Pitch Mowing & Costs

Started by thebackbar1, June 12, 2017, 10:18:04 PM

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thebackbar1

Just wondering in your club who takes care of mowing the pitch ? Do many clubs pay people/companies to do it ? is so how much do they charge ?

thanks !

5 Sams

Quote from: thebackbar1 on June 12, 2017, 10:18:04 PM
Just wondering in your club who takes care of mowing the pitch ? Do many clubs pay people/companies to do it ? is so how much do they charge ?

thanks !

We're very lucky...2 or 3 club men have taken upon themselves to keep the field in good nick.
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PMG1

We  pay about £14k a year to do 2 pitches, wasn't much cheaper doing it ourselves by the time we paid for everything like vertu draining, sand, fertiliser, mower maintenance etc and they do a great job

thebackbar1

Quote from: PMG1 on June 12, 2017, 11:37:57 PM
We  pay about £14k a year to do 2 pitches, wasn't much cheaper doing it ourselves by the time we paid for everything like vertu draining, sand, fertiliser, mower maintenance etc and they do a great job

Thanks for the responses.

Sterling i presume ?

illdecide

I do our pitch, this time of the year i'm cutting every 2-3 days and sometimes that's not enough. We have our own ride on mower so just a matter of keeping her filled full of RED.

any major work to be done i get a specialist in to do the work who obviously has the plant, I keep him on his toes regarding price too. If you're getting grass cut 2-3 times per week i wouldn't like to be paying someone £80 - £100 a pop, would be v expensive over the year.
I can swim a little but i can't fly an inch

Last Man

Quote from: illdecide on June 13, 2017, 02:46:35 PM
I do our pitch, this time of the year i'm cutting every 2-3 days and sometimes that's not enough. We have our own ride on mower so just a matter of keeping her filled full of RED.

any major work to be done i get a specialist in to do the work who obviously has the plant, I keep him on his toes regarding price too. If you're getting grass cut 2-3 times per week i wouldn't like to be paying someone £80 - £100 a pop, would be v expensive over the year.

6 to 7K sterling seems to be the norm if you are doing it right ie. fertilizing, verti draining, sanding, weed control, patching etc. Great if you have people in the club to do some of it but they are becoming a rare commodity these days. Those extra cuts at this time of the year with the weather as it is are great for the surface and that's when the clubman looking after it pays dividends. Needs to be a man used with operating machinery ie. with some "mechanical sympathy" as I call it or your good mower can be trashed in no time.

illdecide

Quote from: Last Man on June 13, 2017, 04:18:11 PM
Quote from: illdecide on June 13, 2017, 02:46:35 PM
I do our pitch, this time of the year i'm cutting every 2-3 days and sometimes that's not enough. We have our own ride on mower so just a matter of keeping her filled full of RED.

any major work to be done i get a specialist in to do the work who obviously has the plant, I keep him on his toes regarding price too. If you're getting grass cut 2-3 times per week i wouldn't like to be paying someone £80 - £100 a pop, would be v expensive over the year.

6 to 7K sterling seems to be the norm if you are doing it right ie. fertilizing, verti draining, sanding, weed control, patching etc. Great if you have people in the club to do some of it but they are becoming a rare commodity these days. Those extra cuts at this time of the year with the weather as it is are great for the surface and that's when the clubman looking after it pays dividends. Needs to be a man used with operating machinery ie. with some "mechanical sympathy" as I call it or your good mower can be trashed in no time.

No doubt, we would spend about £5k - £7k a year easily and that's not counting me cutting...that's just over seeding, fertilizing, verti draining/ground breaking, sanding, weeding etc...takes some money alright if u want a good pitch.
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BluestackBoy

We use sheep, very economical.
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Avondhu star

Quote from: BluestackBoy on June 13, 2017, 06:26:00 PM
We use sheep, very economical.
And it keeps the lads fit trying to catch one for a quickie
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Kuwabatake Sanjuro

Robots are used in Hawkfield.

Donnellys Hollow

There's Seán Brady going in, what dya think Seán?

armaghniac

A pitch would seem ideal for a robot doing a light trim every day or two.
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BluestackBoy

Quote from: Avondhu star on June 13, 2017, 06:31:52 PM
Quote from: BluestackBoy on June 13, 2017, 06:26:00 PM
We use sheep, very economical.
And it keeps the lads fit trying to catch one for a quickie

Ah no Avondhu, that would be more up the Rossies street. The big fear for sheep in Donegal is that they would be eaten raw without salt.
For what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world & loses his soul.

Avondhu star

Quote from: BluestackBoy on June 13, 2017, 07:42:39 PM
Quote from: Avondhu star on June 13, 2017, 06:31:52 PM
Quote from: BluestackBoy on June 13, 2017, 06:26:00 PM
We use sheep, very economical.
And it keeps the lads fit trying to catch one for a quickie

Ah no Avondhu, that would be more up the Rossies street. The big fear for sheep in Donegal is that they would be eaten raw without salt.
The Sheep stealers are fond of the bit of mutton
Lee Harvey Oswald , your country needs you