“We’ve been using Hunter grinders for years because the results are consistently spot on every time. We only run full relief grinding as we believe it improves cutting performance and extends cylinder life, and the machine gives us the accuracy and consistency we need across every unit. The versatility is brilliant — from bottom blades and cylinders to larger commercial units and the automation allows us to keep working on other jobs while the machine runs. The reliability has been excellent, the return on investment is unbelievable, and for me there’s nothing better on the market for achieving a true parallel, relieved grind.”
Any resort/club whether similar in size and standing to the Belfry or not, will benefit from having a grinder on site. The cost savings alone from reduced downtime and utilising in-house engineers to conduct repairs and general maintenance on the site will justify the investment. To have a machine that grinds in situ offers even greater time and costs savings.
With the new Hunter Jupiter ATI, we get a triple sharpened, re-set and serviced ready to go back out on the course completed in one day. It’s made a huge difference.
It can be a time consuming job to strip each mower to re-grind blades, we are constantly looking at ways to improve the turnaround time in the workshop. The Jupiter allows us to load the whole mower into the grinder without dismantling it. The result is that downtime has been reduced by a third. The new grinder has had a direct beneficial impact on the overall performance of our operation. Coupled with the Amazon bottom blade grinder it has contributed to a substantial improvement in costs, time management and efficiency.
We replaced our old grinder with the Jupiter ATI three years ago. The Jupiter gives us both options of relief and spin grinding and produces a superb finish. The grinder is quick, powerful and easy to use.
We bought the Jupiter, over the next few winters, we did thousands of inches of grinding. The grinder then became an integral part of the business. It built our business.
To achieve the perfect grass you have to apply a little more effort, dedication and commitment. Relief grinding will keep your units sharp four times longer than spin grinding alone.
“I bought my first Hunter grinder in 1995 and I’ve continued to use Hunter equipment at every golf club I’ve worked at since. I’ve always found Hunter grinders to give me the reliability and quality we need, and I’m a huge believer in relief grinding because it delivers a better cut with less wear on the cylinders. Keeping mowers sharp is critical for turf health, ball roll and green speed, and the quality finish we achieve with Hunter is second to none. The flexibility of the ATI system now allows us to handle everything in-house, and I honestly can’t see anything else on the market that does the job as well.”