We have also been busy in the shop while we wait for favorable weather for tree pruning to continue. Assistant Shawn Fopma has logged many hours in the office preparing forms and evaluations regarding our Audubon Sanctuary Program.
Equipment maintenance continues... Above the bearings and seals are removed from a rotary mower spindle to our intercut mower. Below a fairway unit is being reassembled and is nearing completion. We have also completed preventive maintenance on our fleet of more than 40 articles of small power equipment- weed eaters, chainsaws, blowers, and mowers. Time spent on preventive maintenance in the winter prevents downtime during the height of our season and streamlines our operations while our seasonal staff is present.
These photos are of work being completed by technician Beto Ramirez. Beto has spent the past two weeks reconditioning our tee markers- we have over 200 and the work is all completed by hand. The tee markers are cut from Mahogany and need to be sanded down and repainted each winter. Below you see a faded marker and one that has been repainted.
Finally, our new sprayer has arrived from TORO. This particular unit is a brand new model and was just put into production. Wakonda should be proud to own this machine. It utilizes the latest technology to increase the accuracy of fertilizer and plant protection applications.
