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The ATV spreader, once attached to the leading vehicle, has the ability to spread over multiple terrain types such as paddocks, lawns and driveways with ease. With a 270-litre capacity, the ATV spreader can tackle any type of surface you face. Its capable tyres and the possibility to hitch it to ATVs and road vehicles means its versatile nature makes it the ideal piece of machinery to spread fertiliser or salt.

There is also a flow gate to control the release of fertiliser or salt. An agitator in the hopper improves material flow while the optional winter kit is invaluable.

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Andrew has been at Arscott since it opened in 1992 and was part of the original team that converted the agricultural land into an 18hole golf course. Together with changes to the course, Andrew has seen changes in trends and maintenance techniques over the years – topdressing included.

“Previously, we were using a fertiliser spinner which did the job but was very small and meant repeated trips backwards and forwards to the shed to collect material which was ¾ of a mile away from the furthest green! We looked at a couple of different models of disc spreader and opted for the Rink because of its size, reliability and the fantastic back-up support from the team at Charlies.”

“The time it now takes us to get around all 18 greens has more than halved, and as a small team of just three, it frees up allimportant labour to be working on other tasks.

“It’s already completed one pass in April and where we would normally do just one more in September, we’ve actually decided to do an additional dressing on all 18 greens mid-summer as well as some work on the tees and surrounds which would just not have been feasible before.”

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