AUGUSTA, GA (April 16, 2008) – When temperatures climb toward triple digits and the sun starts baking greens, there’s no time to waste in getting water to endangered turf. But unrolling and rolling water hoses and moving them around the course can be a time-consuming chore. Club Car’s new custom utility vehicle equipped with an electric hose reel makes syringing faster and easier.
The vehicle was developed by Club Car’s Custom Solutions design and engineering group following customer requests for a way to make the syringing process less labor intensive. The electric hose reel, which is powered by the vehicle’s battery, is mounted on the driver’s side of a Club Car Carryall Turf 2 to allow for quick connection to the water source. After syringing, the hose is easily rolled back onto the reel so the crew member can move to the next green.
“We’ve had a number of superintendents tell us they needed a way to save time and labor when they have to syringe greens,” said Ben Fulmer, business development manager for Club Car’s Custom Solutions department. “This vehicle makes the process much more efficient.”
Club Car’s Custom Solutions group works with golf course superintendents, owners and operators to design and engineer vehicles that serve specific purposes on the course and around the facility.
Club Car, a business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm,
Honors the Game in its service to customers and support of the golf industry. Club Car is the exclusive premier partner of the National Golf Course Owners Association in the U.S. andNGCOA Canada’s exclusive Golf Car Supplier and Platinum Partner. Club Car is also a sponsor of the European Golf Course Owners Association, a Silver Partner of the GCSAA and a Corporate Advantage Partner of the Club Managers Association of America. It is the Official Supplier of Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles to the 2010 Ryder Cup, the Official Golf Car and Golf Utility Vehicle and an Official Sponsor of the PGA European Tour, the official supplier of golf cars and utility vehicles to PGA Tournament Players Clubs, and leading sponsor of the PGA Professional National Championship, The First Tee and the Executive Women’s Golf Association.
About Club Car
Club Car provides fleet, turf, hospitality and financing solutions for golf, agricultural, recreational and industrial markets. For more information on Club Car, go towww.clubcar.com. Based in Augusta, Ga., Club Car is part of the Industrial Technologies sector of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited. Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) is a diversified industrial company providing products, services and integrated solutions to industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to food retailing, construction, and agriculture. Driven by a 100-year-old tradition of technological innovation, Ingersoll Rand enables companies and their customers to create progress. For more information, go to www.ingersollrand.com.
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