Irrigation Pump Station Generator
Jerred Golden has been director of grounds at Hershey’s Mill Golf Club in West Chester, Pennsylvania, for more than 40 years. His team replaced the existing 45-year-old generator that was installed inside the irrigation pump house with a new MTU 200KV Generator that literally has a Rolls-Royce diesel engine. The new self-contained generator was placed outside for fire hazard safety; the 200-gallon diesel tank is placed underneath it and uses about 1 gallon/hour to operate it under a full load, and additional diesel fuel pumps are close by. The batteries are on a trickle charger and the generator starts up every Tuesday so the staff knows it is operating properly. The generator is large enough where a separate circuit breaker has already been installed to hook up to the maintenance building complex, which is a 24-hour operation during the snow/winter months. It also operates the development’s sewage treatment plant and pumps, lift stations, alarms and blowers. It cost about $64,000 for the generator and $70,000 for installation. Superintendent Joe Owsik, assistant superintendents Neal Andersen and Alex Gomez, equipment manager Darryl Elliott and renovation architect Brian Ault work great together.
Asphalt Cart Path Edger
The edging of irregularly shaped edges on asphalt cart paths can be made easier using a Bensink Rotary Broom (Model RBHGX), which is hydraulically operated using a Honda engine, priced around $5,300. Replacement of the high tensile strength all-steel bristle broom cost about $477. This implement is also very good at cleaning the surfaces of asphalt and concrete cart paths. Stoneridge Country Club in Blanchard, Idaho, also has a motorcoach village that was having oil applied to its asphalt roadways and this implement was used to clean up the asphalt edges nicely. D.J. Watton is the superintendent and Frank Burandt is the renovation architect.
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