FEBRUARY 2020
GOLF IRRIGATION NEWS
SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITH TURF EQUIPMENT UNIVERSITY®


Turf Equipment and Supply Company values continuous improvement for ourselves and for you, our customers.  We want to help you and your team take their next steps. Click here to go to the events page of our website.


Professional Development Events
  • Tuesday, Feb 11 - Normandy Farm, PA
  • Thursday, Feb 13 - Turf Valley Resort, MD 

Golf Irrigation Tech Training Events

  • Tuesday, Feb 25 - Turf Equipment and Supply office - Fairfax, VA
  • Wednesday, Feb 26 - Turf Equipment and Supply office - Jessup, MD
  • Thursday, Feb 27 - Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club - Dagsboro, DE
  • Tuesday, Mar 3 - Ramblewood Country Club - Mt. Laurel, NJ
  • Wednesday, Mar 4 - Turf Equipment and Supply office - West Chester, PA
  • Thursday, Mar 5 - Pine Hills Country Club - Taylor, PA
GOLF IRRIGATION SHINES AT GIS

We are proud of our team and they were deservingly honored by The Toro Company at the recent Golf Industry Show in Orlando, FL. Specifically, the entire golf irrigation team was awarded the Best in Irrigation for 2019 by Toro which is only given to top distributor in the country for excellence. In addition, Mike Hartley was awarded the Toro Golf Irrigation Master Salesperson Award and Doug Ballew was awarded the Toro Golf Irrigation Blue Blazer Award for Sales Achievement.  Congratulations to the team!

TORO SPECIAL PROGRAMS
  






Toro's special packaging discounts kick off this month!  Click here for a quick summary of what the savings are!



 
END OF YEAR INVENTORY BLOWOUT SALE
 



Inventory blowout special - The reverse auction continues with some significantly discounted deals.  

Each Tuesday the lowered prices are published on our website.  Grab these deals now before they are gone!  Click here for the current printed list. First come, first sold!

ONLINE TRAINING PORTAL NOW AVAILABLE

Turf Equipment and Supply Company now has an online training portal for you and your team. This is great training for the winter months, onboarding new employees and/or educating yourself and your existing crew so you are prepared to be the best in 2020. 

There are hundreds of courses online including the following:
  • Crew Leader: How to Lead & Motivate
  • Crew Leader: Planning & Scheduling
  • Troubleshooting & Solving Decoder-Based Irrigation System Problems
  • Proper Solvent Cementing Techniques for PVC Pipe
  • ...and many more
The training portal is available 24/7 so it's convenient to your schedule. Unexpected rainy day - no problem. Need content for an employee training - no problem. Ground frozen - no problem. New employee but too busy to train - no problem. All great times to access the training portal and improve your team's skills.

The annual fee of $49.95 per login gives you access for the entire year as many times as you wish to visit. Register as a company and do team trainings. Or, register individually and assign courses to employees and then track their progress.

Enroll today at our Online Training Portal here.

GLUING IN THE COLD? NO PROBLEM WITH CHRISTY'S®
Solvent cementing PVC pipe and fittings in temperatures below 40 degrees requires special preparation.

In cold weather, solvents work slower to penetrate and soften plastic surfaces. The plastic itself is more resistant to solvent action. You will need to follow the correct procedures and allow additional time for curing.

Thanks to our vendor partner, T. Christy Enterprises, here's a video showing you the best solvent to use, and how to successfully make solvent cemented joints in cold conditions.



SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FOR FEBRUARY
 
Listed below are maintenance items to check during the month of February.  This is from our yearly irrigation checklist which can be downloaded here.
 
  • Register for Golf Irrigation Tech Events
  • Register for Turf Equipment University® 2020: Professional Development
  • Schedule pump station physical (every 3 years if applicable) 
  • Schedule fertigation physical (every 3 years if applicable)
  • Schedule wash water system physical (every 4 years if applicable) 
  • Schedule flow meter calibration (every 3 years if applicable) 
  • Schedule field controller modem tuning (every 4 years if applicable) 
  • Check central control system for any communication issues
  • Clean and organize irrigation parts room Inventory irrigation-specific tools
  • Change batteries in locators and test equipment 
  • Change oil in trash pumps
  • Verify all ground connections in controllers and at ground rods are tight
  • Make a list of sunken heads to raise and order parts
      

OTTERBINE FOUNTAIN WINTER SERVICE
 
Schedule your Otterbine Service now!
This is your friendly Otterbine fountain service reminder. We are in the heart of the fountain rebuild season. It isn't too late to call us to get your units on the schedule. It is required that fountains have an oil change every two years. A complete tear-down and rebuild of the unit is required every four years. Call us today!



ONLINE RESOURCES - KEEPING YOU CONNECTED 

Click on any of the links below to explore the digital resources we have available.





Turf Equipment Irrigation Resource Catalog
Toro Golf Irrigation Catalog
Toro Golf Irrigation Parts Breakouts
Irrigation Technician ToolBox








Controller Board Exchange Form
SitePro® Software Document
Lynx Software Document
System Maintenance Calendar


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