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A TURF IND<strong>US</strong>TRY MOWING MAGAZINE | PUBLISHED BY TRIMAX | SEPT <strong>2018</strong><br />

The breakthrough roller bearing<br />

innovation from <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

Read more on page 3 <br />

It’s coming! <strong>Trimax</strong> Castor<br />

Wheel Mower - 2019<br />

Are you ready for the labor<br />

shortage?<br />

Sam Neill's 16yr old<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> Warlord<br />

Your Winter Maintenance<br />

Check List<br />

We're now on Instagram! Follow us @trimaxmowingsystems


Introducing a new breed of <strong>Turf</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> -<br />

dedicated entirely to Sod Mowing<br />

Welcome to the first edition of TheCut, our new yearly turf mowing magazine<br />

designed especially for those producing and more specifically mowing sod in<br />

the <strong>US</strong>A. This journal is for managers, operators and maintenance crew alike<br />

as an introduction to the <strong>Trimax</strong> Mowing Systems community and to give<br />

you clear, sensible and reliable information from writers and experts within<br />

the industry.<br />

We want it to be entertaining and informative, at times contrary, but above all<br />

useful. Inside you’ll find a mixture of <strong>Trimax</strong> news, product and maintenance<br />

information, sod mowing features and regular columns on a range of topics<br />

related to sod mowing.<br />

I hope you enjoy this first issue, let us know what you think on<br />

Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (or you can email me direct).<br />

Tell us what you love, tell us what you hate, and tell us how<br />

we can continue to help make your mowing lives easier!<br />

Here’s to the first edition.<br />

"The challenge we've all got regardless of<br />

brand is that servicing a roller mower with<br />

a stub can be complicated. Stubs need to<br />

be clean, adhesives need to be used, a<br />

given sequence of replacement needs to be<br />

followed, and if not maintained regularly or<br />

correctly we see worn stubs and compromised<br />

retention. Our LocTEK system eliminates all<br />

of that, it's fool-proof!" says Bob Sievwright,<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> Owner and Founder.<br />

Larissa Hodgson<br />

Marketing Manager<br />

larissa.hodgson@trimaxmowers.com<br />

WELCOME .......................................................................................................... 02<br />

FEATURE STORY LOCTEK.................................................................................. 03<br />

ARE YOU READY FOR THE LABOR SHORTAGE? .............................................. 04<br />

CASE STUDY CAROLINA FRESH FARMS .......................................................... 06<br />

PRODUCT IN FOC<strong>US</strong> QUIKLIFT.......................................................................... 08<br />

MEET THE TEAM.................................................................................................10<br />

OUR TRIMAX MOWER RANGE........................................................................... 11<br />

CASE STUDY STARKE PARK GOLF COURSE...................................................... 12<br />

AFTERSALES CARE............................................................................................ 13<br />

INNOVATION COMMITMENT............................................................................. 15<br />

TRIMAX GENUINE BELT AND BLADE KITS.........................................................16<br />

PRE-SEASON CHECK LIST................................................................................... 17<br />

LOOKING SHARP!.................................................................................................18<br />

NEW TRIMAX PEGAS<strong>US</strong> 722 MOWER............................................................... 20<br />

TRIMAX SNAKE QUICKLY BECOMING THE MOWER OF CHOICE.......................22<br />

PRODUCT IN FOC<strong>US</strong> WARLORD.........................................................................23<br />

THINK PINK!......................................................................................................... 24<br />

<strong>US</strong> NEWS..............................................................................................................25<br />

WORLD NEWS.................................................................................................... 26<br />

A WORD FROM TPI............................................................................................. 28<br />

WELCOMING THE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE TRIMAX FAMILY.............. 30<br />

TRIMAX HEARTBEAT......................................................................................... 31


Say goodbye to high maintenance<br />

roller retention systems<br />

At the <strong>Turf</strong>grass Producers International<br />

Conference in Arizona in February, <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

Mowing Systems announced that it’s saying<br />

goodbye to high maintenance stub and roller<br />

retention systems and introduced LocTEK<br />

– a patent pending stubless roller bearing<br />

retention system unique to <strong>Trimax</strong>.<br />

The main benefits of LocTEK over the<br />

traditional stubbed roller system are:<br />

1. Vastly Increased Retention and Strength:<br />

Traditional stubbed roller systems secure roller<br />

stubs directly into bearings using grub screws<br />

or collar locks, but this method has long been<br />

subject to stub and bearing wear from regular<br />

horizontal loading, and as a result - roller<br />

retention issues.<br />

Traditional roller stubs often need to be<br />

re-machined or replaced to correct any wear<br />

issues effecting roller retention and alignment.<br />

LocTEK does away with these issues<br />

completely by using a high tensile threaded<br />

bolt, inserted through a protective zinc coated<br />

sleeve which locks the roller, bearing and side<br />

channels together. This simple yet innovative<br />

bolt system is not only free from wear but also<br />

provides a much stronger retention option and<br />

ensures ongoing and accurate roller alignment.<br />

The new LocTEK system also includes<br />

increased strength tri-bolt bearing housings,<br />

which bolt to the side channels and have been<br />

upgraded from a two-bolt system.<br />

2. Increased Replacement Ease and Lower<br />

Maintenance Costs:<br />

LocTEK vastly reduces replacement time.<br />

Previously, removing an adhesive-fixed stub<br />

from a bearing could be challenging and<br />

time consuming. LocTEK doesn’t require<br />

any specialist tools and can be replaced in<br />

as little as 15 minutes. The bolt can easily be<br />

removed from the roller and bearing system<br />

with an impact gun and the zinc coated sleeve,<br />

assembled with anti-seize, can be easily<br />

removed from the bearing.<br />

Where some traditional systems require<br />

re-machining of the roller stub to correct<br />

misalignment, or if the roller stub is too far<br />

gone - you may need to purchase a full new<br />

roller. LocTEK is comprised of independent<br />

parts that can be purchased separately,<br />

meaning just the desired part can be acquired,<br />

providing significant cost savings.<br />

3. Increased Bearing Life:<br />

One of the most common causes of bearing<br />

failure is stub misalignment. Misalignment<br />

in roller stubs can cause the outer race of<br />

the bearing to oscillate inside the housing,<br />

wearing out bearings and the bearing housing<br />

prematurely and increasing replacement<br />

frequency. Having fully eliminated<br />

misalignment, LocTEK bearings suffer less<br />

stress and last significantly longer. LocTEK<br />

also uses market proven, high quality bearings<br />

which have been subject to years of <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

in-field testing.<br />

To further aide bearing longevity LocTEK<br />

provides new added protection against water<br />

damage through a clever convex ridge on<br />

the end of LocTEK rollers. The roller ridge<br />

prohibits water running down a vertical roller<br />

in transport mode which can result in pooling<br />

around the bearing.<br />

LocTEK is now being produced on all <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

Pegasus, Procut, and X-Wam mowers and can<br />

be purchased as a retrofit system specifically<br />

developed for conversions of stubbed bearing<br />

systems on selected mowers.<br />

To learn more about LocTEK or any other<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> mowing innovations, visit our website<br />

www.trimaxmowers.com or contact our<br />

Georgia based sales team on 770 412 8402.<br />

FEATURE STORY<br />

Watch the<br />

LocTEK video at<br />

trimaxmowers.com<br />

JULY <strong>2018</strong> » TURFMAX | 3


Are you ready for the<br />

Labor Shortage?<br />

Finding workers in the new millennium<br />

can be a real challenge.<br />

There is an old joke about good help being hard<br />

to find. However, in too many green businesses<br />

the challenge of finding a good worker is no<br />

laughing matter.<br />

The current low unemployment rate means it<br />

is even tougher to find good workers than ever<br />

before. Going into June, the seasonally adjusted<br />

unemployment rate in the <strong>US</strong> was 3.9 percent,<br />

according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.<br />

A rate below 4 percent is unheard of in recent<br />

times. In 2011, it was at 9.1 percent and, as<br />

recently as 20 months ago, was at 5 percent.<br />

“While there are different challenges in different<br />

markets, it’s a hard time to be hiring people,”<br />

says Patrick Finlen, CGCS. He is general manager<br />

at The Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA. “There<br />

are no easy solutions.”<br />

“Getting people actually to work is a problem,”<br />

says Mayfield McCraw, owner of Hope Plantation<br />

<strong>Turf</strong>, Telephone, TX. They have about 30<br />

employees who should be working – but he often<br />

finds his Millennial employees sitting in cool,<br />

shady places on their smartphones. “They ignore<br />

the operation,” he says.<br />

McCraw prefers workers who are conscientious…<br />

ones who give two weeks’ notice before quitting<br />

and who work hard right to the last day. News of<br />

drug tests, mandatory at Hope Plantation <strong>Turf</strong>,<br />

can result in unplanned absences. “It’s happened<br />

20 or 30 times that people just don’t show up<br />

when they can’t pass the test,” McCraw says.<br />

“Drugs are a super bad problem.”<br />

Sometimes, it is tough just to hire workers.<br />

He says the Millennial generation is a special<br />

challenge. He notes that their attitudes to work<br />

are different – when hiring, he has been asked<br />

whether he can give an extra week off beyond the<br />

normal vacation package. It is not uncommon for<br />

a Millennial to simply quit work for three or four<br />

months to travel around.<br />

Many object to anything other than a Monday-<br />

Friday work week. They are not worried about<br />

getting a new job. “Everyone is having a harder<br />

time as the labor market tightens,” Finlen<br />

says. “It’s not good or bad; it’s just a different<br />

generation.”<br />

Established in 1860, The Olympic Club boasts 45<br />

holes of Willie Watson and Robert Trent Jonesdesigned<br />

golf and other amenities including an<br />

18-room hotel. And, while they offer year-round<br />

employment, the Club has had three open slots in<br />

the golf maintenance department and several in<br />

the clubhouse for an extended time.<br />

In San Francisco, Finlen believes the job market is<br />

even tighter than elsewhere. That means people<br />

have no fear of not being hired when they come<br />

back from their trips.<br />

The traffic situation is another challenge.<br />

Without good access to public transportation,<br />

many workers simply are unwilling to sit in rush<br />

hour an hour each way.<br />

In the Midwest, the challenge is a bit different.<br />

There, having access to a car is almost mandatory<br />

as farms and golf courses are scattered outside<br />

population centers. And in the resort areas of the<br />

Southeast, operations in places like Hilton Head<br />

Island provide bus transport to get workers to<br />

jobsites.<br />

One way McCraw has tried to retain workers is<br />

to provide a great work situation. They upgraded<br />

their 20-foot <strong>Trimax</strong> mowers to 34-foot units.<br />

Then, they added three John Deere 6110Rs, fully<br />

air conditioned and with music, to pull them.<br />

“The R-series has really nice cabs,” McCraw says.<br />

Now, there is no excuse for not mowing sod. He<br />

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"While there are different<br />

challenges in different markets, it's<br />

a hard time to be hiring people"<br />

- Patrick Finlen | General Manager<br />

The Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA<br />

bought the units with 100-200 hours on them<br />

and figures they pay for themselves on what<br />

they save on diesel fuel. Better, they are a nice<br />

work environment.<br />

“Whether it is hot, cold, or misting rain, you<br />

can’t use the weather as an excuse not to<br />

mow,” McCraw says.<br />

GOVERNMENT CONCERNS<br />

All of the tough talk out of Washington, on<br />

both sides of the aisle, means the competition<br />

has become fierce among turf farms and<br />

golf courses to get and keep good workers.<br />

Bidding wars for experienced workers are not<br />

uncommon and are apt to accelerate as the<br />

labor market gets tighter.<br />

The push for stronger immigration laws will<br />

continue to make labor tight. And, if it is your<br />

first foray into hiring, be sure you toe the line<br />

on state and federal laws.<br />

Pundits note there is rarely lots of time to do a<br />

job…but there always seems to be time to do<br />

the job over if it is messed up the first time.<br />

That underscores the importance of making<br />

the right hiring decision the first time around.<br />

First and most obvious is the cost to hire a<br />

new worker and to train them. However, if the<br />

individual is not fit for the job (or the job does<br />

not fit the individual), there is an additional<br />

cost to replace that person.<br />

It may not seem like a lot, but that interval<br />

between one worker leaving the job and<br />

another being up to speed on the job has a<br />

cost. It takes time for any worker to learn the<br />

expectations at an operation and to absorb<br />

the culture and mission of the operation.<br />

This can be internalizing pride in the quality<br />

sod product produced at a sod farm or being<br />

on-board with providing a great member<br />

experience at a golf course.<br />

There is strain and distraction on managers,<br />

too, as they try to find a good hire and still<br />

keep the rest of the crew on track as they work<br />

short-handed.<br />

The Harvard Business Review found that 80<br />

percent of employee turnover is due to bad<br />

hiring decisions. There are several avenues<br />

open to finding a good fit. The obvious –<br />

but often ignored – one is to ask current<br />

employees if they know of someone who<br />

would want the job.<br />

Many guest workers – especially those<br />

with Hispanic backgrounds - value the work<br />

atmosphere as much as the dollars. Within<br />

reason, the good treatment and respect<br />

they get at one job can outweigh financial<br />

considerations offered elsewhere where they<br />

do not feel as valued.<br />

Don’t despair of finding local help. Senior<br />

citizens, while not the most physically adept,<br />

are reliable and generally have a good work<br />

ethic. Another place to look for solid workers is<br />

at local school vo-tech programs. The teachers<br />

there typically know the students and can<br />

serve as a first filter for getting the right<br />

worker into the right job.<br />

Certification programs – for jobs like small<br />

engine repair and equipment maintenance –<br />

are good benchmarks for what a prospective<br />

worker can do.<br />

Whether the job is a skilled position or an unskilled<br />

seasonal assignment, it is imperative<br />

to have a supervisor spend the first day with<br />

the new hire. Little things make a difference<br />

to continued success. While a small amount of<br />

joshing will help bring a newbie into the family,<br />

it is important that the new hire not feel<br />

overwhelmed or outcast.<br />

Put new workers with the better members<br />

of the team so they absorb the positive work<br />

ethic and the positive vibe that old hands can<br />

impart.<br />

- Mayfield McCraw | Hope Plantation <strong>Turf</strong>, TX<br />

JULY <strong>2018</strong> » TURFMAX | 5


CASE STUDY<br />

Carolina Fresh Farms & their<br />

7 <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus Mowers<br />

Carolina Fresh Farms is a family owned operation. Their story goes<br />

back to the late 1940s when John "Tony" Fogle, a returning WWII veteran,<br />

bought a small farm of less than 100 acres near South Carolina rail road town of Neeses.<br />

Tony started out farming cotton, corn and<br />

soy beans. Always a wily entrepreneur and<br />

business man, he kept his eyes out for viable<br />

opportunities to expand and diversify.<br />

BRANCHING INTO GRASS<br />

Fresh Farms first encounter with cultivating<br />

grass was in the 1960s when the dairy industry<br />

needed hay. Tony acquired land to cultivate<br />

coastal Bermuda and laid the foundation for<br />

what is today one of the biggest sod businesses<br />

in South <strong>US</strong>A.<br />

Now, with three thousand acres under irrigation<br />

at two farms, Neeses in South Carolina and the<br />

smaller Green Creek farm in Rutherfordton,<br />

North Carolina, Carolina Fresh Farms cultivates<br />

and supplies 6 different varieties of sod. They<br />

supply the domestic, commercial and sports<br />

markets all year round.<br />

TRIMAX PEGAS<strong>US</strong> IS PART OF THE EQUATION<br />

With their sod operation covering enough<br />

ground to house 2,718 football fields, Carolina<br />

Fresh Farms places a premium on reliable<br />

equipment. They wouldn’t be without their<br />

seven <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus mowers.<br />

As Johnny Fogle, Andy’s son and one of the CFF<br />

owners says “We run ‘em 9 to 10 hours a day...<br />

five to five and a half days a week. There’s no<br />

comparison to the other brands we were using.”<br />

THE TRIMAX SUPERIOR CUT IMPACTS PROFITS<br />

Apart from their legendary reliability, the<br />

Pegasus mowers also give a better cut. Johnny<br />

says “We think that our sod is better now than<br />

it was before because...with the blades like<br />

this and all, it does a better job of mowing the<br />

grass.”<br />

This has a direct impact on the businesses<br />

bottom line because as Johnny explains,<br />

achieving a good finish with the mowers<br />

improves root growth. “You don’t want it to<br />

grow up this way, so the better job you do<br />

mowing it the roots grow better. It enables<br />

you to harvest your sod earlier – and that’s the<br />

name of the game. The quicker you can plant it<br />

and harvest it, it’s gonna have a lot to do with<br />

your profits.”<br />

MINIMAL MAINTENANCE<br />

Running any agricultural equipment between<br />

eight-to-ten hours a day, five days a week,<br />

one would expect maintenance to be an issue.<br />

According to Johnny, this is not the case with<br />

the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus machines.<br />

“Some of our <strong>Trimax</strong> mowers have been running<br />

for 10 years now. Same ones, and no plan on<br />

replacing”.<br />

SAME AGAIN, PLEASE<br />

Since buying their first Pegasus in 2008,<br />

Carolina Fresh Farms have bought another<br />

six. The ruggedness and amazingly low<br />

maintenance requirements make them the<br />

ideal, cost effective, machine for the neverending<br />

mowing requirements of sod production.<br />

Carolina Fresh Farms and Johnny in particular,<br />

swear by their <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus machines, “I’ve<br />

seen just about every brand made and I don’t<br />

think there’s any brand close to ‘em.” He adds,<br />

“I recommend it to anybody who wants to<br />

buy... who needs a quality mower, they ought<br />

to buy it.”<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> Mowing Systems are proud to be held<br />

in such high regard and recommended by turf<br />

farmers like Carolina Fresh Farms and owners<br />

like Johnny and Andy Fogle.<br />

FIND OUT MORE<br />

To learn more about the highly versatile<br />

Pegasus mower and our other <strong>Trimax</strong> turf<br />

mowers available, please visit<br />

trimaxmowers.com/pegasus/<br />

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TRIMAX WHEELED MOWER<br />

The same unmatched <strong>Trimax</strong> cut quality -<br />

now available as a wheeled mower!<br />

Coming 2019<br />

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY<br />

Email info@trimaxmowers.com or call 770 412 8402<br />

JULY <strong>2018</strong> » TURFMAX | 7


PRODUCT FOC<strong>US</strong><br />

How <strong>Trimax</strong>’s new<br />

Pegasus QuikLift<br />

feature saves both<br />

turf and equipment<br />

Commercial mower manufacturer, <strong>Trimax</strong> Mowing Systems,<br />

have introduced QuikLift - a unique electronic system to lift<br />

mower decks off the ground without the need to disengage the tractor PTO.<br />

QuikLift’s features help increase efficiency and<br />

reduce maintenance. QuikLift helps eliminate<br />

turf damage by removing lateral movement<br />

of the mower rollers on the turf when making<br />

tight turns which increases yield and turf usage<br />

areas.<br />

Because of the reduction in lateral movement of<br />

the roller, bearing life is greatly increased as force<br />

on the bearing is eliminated. There are benefits<br />

for the tractor also. Because the PTO can still be<br />

engaged with the decks in the QuikLift position<br />

the operator doesn’t need to switch the PTO<br />

off and on. This reduces PTO stress and reduces<br />

maintenance for the tractor itself.<br />

The <strong>Trimax</strong> QuikLift is unique because the<br />

system utilizes electrical proximity sensors to<br />

restrict the hydraulic rams from lifting. This is<br />

favorable compared to mechanical steel-on-steel<br />

systems which transfer high forces into the steel<br />

frame causing fatigue over time and mechanical<br />

wear points.<br />

QuikLift is operated by a control box placed<br />

inside the cab of the tractor. Since it’s not<br />

fixed, drivers can place the control wherever<br />

they see fit for rapid operation. Decks can be<br />

lifted and dropped at the touch of a button<br />

and it’s able to be operated from the most<br />

convenient place for the driver.<br />

For added safety, the control monitors power<br />

to the QuikLift system, guarding against any<br />

possible PTO damage that may occur from<br />

unexpected power failure to the sensors. An<br />

LED Light system indicates when QuikLift is<br />

safe to operate.<br />

Operators can fully customize QuikLift’s deck<br />

lift heights, giving them both the best user<br />

experience and operational effectiveness. With<br />

a simple adjustment between the pre-set holes<br />

located near the proximity sensors, operators<br />

can lift the deck anywhere between just off<br />

the ground to 3 feet high. This adjustment,<br />

dictated by the nature and evenness of the<br />

terrain, can speed up turns and further increase<br />

productivity.<br />

"QuikLift is going to help our<br />

customers mow much more<br />

efficiently. It's also covered by our<br />

three-year warranty, which is the<br />

longest warranty on the market -<br />

more than double what others are<br />

offering, because we stand behind<br />

our products!"<br />

- Bob Sievwright, Founder and CEO<br />

of <strong>Trimax</strong> Mowing Systems<br />

For more information on the electronic QuikLift<br />

System, or for a free demonstration please<br />

contact <strong>Trimax</strong> at 770 412 8402 or visit<br />

www.trimaxmowers.com<br />

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NEW<br />

Available on <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus<br />

Retrofit Options Available<br />

A temporary lift system that enables the decks to be<br />

lifted off the ground without disengaging the PTO.<br />

Easy to use cab mounted control system<br />

Reduces mower fatigue by cutting the flow to the hydraulic cylinders to hold the decks - greatly reducing<br />

forces on the mower, compared with mechanical restriction solutions<br />

Bypassing the QuikLift feature to raise the decks into transport position requires the user to push the button<br />

on the cab controller. This provides an added level of safety in case the PTO has not been disengaged<br />

QuikLift features an adjustable temporary lift height for optimal experience and efficiency<br />

Uses proven <strong>Trimax</strong> hydraulic valve bank<br />

technology which has completed millions<br />

of cycles over the past 7 years<br />

We’ve completed extensive in-house Highly<br />

Accelerated Life Testing with over 350,000<br />

cycles<br />

Our market leading 3 year<br />

warranty applies!<br />

* QuikLIFT is retrofittable to Pegasus S4<br />

February <strong>2018</strong> and onwards<br />

1145 Uniform Road, Griffin, Georgia 30224<br />

P 770 412 8402 | E info@trimaxmowers.com |<br />

| trimaxmowers.com<br />

JULY <strong>2018</strong> » TURFMAX | 9


Meet our Team | <strong>US</strong>A<br />

Bob Sievwright - <strong>Trimax</strong> Owner/ Founder<br />

Bob Sievwright trained in product engineering at General Motors New Zealand and with General Motors University in<br />

Flint Michigan. In the 1970’s Bob innovated the GammaFlail, a flail for mulchers which were an outstanding success,<br />

he then went on to found <strong>Trimax</strong> and expanded into advanced low-profile, multi-spindled rotary mowers. These days<br />

you’ll find Bob either out on the road in the <strong>US</strong> visiting <strong>Trimax</strong> customers or at <strong>Trimax</strong> HQ in New Zealand.<br />

Ray le Prou - Technical Advisor - United States<br />

An employee of <strong>Trimax</strong> since 2001 Ray has been involved in growing <strong>Trimax</strong> <strong>US</strong>A’s <strong>Turf</strong>, Sports, Golf, and Municipal<br />

markets. Ray started out introducing <strong>Trimax</strong> Flail mowers into the <strong>US</strong>A market as an allied attachment for John Deere<br />

out-front tractors before transitioning into the <strong>Turf</strong> Market with the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus Roller Mower. “It has been a<br />

pleasure seeing the <strong>Trimax</strong> <strong>US</strong> market grow from humble beginnings and continue to expand and evolve!” says Ray.<br />

Jamie Kizer - Sales Representative - Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico<br />

Jamie is a retired third generation golf course Superintendent with over three and half decades of experience in Texas<br />

Golf Course Management and was the first person in the <strong>US</strong> to purchase a <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake. Jamie is a native Ausinite,<br />

a retired 24 year Class A Superintendent with GCSAA, a 25 year member of the Texas <strong>Turf</strong>grass Association and a<br />

licensed State of Texas Department of Agriculture Non-Commercial Pesticide Applicator.<br />

Zachary Johnson - Sod/<strong>Turf</strong> Farm Sales Representative<br />

- Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, The Carolinas<br />

Zach Johnson grew up in Georgia and holds a BAS degree in <strong>Turf</strong>grass and Golf Course Management from Abraham<br />

Baldwin Agricultural College. Before working for <strong>Trimax</strong> Zach was a sports field manager spending time in Georgia,<br />

Florida, and Indiana at the NCAA Div. I and Parks and Recreational levels. With years of industry experience and product<br />

expertise to call upon Zach knows <strong>Turf</strong> Management!<br />

Scott Herron - Golf and Municipality Sales Representative -<br />

Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina<br />

Originally from Tennessee, but residing in Alabama since 1991, Scott Herron has been representing turf industry<br />

equipment for 30 years. Scott’s turf career began at Stonebridge Country Club in Memphis, TN. Scott then went on to<br />

complete a marketing degree from Delta State University in Mississippi and is an SMEI Certified Professional Salesperson<br />

(SCPS). Scott has been a member of the Alabama <strong>Turf</strong>grass Association and Alabama Golf Course Superintendents<br />

Association since 1991 and loves being outside and helping with innovative turf equipment solutions.<br />

Raymond Prefume - Sales Representative - California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada & Arizona<br />

Raymond has been working in the <strong>Turf</strong> industry for 14 years. Originally from Texas, Raymond has worked in turf<br />

health and has educated and trained golf courses across 12 states in reel sharpening and cut quality. Raymond says<br />

with <strong>Trimax</strong> he’s finally found a rotary mower that challenges everything he’s ever thought about their quality of cut.<br />

”These are unique, special machines and I’m excited to be part of this solution”<br />

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Our <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

Mower Range...<br />

View the<br />

product videos<br />

on our website!<br />

trimaxmowers.com<br />

...has been designed with our customers in<br />

mind, which means we're building machines<br />

that produce the best cut possible whilst ensuring<br />

you spend less time and money on maintenance!<br />

Pegasus<br />

After 17 years leading the market, Pegasus has established itself as the<br />

benchmark in wide-area mowing. Available in 16’, 20’ and 24’ widths the<br />

Pegasus S4 is an exceptionally low-maintenance trailed rotary mower.<br />

OUR PRODUCTS<br />

X-Wam<br />

Cut up to 33 acres per hour and increase your productivity using only one<br />

tractor, one operator and one mower. With the ability to perform zero-turns<br />

without having to lift any of the mower decks the <strong>Trimax</strong> X-WAM cuts with<br />

a cylinder-like finish.<br />

Snake<br />

Found on acclaimed PGA Tour courses the <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake provides world<br />

class cut quality and articulation capabilities. Designed specifically for<br />

sports turf the <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake can transform a variety of conditions into an<br />

even carpet of green.<br />

ProCut<br />

The <strong>Trimax</strong> ProCut Series 4 is a highly versatile roller mower, engineered to<br />

withstand everyday use in the toughest commercial environments, and will<br />

deliver a superior cut – every time.<br />

Striker<br />

Quickly becoming the mower of choice amongst groundsmen, the Striker is<br />

designed for compact tractors in the 25-35hp range and applications where<br />

striping and presentation is key.<br />

Warlord<br />

Reliable, safe and robust the Warlord is a powerful working companion in<br />

commercial applications such as weed abatement, tree farms, mulching<br />

turf off cuts, trimming turf ribbons, roadside mowing and horticulture<br />

applications.<br />

Flaildek<br />

A high-performance alternative to the standard out-front factory-fitted<br />

mowing attachments found on John Deere, Kubota, and other tractors.<br />

Delivers an exceptionally clean cut and allows mowing versatility between<br />

short and long grass<br />

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CASE STUDY<br />

Pegasus increases fairway<br />

widths and playability at<br />

Starke Park Golf Course<br />

February 7th 2017 was a big day for the Starke Park Golf Course in<br />

Texas - it marked the maiden voyage of their new <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus.<br />

Bruce Allan was in his first year as General<br />

Manager when a new mowing system had to<br />

be purchased. His choices: Go with golf course<br />

tradition and a new reel mower, or investigate<br />

other systems.<br />

WHERE PECAN TREES RULED THE FAIRWAYS<br />

Established in 1938, Starke Park Golf Course<br />

has always been a classic parkland course,<br />

nestled in a sweeping bend of the Guardelupe<br />

River in the city of Seguin, Texas.<br />

Blessed with undulating terrain, the course<br />

is easy on the legs. The official website<br />

says ”Fewer courses offer a shorter or more<br />

enjoyable walk and whether you’re walking or<br />

riding, there’s always a towering Pecan tree<br />

around to offer some refreshing shade.”<br />

A legacy from the grove that once grew there,<br />

the Pecan trees are beautiful, but a grass<br />

mowing nightmare – they shed branches that<br />

haunt the edges of the fairways and the rough.<br />

Reel mowers are no match for Pecan branches.<br />

As Bruce says “… that is really difficult to deal<br />

with, it always knocks the bed knives out of<br />

alignment and so we tried to stay away from<br />

the trees as much as possible and therefore a<br />

lot of the fairways were really tight.”<br />

FINDING THE SOLUTION WITH TRIMAX<br />

Bruce needed a mower that would give a great<br />

cut to the Bermuda fairway grass as well as<br />

handle the tougher aspects of the rough.<br />

In his search he called on <strong>Trimax</strong>’s Jamie Kizer<br />

for a demo.<br />

He was impressed, saying of the Pegasus “It<br />

had a really good cut, comparable to what the<br />

reel mowers were doing...”<br />

Initial cost and subsequent savings offered by<br />

the Pegasus / tractor combination sealed the<br />

deal for Bruce: “It turned out we could buy a<br />

new tractor and the mower for the same price<br />

as a self-propelled fairway unit and it does<br />

the same job in about half the time with one<br />

person so its been a great fit for us.”<br />

THE PEGAS<strong>US</strong> PAYS ITS WAY<br />

Mowing the roughs used to take five days and<br />

several guys.<br />

With the Pegasus the job’s done by Wednesday<br />

– a saving of two days every week.<br />

And those pesky branches? “The Pegasus goes<br />

right through them like its nothing, so we were<br />

able to increase the width of our fairways by<br />

about 20 feet on each side.”<br />

Thanks to the Pegasus, the wider fairways<br />

have changed the nature of the course, making<br />

it more playable.<br />

For Bruce, this is a bonus along with huge<br />

savings in labor, time and maintenance costs,<br />

which already amount to thousands of dollars.<br />

On maintaining the Pegasus he says “All we<br />

do is grease it and that’s all we’ve done. It’s<br />

fabulous.”<br />

“We went through a whole season this year<br />

without changing any blades. Even though<br />

we hit those limbs, we didn’t have to change<br />

anything. Last week I asked my mechanic if we<br />

need to change the blades and he said ‘Why?’<br />

So we went through a whole season with those<br />

blades and it looks like were gonna go through<br />

a second with them too.”<br />

THE C<strong>US</strong>TOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT<br />

Happy customers are usually a good measure<br />

of success.<br />

In Bruce’s case, his golfers; especially the<br />

seniors, need to be satisfied and it seems the<br />

Pegasus is a hit “A lot of people ask me about<br />

the quality of cut. Our seniors really love it...<br />

and really if no one knew what was happening<br />

they would never know the difference (from a<br />

reel mower), its been that good for us.”<br />

FIND OUT MORE<br />

To learn more about the highly versatile<br />

Pegasus mower and our other unique <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

mowers, please visit www.trimaxmowers.com<br />

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At last, a commercial<br />

blade set-up that will<br />

go the distance!<br />

INNOVATION COMMITMENT<br />

LazerBladez are a complete blade<br />

system developed specifically<br />

for <strong>Trimax</strong> multi-spindled<br />

rotary mowers.<br />

SPECIFICATIONS<br />

Blades<br />

‘Tilt-forward’ design<br />

LazerBladez offset mounting hole causes the blade to ‘tilt-forward’<br />

whilst cutting. This ensures that when the going gets really tough the<br />

cutting edge ends up in line with the blade carrier, the position other<br />

blades start from!<br />

Increased Blade Mass<br />

LazerBladez are wider than other similarly sized blades, resulting in<br />

more mass for higher impact in heavy going.<br />

Upturn<br />

The carefully refined upturn on the blade’s trailing edge gives better<br />

grass lift and discharge characteristics. Also available in non-upturn for<br />

specific applications.<br />

Full-Length Cutting Edge<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> rotary mowers are so efficient they can cut at very high ground<br />

speeds and still produce a better finish than others do when cutting<br />

slowly. At slow speeds the blade tip does most of the work, but at very<br />

high ground speeds when the mower travels further between cuts,<br />

some grass needs to be cut further along the blade.<br />

LazerBladez have a full-length cutting edge that ensures all grass is<br />

struck by the sharpened part of the blade.<br />

Unique Steel Alloy<br />

LazerBladez engineers have chosen a special steel alloy that’s<br />

produced specifically for <strong>Trimax</strong>. This very high grade alloy is hardened<br />

significantly more than standard spring steels for longer life, yet<br />

retains the toughness essential for commercial mowing applications.<br />

Heavy Duty Strength Bolts<br />

A high-energy fling-tip requires a special bolt and the LazerBladez<br />

design is right up to the job! Made to grade 12.9 strength<br />

specifications, this bolt has a large head that won’t wear quickly, thus<br />

preventing blade separation. A 12mm self locking nut completes a<br />

blade bolt design that is significantly stronger than any other in its<br />

class.<br />

Blade Carrier<br />

The blade carriers for LazerBladez are made from heavy spring steel<br />

and designed to minimize flex for a more consistent cutting height.<br />

Plates<br />

Hardened and tempered spring steel plates support the center of the<br />

blade carrier.<br />

PART NUMBER<br />

DESCRIPTION<br />

411-160-842 LazerBladez fling-tip blade – uplift<br />

411-160-840 LazerBladez fling-tip blade – non-uplift<br />

411-322-050 Blade bolt and self locking nut<br />

WARNING: <strong>Trimax</strong> LazerBladez should be fitted and used in accordance with <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

operational instructions.<br />

Contact our Georgia based sales team for more information on<br />

770 412 8402 or email info@trimaxmowers.com<br />

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AFTERSALES CARE<br />

How to:<br />

Correctly lubricate a <strong>Trimax</strong> Drive Shaft<br />

Service Instructions<br />

Lubricate all fittings with a good quality lithium E.P. Grease.<br />

LOCATION STANDARD INTERVAL EXTENDED LUBE INTERVAL LEVER ACTION PUMPS<br />

Cross & Bearings 8hrs* 40hrs 5<br />

Telescoping Members 8hrs 40hrs 8 - 10<br />

CE & Non-Rotating Guard Bushings (1000 rpm max.) 8hrs 40hrs 5<br />

*Constant Angle Applications may require a lube interval of 4hrs<br />

ROTATING GUARD B<strong>US</strong>HINGS SHOULD BE LUBRICATED UPON REPLACEMENT<br />

CAUTION! REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT LUBRICATED<br />

Replacement parts must be lubricated at time of assembly and during use per the lube recommendations<br />

SteadFAST<br />

Sealed Spindles<br />

We're proud to announce that all our<br />

rotary mowers are fitted with<br />

The SteadFAST Spindle is built upon our legendary greased spindle<br />

but removes the tedious task of regular greasing – giving you more<br />

time out cutting and savings of up to $650 per year. Thousands of<br />

hours of abuse in harsh environments have gone into ensuring the<br />

spindle will stand up to whatever task you throw at it. We’re so<br />

confident we’ve given them a 3-year warranty!<br />

“We submerged them, we’ve shaken them, we’ve heated them and<br />

basically tortured them, but they still hold up. We just can’t break<br />

them!” - Jim McEwen, <strong>Trimax</strong> R&D Manager


Did you know our service and<br />

parts staff are available<br />

18 hours a day!<br />

AFTERSALES CARE<br />

Got a parts query or a mechanical issue?<br />

Give one of our friendly team a call on 770 412 8476<br />

MONDAY TO FRIDAY | FROM 8AM<br />

* Based on East Coast daylight savings time<br />

Contact Daniel, Jesse,<br />

Pamela or Zach...<br />

P 770 412 8402 or<br />

E parts@trimaxmowers.com<br />

Receive 30% off parts<br />

when purchasing a Start-Up Kit<br />

with any new mower<br />

Tired of buying individual parts? Want to work more efficiently<br />

and get a better discount? Now you can!<br />

We’re offering Start-Up Kits for 7 of our most popular mowers. Each kit contains 2 x full<br />

sets of blades, nuts/bolts and 1 x set of required belts. Everything you’d need for a quick<br />

routine service!<br />

Model Part Number Cost per Kit<br />

Pegasus S4 493 450-150-233 $597<br />

Pegasus S4 610 450-150-234 $717<br />

ProCut S3 178 450-150-235 $175<br />

ProCut S3 210 450-150-236 $187<br />

ProCut S3 237 450-150-237 $287<br />

ProCut S3 290 450-150-238 $334<br />

Snake 320 450-150-239 $446<br />

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<strong>Trimax</strong> Genuine Belt<br />

and Blade Kits<br />

Helping to ensure maximum up-time!<br />

Model and Kit Part Number Price<br />

Buy a kit and<br />

SAVE<br />

up to 20%<br />

PEGAS<strong>US</strong> 610 COMPLETE BELT KIT (8) 404-000-128 $250.00 - 20% SAVINGS!<br />

PEGAS<strong>US</strong> 493 COMPLETE BELT KIT (6) 404-000-127 $160.00 - 20% SAVINGS!<br />

XWAM COMPLETE BELT KIT (14) 404-000-130 $445.00 - 20% SAVINGS<br />

LAZERBLADEZ BLADE PACK (60) 411-000-100 $205.00 - 5% SAVINGS!<br />

LAZERBLADEZ BLADE BOLT/NUT PACK (60) 411-000-101 $320.00 - 5% SAVINGS!<br />

Contact our parts team for more information on 770 412 8402 or email parts@trimaxmowers.com<br />

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Pre-Season Check List<br />

Pull out and make<br />

We've created a handy check list to get you<br />

ready for the mowing season!<br />

PEGAS<strong>US</strong> 610 20FT WIDE AREA TURF MOWER<br />

DATE<br />

a copy for future<br />

checks!<br />

SERIAL NUMBER<br />

• BLADES<br />

Remember to replace blade nut and/or bolt when fitting new blades. Blade nuts to be torqued to 59 ft lb. Standard Blade part<br />

number 411-160-842.<br />

• CHECK BLADE BOLT<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> brand name must be still visible. Replace if required. Blade nuts to be torqued to 59 ft lb. Bolt complete with nut part number<br />

411-322-050.<br />

• BELT CONDITION AND TENSION<br />

Lower wings and remove all belt covers. Remove any build-up of grass. Check tension and condition of all four belts. Wing Belt part<br />

number (2 of) 404-040-750 and (1 of) 404-041-150. Rear deck part number (2 of) 404-040-750.<br />

• PTO<br />

Remove PTO, split and remove covers. Inspect for wear and damaged components. Grease universals, slipper bearings and tube.<br />

• GEARBOX<br />

Inspect for leaks. The oil should be level with the inspection plug hole located in the side of the gear box.<br />

• ROLLER BEARINGS<br />

Spin rollers and check bearing condition. Replace if required. Grease roller bearings daily with manual grease gun. Roller bearing kit<br />

part number 401-000-025.<br />

• ROLLERS<br />

Ensure rollers are not bent.<br />

• CHECK HEIGHTS<br />

Are set the same on all adjusters, grease height adjuster blocks.<br />

• END FLOAT ON SPINDLES<br />

Raise decks, ensure safety rope is secure, pull blade beams toward you, check all 11 spindles, if you get ¼ inch of end float rebuild or<br />

replace spindle.<br />

• TRANSPORT WHEELS<br />

Re-pack wheel bearings, grease, jack up transport wheels, remove grease cap, check wheels bearings, grease or replace as necessary.<br />

Check tires for wear and pressure.<br />

• DECK LOCKS<br />

Make sure all deck locks are working correctly, if stuck lubricate with WD-40, any bent locks should be replaced, check deck release<br />

pull cord replace if necessary.<br />

• TOW EYE B<strong>US</strong>H<br />

Check tow eye bush in draw bar and clevis, if worn or missing then replace.<br />

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Looking<br />

Sharp!<br />

The only thing more impressive<br />

than a sharp-dressed man is a<br />

sharp-bladed mower.<br />

“It’s all about maintenance,” says Bob<br />

Laverty, sales manager with Glenn B.<br />

Dorning, a major dealer in Ontario, California.<br />

Family owned since 1936, Glenn B. Dorning<br />

prides themselves on being “the go-to-guys”<br />

for <strong>Trimax</strong>, Kubota, Diamond and several<br />

other brands.<br />

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When it comes to knowing mowers and turf<br />

equipment, Bob Laverty has helped a lot of<br />

operations stay productive.<br />

“The most important maintenance requirement<br />

is lubricating all moving parts and keeping the<br />

blades sharp and clean,” Laverty advises.<br />

A good, smooth cut not only boosts the quality<br />

of the grass but extends the life of the mower.<br />

“You are spending a lot of money on chemicals<br />

to maintain grass and on the healing process<br />

for repairing damaged turf,” says Raymond<br />

Prefume, <strong>Trimax</strong> Mowing Systems <strong>US</strong>A Sales<br />

Representative for the Western States. “Why run<br />

a mower with dull blades that will tear the turf<br />

again?”<br />

On top of its ability to be gentler on the turf,<br />

a sharp blade requires less horsepower to do<br />

its job. Not only does that save fuel but it<br />

also makes mower operation easier on the<br />

equipment, itself, and on the person running the<br />

mower.<br />

“Running a mower should feel like cutting warm<br />

butter,” Prefume says.<br />

Both Laverty and Prefume agree that a good<br />

overall maintenance program is the key to<br />

getting that warm butter feel day in and day out.<br />

Prefume recommends a maintenance sharpening<br />

about once every 40 hours of operation. On a<br />

typical 18-hole golf course, that comes out to a<br />

weekly cycle. He notes that it only takes 15 or 20<br />

minutes to put a nice edge on a blade.<br />

“It takes no time at all. It keeps the blade<br />

sharp. It keeps the turf from getting ripped up,”<br />

Prefume continues.<br />

On a sod farm, a mower typically will travel more<br />

acres than a golf course, even if the hours of<br />

operation stay about the same 40-hour work<br />

week. Of course, the sod farm is not mowing<br />

roughs or even fairways…so the grass itself<br />

might be a bit gentler.<br />

In any case, a weekly touch-up with a hand<br />

grinder will pay off in a better product for the sod<br />

farm to sell.<br />

A shop foreman should not be overly concerned<br />

about a touch-up sharpening hurting the life of a<br />

mower blade.<br />

“It takes a while before you see wear on a blade,”<br />

Prefume says. “By the time you see wear from


Bob Laverty, Sales Manager - Glenn B. Dorning Inc.<br />

sharpening it’s probably time to change the<br />

blade, anyway.”<br />

Cost of blades is always a consideration on any<br />

top-drawer turf operation. Competitor blades can<br />

run upwards of $180 a set. The smaller blades<br />

engineered for <strong>Trimax</strong> mowers cost about $95 for<br />

a complete set.<br />

As mower blades age, engineers agree that<br />

keeping blades in balance is a concern. Balancing<br />

a 24-inch or a 36-inch blade on a traditional<br />

mower can be an on-going project. It is far<br />

tougher to balance a long blade than it is the<br />

shorter ones used on <strong>Trimax</strong> mowers.<br />

"Our blades give a good quality<br />

of cut with a smaller blade,"<br />

Prefume says.<br />

Reel mowers are another challenge. While most<br />

reel mowers will give a good result, they require<br />

a lot of hours in the shop to maintain quality of<br />

cut. A reel mower will pick up a lot of sand, for<br />

example. Sand is very hard on a blade’s edge.<br />

Each time the reel mower needs maintenance,<br />

every one of the reel decks has to come off, be<br />

touched up, and then remounted.<br />

“I can sharpen a <strong>Trimax</strong> in 15 minutes,” Prefume<br />

says. Sometimes, a manager needs to look<br />

beyond the blade to prolong blade life and<br />

maintain turf quality. A recent <strong>Trimax</strong> innovation<br />

called QuikLift gives sod farms access to an<br />

electronic system which will lift a mower deck off<br />

the ground without the need to disengage the<br />

tractor PTO. Along with sharp blades, QuikLift’s<br />

features help increase efficiency and reduce<br />

maintenance on both blades and the mower.<br />

“Mowers, themselves, get torn up a lot,”<br />

Laverty notes. For that reason, he suggests turf<br />

farms, golf courses and sports venues focus on<br />

maintenance of all the little things. Look after<br />

jobs like replacing wheels and other mower parts.<br />

Every time a mower clips the ground, the blade<br />

takes a knock and the turf, itself, gets scalped.<br />

Originally called Dorning Tractors, the company<br />

grew to be known for its dependable parts<br />

department and quick service. And, much as<br />

any dealership appreciates the business, the<br />

company would prefer its parts and equipment<br />

customers get their money’s worth out of all of<br />

the components they use.<br />

This blends nicely with <strong>Trimax</strong>’s corporate<br />

philosophy of offering turf managers equipment<br />

with a low total cost of ownership and a long<br />

commercial life.<br />

"Whatever you do," Laverty pleads,<br />

"don't use an aftermarket blade."<br />

While he acknowledges that secondary market<br />

blades might cost ten bucks less than an<br />

original manufacturer’s blade, he says it is<br />

a poor place to scrimp if your goal is tip-top<br />

quality turf.<br />

Laverty also sees some operations that lose<br />

track of the kinds of blades they need for<br />

their sod farm or golf course. There is a big<br />

difference, he emphasizes, between a standard<br />

blade, a mulching blade, and a high-lift blade<br />

to collect grass. While all sorts of blades have a<br />

function, he says an operation has to be sure to<br />

choose the right blade for the intended use of<br />

that mower.<br />

Like that sharp-dressed man, a sharp-bladed<br />

mower will be successful whether operating on<br />

a sod farm, a golf fairway or an athletic field.<br />

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<strong>Trimax</strong> introduce their<br />

widest Pegasus yet!<br />

With a massive 24 ft cut width!<br />

FROM PROTOTYPE TO LAUNCH<br />

The Prototype Pegasus 24’ Mower<br />

was showcased at the <strong>Turf</strong> Producers<br />

International Conference in Tucson, Arizona<br />

in February <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

For seventeen years the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus has<br />

set the standard in wide-area mowing around<br />

the world and has become the benchmark for<br />

the maintenance of parks, reserves, airports,<br />

racetracks, sports fields and turf farms.<br />

Released in the <strong>US</strong> market June <strong>2018</strong>, the<br />

Pegasus 24’ has the same outstanding<br />

performance and cut qualities the current<br />

Pegasus range is renowned for.<br />

PEGAS<strong>US</strong> 24’ RAISES THE BAR<br />

As the latest addition to the <strong>Trimax</strong> product<br />

line, the Pegasus 24’ is going to reset wide area<br />

mowing standards.<br />

Mow efficiency will increase by 18% over that<br />

of the Pegasus 20’ which has a mow width<br />

of 20 feet. The mower also provides a useful<br />

width alternative, meeting a current need of our<br />

customers, for a mow width between the 20ft of<br />

the Pegasus 610 and the colossal 34ft cut of the<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> X-WAM.<br />

Owner and founder of <strong>Trimax</strong>, Bob Sievwright<br />

says “The Pegasus 24’ is a great step between<br />

our 20’ and the X-WAM without adding a large<br />

amount of complexity and cost and customers<br />

get the proven benefits of the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus<br />

chassis configuration which is tried, tested and<br />

trusted.”<br />

DESIGNED TO FUNCTION - AND IMPRESS<br />

Having inherited the impressive body structure<br />

and design cues for which <strong>Trimax</strong> is well known,<br />

the Pegasus 24’ Prototype has become a showstopper.<br />

After being unveiled at the TPI Field<br />

Day the mower set off on a demo tour through<br />

southern <strong>US</strong>A and it drew eager attention<br />

from turf farmers and the general public alike.<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> design is always function-driven and<br />

of the highest standard. The Pegasus 24’<br />

is fully road-transportable and in transport<br />

mode stands 12ft high. Where some mowers<br />

become unstable at this height, the Pegasus<br />

24’ is rock-solid and no design elements<br />

have been left to chance or included as<br />

afterthoughts.<br />

MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE COUNTS<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong>’s extensive experience in<br />

manufacturing industry-leading products<br />

has taught them many things. For instance,<br />

mower decks longer than 10ft find it hard<br />

to follow ground contours and therefore<br />

cannot maintain a quality cut. The decks on<br />

the Pegasus 24’ have been kept at 9.5ft – a<br />

dimension unique to <strong>Trimax</strong> - which ensures<br />

even with a wider cut the mower retains<br />

contour following ability.<br />

Another problem besetting most wide area<br />

mowers is the consistency of spindle height<br />

and alignment across the decks which can<br />

impact cutting accuracy. <strong>Trimax</strong>’s unique, and<br />

protected spindle height setting technology<br />

ensures spindle height is perfectly aligned across<br />

the length of each deck providing the most<br />

accurate and consistent cut in the market.<br />

POPULAR FEATURES BUILT-IN<br />

The Pegasus 24’ incorporates many of the<br />

current range’s most popular features:<br />

SteadFAST sealed, maintenance-free<br />

spindles,<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> RapidSET height adjustment<br />

system,<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> Lazerblade fling tip blades with the<br />

unique “tilt-forward” blade design.<br />

NEW IMPROVEMENTS ADDED<br />

Pegasus 24’ features the new LocTEK Stubless<br />

Roller Bearing Retention System. LocTEK’s<br />

genius rests on the high tensile retention bolt<br />

which eliminates lateral roller movement, vastly<br />

increases bearing retention and strength and<br />

ensures roller replacement and servicing is quick<br />

and easy.<br />

LAUNCH TIME<br />

Pegasus 24’ is now available in the <strong>US</strong> market.<br />

To register your interest call our Georgia based<br />

team on 770 412 8402.<br />

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<strong>Trimax</strong> Snake quickly<br />

becoming the mower<br />

of choice in <strong>US</strong>A Golf<br />

The <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake Mower has<br />

found success on some of Americas<br />

most prestigious golf courses.<br />

A recent video promotion from <strong>Trimax</strong><br />

showcases the Snake mower and testimonials<br />

from users working on influential golf courses in<br />

Houston, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.<br />

With more than 30 years of innovation and<br />

engineering poured into the Snake; a mower<br />

predominantly designed for high quality sports<br />

turf and golf courses, the accolades from the <strong>US</strong><br />

come as no surprise.<br />

Each user commended the Snake for its quality<br />

of cut, as well as their surprise at getting such<br />

quality from a rotary mower.<br />

However, each user also found different benefits<br />

came from using the world-class mower on their<br />

respective golf course.<br />

Brian Buckner<br />

Golf Club of Houston<br />

Brian Buckner is the Superintendent at the Golf<br />

Club of Houston, a 36-hole course that plays host<br />

to the annual Shell Houston Open.<br />

Buckner looked to <strong>Trimax</strong> when they were finding<br />

issues getting the whole course cut.<br />

“It would take us 6-8 self contained units to mow<br />

out about 27 holes a week, so we were always<br />

missing about nine holes each week,” he says in<br />

the video.<br />

Since investing in two Snake units, Buckner can<br />

get through all 36 holes with one person, saving<br />

him labour costs and offering time to spend finetuning<br />

other areas of the golf course.<br />

Buckner also said the Snake’s quality cut is<br />

versatile; working well on roughs and fairways,<br />

and also it can be done in one pass of the mower.<br />

Finally, and some would say most importantly,<br />

he says the club’s members have noticed the<br />

difference since bringing in the Snake.<br />

“Membership notices that we’re paying a lot<br />

more attention to detail out here, getting to<br />

things that we never dreamed of getting to<br />

before,” says Buckner.<br />

Cory Phillips is the Equipment Manager for the<br />

Golf Course of Georgia and Horseshoe Bend, he<br />

spotted the <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake while at last year’s Golf<br />

Industry Show and booked in a demo straight<br />

away.<br />

Phillips was impressed by the cutting quality, and<br />

found as a rotary mower it performed well over<br />

undulations, floated well and provided an even<br />

cut.<br />

As an equipment manager, Phillips explains in the<br />

video his approach to sourcing new machinery is<br />

to find its weak points, or what is going to be the<br />

cause for maintenance down the track.<br />

He says the Snake mower is strong, and requires<br />

very little maintenance time.<br />

“I’m always looking at a machine thinking what’s<br />

going to break first?<br />

Cory Phillips<br />

Golf Course of Georgia<br />

You don’t want a machine that you can walk up<br />

to and see the weak link.<br />

So I was looking at how strong the machine was<br />

built, the thick metal that it was built out of and<br />

I knew that it was going to spend very, very, very<br />

little time in my shop,” Phillips says.<br />

South Carolina’s Santee National Golf Club<br />

also invested in a <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake after their<br />

Superintendent Mike Holt saw one at a local sod<br />

farm.<br />

Holt says his course has two particular areas on<br />

the course that are difficult to maintain, and<br />

that the Snake took them on with no problems.<br />

He says the durability, quality of engineering<br />

and overall design of the mower are second<br />

to none, and was also impressed with how<br />

easy it was to adjust the cutting height on the<br />

machine.<br />

“I never really have been one to play with height<br />

of cut much, it was always a set it and forget it<br />

kind of thing, but the day after the mower was<br />

delivered, I actually lowered it to three quarters<br />

of an inch, and went out and mowed behind my<br />

rotar cut unit. I could literally change it right<br />

here in the field if I had to and not even go back<br />

to the shop, it’s just simply amazing,” says Holt.<br />

The resounding positives of the <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake<br />

don’t stop at cutting quality; the video, which<br />

can be found on the <strong>Trimax</strong> website, also shows<br />

a collective appreciation for the mower’s even<br />

distribution of clippings, short maintenance<br />

schedule and greasing time, as well as how the<br />

quietness of the machine doesn’t disrupt play<br />

too much.<br />

Mike Holt<br />

Santee National Golf Club<br />

A robust machine built for agility, it’s no wonder<br />

the <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake mower has dazzled course<br />

Superintendents and Technicians across the <strong>US</strong>!<br />

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“The Golf Club of Houston – <strong>Trimax</strong> Snake Owner and home of the Shell Houston Open”


Removal of <strong>Turf</strong> Ribbons<br />

Heavy Duty Flail<br />

Mower/Mulcher<br />

<strong>Turf</strong> Scrap Mulching Removal of <strong>Turf</strong> Ribbons De-thatching<br />

View<br />

WARLORD<br />

PRODUCT VIDEOS AT<br />

trimaxmowers.com<br />

Back convertor flap allows<br />

for easy servicing<br />

The all new Warlord S3 with its hydraulic side shift operation makes for a powerful working companion in<br />

commercial applications such as turf farms, weed abatement, tree farms, roadside mowing and horticulture<br />

applications.<br />

Due to its robust build Warlord has become the choice for hire fleets around the world. With the ability to shred<br />

branches up to 3 inch in diameter and fitted with unique features such as our <strong>Trimax</strong> Heavy Duty Taca Flails,<br />

unique pruning guide and an adjustable rear flap, the Warlord S3 means business!<br />

Talk to us today about the capabilities of Warlord in your environment!<br />

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Think Pink!<br />

Breast Cancer Awareness and <strong>Turf</strong><br />

Mowers find Common Ground<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> Mowing System’s client Modern <strong>Turf</strong><br />

has made a clear statement in support of Breast<br />

Cancer Awareness. The South Carolina company<br />

confronted breast cancer head-on when one of their<br />

own, Jennifer Haunert, wife of Modern <strong>Turf</strong>’s VP, BJ<br />

Haunert, was diagnosed with the life-threatening<br />

disease.<br />

The staff and owners of Modern <strong>Turf</strong> rallied round<br />

the Haunerts, giving their total support. Inspired by<br />

Jennifer’s courage and positive attitude in combating<br />

her breast cancer, the company branded one of<br />

their <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus turf mowers with the National<br />

Breast Cancer Foundation’s colors and logo. To help<br />

boost the message carried by the mower, <strong>Trimax</strong> has<br />

released a video of the project which can be viewed<br />

on their YouTube Channel.<br />

Branding the equipment in support of breast cancer<br />

awareness was Maintenance Manager, David<br />

Strickland’s idea. He was inspired by Jennifer’s<br />

attitude to her diagnosis and subsequent treatment:<br />

“It was impressive to see someone so up about<br />

something that could be so bad.” “I felt like I should<br />

do something to bring awareness to other people<br />

and hopefully other people can have her same<br />

upbeat attitude about it.” Jennifer was given the<br />

all clear after five surgeries and was overwhelmed<br />

when the newly reconditioned mower was unveiled<br />

at the company’s Christmas party. She said it was an<br />

honor to have a company that was willing to bring<br />

awareness to breast cancer.<br />

David went to great lengths to see everything<br />

was done properly. The National Breast Cancer<br />

Foundation was consulted to ensure the exact color<br />

was used. With about 29,000 shades of pink to go<br />

wrong with, the paint was professionally mixed to<br />

guarantee accuracy. The result was perfect.<br />

Breast Cancer is the leading cause of cancer related<br />

death in women worldwide. Experts say greater<br />

awareness and early detection is critical to the<br />

survival of people diagnosed with breast cancer. If<br />

more people knew about the disease, the death rate<br />

could be reduced by about 30% - in real terms, over<br />

400,000 lives could be saved every year.<br />

The National Breast Cancer Foundation<br />

(www.nbcf.org) is based in Texas, <strong>US</strong>A and operates<br />

worldwide, promoting awareness and education.<br />

Resources: National Breast Cancer Foundation www.nbcf.org.<br />

Worldwide Breast Cancer Foundation:<br />

http://www.worldwidebreastcancer.com/breast-cancer-statistics-worldwide/


January and February<br />

<strong>2018</strong> was showtime<br />

for the <strong>US</strong>A team!<br />

Sports <strong>Turf</strong> Managers Association<br />

Annual Conference - Fort Worth, Texas<br />

STMA hosted its 29th annual Conference & Exhibition on January 18-19 with<br />

more than 200 exhibitors and 1,200 attendees from 14 countries.<br />

STMA is a “Seminar on Wheels Tour” at professional, collegiate and youth sports<br />

complexes in Dallas-Fort Worth complemented with nearly 50 education<br />

sessions, sports turf exhibits and networking with environmental science leaders.<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> had a 20x20 ft stand with our Pegasus, Snake and Striker mowers on display. Also available was our<br />

innovation wall where visitors could walk the <strong>Trimax</strong> timeline which started back in the 80’s.<br />

<strong>US</strong> NEWS<br />

Golf Industry Show - San Antonio, Texas<br />

The Golf Industry show is the world’s largest golf course management trade show held<br />

during February 3-8, the event was attended by 11,700 people.<br />

GIS is presented by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and the<br />

National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA).<br />

Attendees included golf course superintendents, owners, builders, architects, equipment<br />

managers, appraisers, developers, green chairmen, golf professionals and others in the golf<br />

course industry.<br />

The GCSAA Education Conference, held in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show, is the<br />

largest educational conference in the golf course management industry. A total of 5,600<br />

education seats were filled for more than 100 seminars and sessions.<br />

The conference included 184,000 net square feet of exhibit space and it was a busy few days<br />

for the <strong>Trimax</strong> team with many customer visits to the <strong>Trimax</strong> stand and a huge amount of new<br />

enquiries gained from the both the <strong>US</strong>A and global market.<br />

<strong>Turf</strong>grass Producers International Conference<br />

- Tucson, Arizona<br />

This year’s TPI conference was one to remember for <strong>Trimax</strong>.<br />

On display for the first time ever was the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus 722 mower, our<br />

widest ever Pegasus with a mow width of 24 feet which drew a lot of<br />

interest! Plus, we soft launched our <strong>Trimax</strong> Castor Wheel mower which will<br />

be hitting our <strong>US</strong>A production lines early 2019. Exciting times!<br />

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WORLD NEWS<br />

What used to take 43 minutes now<br />

takes only 23 minutes!<br />

Councils PreviousTriple-Deck Mower: 43 minutes | <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus: 23 minutes<br />

Able to mow in wet conditions and with a cutting width of over 16 foot this Australian city council has reduced it’s<br />

mowing time by 50% since replacing their old triple-deck mower with the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus.<br />

Filmed by a camera crew and a drone the Pegasus S4 was put to the test under stopwatch in Victoria Australia. The Mower<br />

which is similar in width to the council’s previous mower came in at half the time, provided an improved cut quality and<br />

charged on through the rain. With minimal grease points, minimal maintenance requirements and designed to have a low<br />

total cost of ownership the <strong>Trimax</strong> Pegasus is the benchmark in wide area mowing!<br />

Check out the video on<br />

our Australian website<br />

Sam Neill’s 16yr old Warlord going strong!<br />

Celebrating its 16th birthday last month Sam Neill’s Warlord had a brief cameo appearance on New Zealand TV<br />

program Country Calendar.<br />

The Warlord was one of only three made to a specified cut width of only 35” with a 2-belt drive. This one was sold<br />

to New Zealand actor Sam Neill who owns the Warlord at his vineyard ‘Two Paddocks’ in Clyde, NZ, which has very<br />

narrow rows and is steep and rocky. <strong>Trimax</strong> Production Manager Dave Presland said that during production he had to<br />

take the parking stand-off it completely as it was so narrow that it could easily roll over when on the stand.<br />

Most amazingly of all, the mower has never had a part, bolt or bearing changed on it in all that time, it’s still going<br />

strong. The operators at the vineyard refer to it as “bulletproof!”<br />

Collectively, LSA growers generate<br />

around 75% of all Australian<br />

domestic turf sales and annually<br />

spend well over $200 million in<br />

operational costs and input supply.<br />

<strong>2018</strong> Lawn Solutions<br />

Australia Conference<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> exhibited at the Lawn Solutions Conference in Gold Coast,<br />

Australia in July <strong>2018</strong> - the largest turf conference in the Southern<br />

Hemisphere!<br />

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The conference consisted of a <strong>Turf</strong> Fielday hosted by Jimboomba <strong>Turf</strong>,<br />

one of Queensland’s largest turf suppliers. <strong>Trimax</strong> had numerous<br />

mowers on display followed by a <strong>Trimax</strong> Sponsored special evening<br />

dinner at Towri Sheep Cheeses. Tuesday was a full-day educational<br />

conference followed by a vendor exhibition and an evening awards<br />

dinner.


European <strong>Turf</strong> Producers Expo<br />

The ETP is a newly establish association which has been running for approximately<br />

3 years. It's made up of 130 turf growing companies from across 26 countries.<br />

The expo, next held in the Netherlands, will now become a regular occasion running every 3 years (in between these events<br />

will be smaller farm tours allowing people to get together and share knowledge).<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> attended the seminar & expo in a visitor capacity to understand the opportunity and target audience. Having been<br />

blown away by the event, we’re already excited about exhibiting at the next one. Hope to see you there!<br />

Saltex<br />

Saltex is the UK’s biggest event for the groundscare sector; 290 exhibitors,<br />

8,000 visitors, all the latest machines, seminars, experts, and a prestigious<br />

IOG awards ceremony – all in the NEC (Birmingham) over two days in early<br />

November.<br />

<strong>Trimax</strong> attend Saltex yearly and showcase a range of mowing equipment<br />

including; Pegasus, Stealth, Warlord, Flaildek & Striker.<br />

Last year we launched Stealth series 3 at the show which was quite the talking<br />

point. Built for versatility and now the lowest maintenance mower in our range,<br />

Saltex was the ideal location to celebrate 26 years since the original launch.<br />

Visitors could walk the <strong>Trimax</strong> timeline of innovation which started back in the<br />

80’s and continued to run into <strong>2018</strong>. This gave visitors an opportunity to share<br />

what they’d like to see developed and implement in the coming years. Let’s<br />

just say there were some fantastic ideas shared…. Catch us at Saltex October<br />

31st <strong>2018</strong><br />

UK Dealer Training Extravaganza<br />

Following feedback from last year, we decided to extend the event; to make<br />

it bigger and better than ever before!<br />

This two-day event, attracted dealers from all over the UK and incorporated<br />

our first ever dealer award ceremony.<br />

The days were filled with a variety of different breakout sessions enabling us<br />

to share new business developments whilst also collaborating and exchanging<br />

ideas and knowledge.<br />

In the usual format, as we showcased the entire <strong>Trimax</strong> offering. Dealers were<br />

asked to challenge the machines on some testing terrain. Needless to say,<br />

they all coped beautifully! But…. what will next year have in store for you?<br />

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A word from<br />

TPI have released a new Public<br />

Relations Campaign for Natural<br />

<strong>Turf</strong>grass beginning <strong>2018</strong>!<br />

Available to TPI members is:<br />

New Toolkit including customizable<br />

brochures on turfgrass watering,<br />

fertilization, lawn management, and<br />

more…<br />

New 120+ page Pest Control Guide<br />

(coming 2019)!<br />

New social media resources for TPI<br />

members to promote natural turfgrass in<br />

their area (coming 2019)!<br />

Increased advocacy and lobbying efforts in<br />

regulatory affairs designed to regulate<br />

natural turfgrass!<br />

Increased funding for university research<br />

on natural turfgrass production, use, and<br />

benefits!<br />

<strong>Turf</strong>grass WateringGuide available to<br />

TPI members at www.turfgrasssod.org<br />

Water/Irrigation Runoff Research Project - Funded in part by The Lawn Institute at Texas A&M<br />

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Not a TPI Member? We’d love to have you on our team!<br />

Find us www.turfgrasssod.org or 800 405 8873 to JOIN NOW!


JULY <strong>2018</strong> » TURFMAX | 29


Welcoming the newest additions to the <strong>Trimax</strong> Family<br />

Fillmore Unified School District, CA<br />

Eldorado Polo Club, Indio, CA<br />

Emory & Seth Thomas of Thomas<br />

<strong>Turf</strong>grass, TX<br />

Brandon Wyatt & Chandler Pearson,<br />

Canyon West Golf Club, TX<br />

DD Williamson(Supt),<br />

Hilltop Lakes Resort, TX<br />

James & Tammy, City of Belton<br />

Parks & Rec, TX<br />

Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta, GA<br />

Arrowhead Country Club,<br />

Naples, FL<br />

Midland Polo Club, Midland, TX<br />

Carter Hindes, Sterling Golf Group, TX<br />

Chris Teafatiller, Clear Creek Golf<br />

Course, TX<br />

David Martin, Martin <strong>Turf</strong> Farms,<br />

GA<br />

Miramont CC Bryan, TX<br />

Mariposa Landscape, AZ<br />

Robert Flores, King Ranch <strong>Turf</strong>grass, TX<br />

Ross Pry, North Texas <strong>Turf</strong>, TX<br />

Tim Muench, Eagles Bluff CC.<br />

Tyler, TX<br />

Todd Miller (Supt) Bluebonnet Hill, TX<br />

Stacy Hunt & Hunt's <strong>Turf</strong> Farm, GA<br />

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Don & Jodie Hayes,<br />

The Grass Company, GA


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James Taylor Jr - Jackson, Tennessee<br />

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