T3000 in New England?

[James Cormier]

Anyone using this here in New England? Whats your thoughts, complaints or praises?

[tremor]

I just sold one yesterday to a customer in NY who is going to use it in NJ. I'll post his comments once he has an opinion to express.

[billyc]

American must be out actually working or he would be all over this. I can't wait. I just made some pop corn and a good drink.

[GREEN-UP]

I want to challenge the t3000 vs. me and my z-spray on a very steep hill,while wand spraying and stopping, and not rolling. Trust me, I still get scared evrytime I do the hills I am talking about after 4yrs. Its all in the operator. Z spray quality is there, and only get better.

[Real Green]

I am in Delaware. I know it's not exactly New England. We have really enjoyed our experience with our Turfco T3000's. Turfco's customer service is fantastic and their communication has been phenomenal. We really enjoy the safety of the unit and it does rather well on hills. We run it on properties as small as 1,900 square feet and really have no major issues or gripes. The steering wheel has taken a lot of flack by guys who have not used the machine. But we really like it and have found great benefits in having it. Spray pattern is great with the large droplet nozzle and spread pattern has been good as well. It you want to talk in further detail, feel free to P.M. me. If you are looking at a new unit, make sure you check them all out and get what's right for you and your company. That's how we handled our purchase and we have been very pleased.

[americanlawn]

James -- turfcobob sold several in the tri-state area recently, so I know there are several in your area.

billyc - No I ain't workin' ......I'm at my beach house in St. Croix. Seems I under estimated how much money these T3000's bring in. :laugh:

How's the Z working out? We had 35 mph winds here the past two days, so no ride-on applications until tomorrow cuz we're now spraying weeds as well as applying granular fert + pre.

GREEN-UP - I know Z's are fine units. We never drove Z's up steep slopes, so I don't know what their limits are. But we have driven a T3000 up & down slopes as great as 45 degrees plus (digital angle meter). But NOT recommended by the manufacturer.

Real Green - You & other A-Team members worked with TURFCO all last year to work out the bugs. Thanks! Now we're running two T3000's six days a week (except for rain or high winds). Hope to hear from you soon.

[grassgod]

check them all out before you buy.
theres a guy on here that likes to boast about riding his T3000 on 45 degree plus hills, but has yet to post any pics. talk is cheap!
i heard that a guy in NH had two new T's and sent them back because they couldnt compare to his older sprayers.
I am sure if you shop carefully you will find whats good for you.
good hunting.

[americanlawn]

Valley Green, Inc. (New England's largest ........) have sold & distribute T3000's.

Locations:

Holyoke, MA
Oxford, MA
Wilmington, MA
Smithfield, RI
White Plains, NY
Norwalk, CT
Plainview, CT

Hope this helps.

Also (to all lawnsite members), consider the source when you read posts. Seems "grassgod" has dreamed up hearsay, and other bullsh$t -- no facts, just jealousy. :nono: Too bad, cuz I can't learn from "that kind of stuff" which wastes my time. He suggests that I don't speak facts. Last time this happened, I posted pics of our operation to "prove" things. 80 tons of fert in a large warehouse, nine spray trucks, office building, a heated storage building, and training center. All located on a large commercial site. :walking:

Anyone using this here in New England? Whats your thoughts, complaints or praises?

[grassgod]

Valley Green, Inc. (New England's largest ........) have sold & distribute T3000's.

Locations:

Holyoke, MA
Oxford, MA
Wilmington, MA
Smithfield, RI
White Plains, NY
Norwalk, CT
Plainview, CT

Hope this helps.

Also (to all lawnsite members), consider the source when you read posts. Seems "grassgod" has dreamed up hearsay, and other bullsh$t -- no facts, just jealousy. :nono: Too bad, cuz I can't learn from "that kind of stuff" which wastes my time. He suggests that I don't speak facts. Last time this happened, I posted pics of our operation to "prove" things. 80 tons of fert in a large warehouse, nine spray trucks, office building, a heated storage building, and training center. All located on a large commercial site. :walking:

American Lawn, I am calling you out. post your photos of your T doing what you say it does, or shut up. you post pics of your place, Wow, that show what? you brag and post how you are the expert on all sprayers. but you can back up nothing you say.

To all the T-3000 owners that speak proudly of your machine, i find that a powerful thing to others looking to try one out. i say try them all out and find the one that best fits your needs. as far as American Lawn, I would not listen to a word he says. He needs to inflate his own ego
he thinks hes as big as Brickman...

[James Cormier]

ooooookay...seems things haven't changed much in here :laugh:

the z spray is on my list, but I still dont like the spyker hopper and the cable that opens and closes it. I see many zsprayed lawns out there that are streaked and I cant help that has something to do with it.

I've had my head buried in the sand for the last two years, working and playing...not really paying attention to new equipment and or ideas out there. So I was pleasantly surprised to see some new Ride on equipment available.

[grassgod]

ooooookay...seems things haven't changed much in here :laugh:

the z spray is on my list, but I still dont like the spyker hopper and the cable that opens and closes it. I see many zsprayed lawns out there that are streaked and I cant help that has something to do with it.

I've had my head buried in the sand for the last two years, working and playing...not really paying attention to new equipment and or ideas out there. So I was pleasantly surprised to see some new Ride on equipment available.

the T and the Z both use the spyker hopper. I think the spyker hopper is better just for the fact that it doesnt have the three hole bottom that is prone to plug up. there is a pattern adust cable on the spyker to adust your pattern depending on what you may be spreading. Although i rarely need to use it. if the lawns are stripped i would say it was in the operater set up.
as far as the cable the z has a heavier cable with a ball joint for the gate opening. i dont remember what the t has for cables

[americanlawn]

James -- you won't go wrong with the Z or the T. Since using our new ride-ons, we have had no streaking issues whatsover. Very nice thing too is the deflector shield. You can use it "on the fly" -- no need "reach over" or "stop the machine" in order to keep products off non-target areas . This is very important IMO. I will not mention which unit offers this, but we use our deflectors several times per lawn.

[americanlawn]

ditto with grassgod. Spyker spreaders are the best. Even PG units now offer them. We've been running the Spyker 288's (push spreader) for a couple years. Been running the Spyker 220's (electric) for ten years. No pins that break, seldom (if ever) clogs up, and the pattern is much larger. Nice deflector shield too.

Forgive me if I don't post pics:

1) One member gave me crap for posting pics.
2) Right now, we're too busy to take pics of stuff. My guys are working 6 1/2 days a week, and I am working seven days a week.

Hope you all understand. :waving: Thanks

[RABBITMAN11]

Just ask Creech, he has tried both he will tell you the gods honest truth!

[grassman177]

the spyker has been great for us wit the best spread pattern i have ever seen, they must be haveing operator issues, it aint the hopper or they would not be as popular as they are!

[turfcobob]

check them all out before you buy.
theres a guy on here that likes to boast about riding his T3000 on 45 degree plus hills, but has yet to post any pics. talk is cheap!
i heard that a guy in NH had two new T's and sent them back because they couldnt compare to his older sprayers.
I am sure if you shop carefully you will find whats good for you.
good hunting.



Please get your facts straight before you post them. Rumors are not good for anyone. Turfco did take two machines back from Lawns of Southern New Hampshire and not for the reason you state. He did not like the operational controls and thought they were too busy. (Although they are the same number of movements that the Z and PG have to turn off and on) He just like the Z controls better and some folks will be that way. Some like wheel controls and some like sticks.
We do not make customers keep equipment they are not happy with! I went to NH met with them and we refunded them. Then they were picked up by another customer in the area who is very happy with them. They never came back to Turfco.

[tremor]

................Turfco did take two machines back from Lawns of Southern New Hampshire and not for the reason you state......
We do not make customers keep equipment they are not happy with! I went to NH met with them and we refunded them. Then they were picked up by another customer in the area who is very happy with them. They never came back to Turfco.

That's some great customer service. It's also why so many folks like Turfco.

[americanlawn]

Thanks tremor, I don't know your situation whatsoever. But one of 3 main reasons we're running two T3000's is cuz other models were 'too busy' --not the TURFCO units.

In fact, some folks don't even use a deflector shield with their "other models"........I don't like to hear this due to safety concerns and extra work. Swimming pools, fish ponds, dog kennels, patios, neighbor's lot line, etc, etc, etc. The (remote actuated) deflector shield on the TURFCO ride-on takes only a split second to pop it up or down, thus avoiding liability issues with homeowners' properties. The deflector is used "on the fly" -- no stopping, no reaching, or thinking about where you left off -- it goes that smoothly. BTW you can't blow granules out of a pond, swimming pool, or an enclosed dog kennel. Plus the T3000 minimizes the amount of time it takes having to "walk around using a blower" to "correct misapplications". IMO

When we drove a T3000 up a 45 degree hill last summer, it was done with just one hand on the steering wheel. It also turned around with just one hand -- no extra foot or extra hand needed to correct the steering mechanism.

So it's no surprise to me that somebody else grabbed up the two T3000's in New England.

Not trying to sell T' here, but my guys read this thread and asked me to respond & share the truth about our experiences with several models. Thanks

3 guys from Iowa.

[tremor]

Larry,

I didn't realize that you didn't know my screen name. I'm Steve Jepsen from Valley Green. We spoke last month just prior to our open house in Norwalk (with the grilled rib eyes & tuna steaks?). Bob was there & we've sold 6 T3000's since then. Our whole company is doing well with the T's but we really rock around here. LOL I booked 2 T3000's this week with one going to a guy who has retired about a dozen Permagreens. He also has 2 Z-Sprays so his evaluation is going to be very credible.

I find this thread amusing. Back in the early '80's I had a 20 acre hill climb site that was so severe we had to do the whole thing with walk behind rotaries twice a year & pull the hoses twice a year. We called that site the "super bowl". It took two men & two 1200 gallon tankers from 8A-3P. But our production goals were pretty much toasted for the week in one hard day.

We tried every type of powered device of the day. Cushmans were dangerous there. Our Vicon was useless there. Everything mechanized failed there.

I'd love to get a T3000 onto that site. Just to see.....One of my customers was in there last year but he's finished now. I'll call around to find out who's doing it now.

[lawn king]

Having seen z sprays & turfco machines up close at the NE grows show and working in the field here (taxachusetts), i feel they are both well built quality machines, just not my cup of tea! I was very close to buying the ground logic machine this spring and still may do so, however, there is a new machine hitting the market this fall. I want a look see at this new rig before i buy. This new machine is built by a lawn site equipment sponsor. Thats all i can reveal at this point as i gave my word & your word is who you are!

[billyc]

Here we go again. These manufactures must love you guys. More drama than a daytime soap.

[Real Green]

Having seen z sprays & turfco machines up close at the NE grows show and working in the field here (taxachusetts), i feel they are both well built quality machines, just not my cup of tea! I was very close to buying the ground logic machine this spring and still may do so, however, there is a new machine hitting the market this fall. I want a look see at this new rig before i buy. This new machine is built by a lawn site equipment sponsor. Thats all i can reveal at this point as i gave my word & your word is who you are!

Lawn King, we already know it is Lawn Solutions. The rumor has been flying around for a while now. But your still a good man for not comming out with it and keeping your word.

[lawn king]

The ride on application equipment had changed the lawn care industry in a big way, a good way for the most part. I will purchase a ride on S/S this year and it will be an articulating chassis unit. We will however, continue to use the lesco hps machines for dormant ferts and cemeterys.

[americanlawn]

Ooops - I didn't know it was you buddy. :waving: I remember now -- very nice talking with you -- we also share "other" interests in common besides lawn stuff. Can't wait 'til the Iowa State Fair to see the largest ones. Bob told me how impressed he was with your organization and hospitality .... wished I could have been there too, but TURFCO would not sport adequate airfare for me & all my girlfriends -- said my girlfriends had to fly "coach". :laugh:



Your Iowa bud, Larry :waving:

Larry,

I didn't realize that you didn't know my screen name. I'm Steve Jepsen from Valley Green. We spoke last month just prior to our open house in Norwalk (with the grilled rib eyes & tuna steaks?). Bob was there & we've sold 6 T3000's since then. Our whole company is doing well with the T's but we really rock around here. LOL I booked 2 T3000's this week with one going to a guy who has retired about a dozen Permagreens. He also has 2 Z-Sprays so his evaluation is going to be very credible.

I find this thread amusing. Back in the early '80's I had a 20 acre hill climb site that was so severe we had to do the whole thing with walk behind rotaries twice a year & pull the hoses twice a year. We called that site the "super bowl". It took two men & two 1200 gallon tankers from 8A-3P. But our production goals were pretty much toasted for the week in one hard day.

We tried every type of powered device of the day. Cushmans were dangerous there. Our Vicon was useless there. Everything mechanized failed there.

I'd love to get a T3000 onto that site. Just to see.....One of my customers was in there last year but he's finished now. I'll call around to find out who's doing it now.

[Wayback83]

Does anyone know of any company in central Texas that uses the Turfco unit? I have used the PG ultra and magnum, not that I am unhappy - just looking for a better way.

[tremor]

The ride on application equipment had changed the lawn care industry in a big way, a good way for the most part. I will purchase a ride on S/S this year and it will be an articulating chassis unit. We will however, continue to use the lesco hps machines for dormant ferts and cemeterys.

I sold a few HPS spreaders in good conscience. They climb well & are cheap. No spray but I still appreciate the value of the units.

Latty - - Next year you call us. Your girls are welcome. If Bob won't pay we'll deal with it.

[turfcobob]

Does anyone know of any company in central Texas that uses the Turfco unit? I have used the PG ultra and magnum, not that I am unhappy - just looking for a better way.

Metheny Lawn Care in Dallas ( Big outfit ) is using their first T3000. Got it a year ago and the last time I spoke with Chris Metheny he said they were using it every day and really like it.