGCEMA is now half way through our second year of operation we would like to announce our first milestone. We are now proud to say we have gone over 500 official members of the association. With members all over the world it's great to see the commitment from so many technicians, employers, manufacturers and industry leaders supporting IGCEMA. We are looking forward to announcing our next milestone of 1000 members hopefully within the next year. To do that we need everyones help in spreading... [Read More]
RANSOMES JACOBSEN, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has introduced a new out-front rotary mower, the Iseki SFH240, which comes with a choice of 1.22 metre (48”) or 1.37 metre (54”) rear discharge cutting decks.
The new machine is powered by a 16.1 kW (24hp), three-cylinder, liquid cooled diesel engine operating at 2600rpm resulting in reduced noise levels. The collecting system features a high dump hopper with a clearance height of 1900mm and an offset of 750mm, which provides easy acc... [Read More]
