Herts & Cambs Ground Maintenance Ltd., (HCMG) has a client base that covers a host of customer types, including schools, parish councils, sports pitches and many more applications.
Traditionally, large expanses of sports fields and amenities would be maintained using wide cylinder and triplex mowers, but as most operators of this type of machinery are aware, these can be expensive to maintain and, can spend a lot of time in the workshop instead of mowing.
Justin Willmott is the founding Director of HCMG, and has been operating in the grounds maintenance industry for twenty years. His company offers a full-service grounds maintenance programme to customers usually within a 70-mile radius of home, near Melbourn, Hertfordshire.
“Over four years ago,” said Justin, “we decided to add a winged roller mower to our fleet. On comparing the differences between the brands, we felt that the Major TDR16000 was the better choice, was well built, was easier to maintain - because there were no belts and it was very simple to operate. It is now in its fourth season and has proven to have been the right choice.”
Major’s TDR16000 is a trailed, folding, three-unit, 4.9m cut wide-area mower and boasts a patented, three-point pivot system which, in conjunction with front and rear rollers, means the machine can follow the contours of the ground without scalping. It also leaves a clean, striped finish, similar to a cylinder mower - just what the customers are looking for.
HCMG run the Major TDR16000 behind their 105hp Claas Atos 340 tractor and it’s usually operating up to ten hours a day, especially during the season. “It has been such a good decision for us. We can cover a lot of ground very quickly and our overall spare parts bill has reduced considerably,” concluded Justin.
