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Tools&Equipment | Products Wiedenmann’s Super 500 The Super 500 high dump is a heavy-duty sweeper/verticutter/flail mower collection system by Wiedenmann. The optional multi-purpose sweeper head allows for verticutting and flail mowing while collecting clippings into a 3.5 cubic yard hopper with a high dump reach up to 83”. Verticut spacing ranges from ¾”, 1 ½”, or 2 ¼”. Options include a golf course kit and floating axles for following undulated surfaces and to avoid scalping. Wiedenmann North America Toro Pro Force blowers The new Toro Pro Force is the most powerful single nozzle turbine-type debris blower in its class. This air power provides fast removal of grass clippings, leaves, aeration cores, or other unwanted debris from your sports fields, golf course or other maintained turf areas, and hard surface areas such as park trails, parking lots or golf car paths. The Toro Company New Stabilizer Gold infield mix Stabilizer Solutions, Inc. is turning ball fields into gold with the launch of a new engineered soil, Stabilizer® Gold Infield Mix. This new Stabilizer mix reduces dust, mud, and erosion, keeping infields stable in a variety of weather conditions and allowing for extended play. This product is in-stock and available in Southern California by contacting Stabilizer Solutions, Inc. Comprised of a finely screened local aggregate, silt and clay, this mix is mechanically blended to be uniform throughout the soil profile and is the only infield mix guaranteed to have the original Stabilizer® mixed in it. Stabilizer Gold Infield Mix can be added to instantly improve and stabilize any existing infield. Stabilizer Solutions FMC introduces Talstar EZ featuring Verge granular technology Talstar EZ Granular insecticide is now available with Verge granular technology; EZ with Verge yields a more uniform distribu- tion of the granules during application, plus other benefits that make it better for the applicator. A unique, clay-based granule, Verge breaks down quickly to release the active ingredient and disappear into the landscape. Virtually dust- and odor-free, the new formu- lation is better for the applicator since it reduces exposure during application. Verge granular technology was developed by Oil-Dri Corporation, an industry leader in micro-particles and mineral processing. Highly effective and a proven insecticide product, Talstar EZ provides long-lasting control of the most problematic surface-feeding pests such as ants, billbugs, chinch bugs, fleas, and ticks. FMC Professional Solutions Turf Diagnostics expands services With the ever increasing concern over athlete safety, knowledge of sports field hardness is critical to field managers and admin- istrators. Gmax testing is the industry standard for sports field surface hardness evaluations, and Turf Diagnostics is the leading provider of Gmax testing. Our field hardness evaluations include shock absorption properties, head injury criterion, and other cru- cial field assessment information. To improve service to clients in Texas and Colorado, Turf Diagnostics has signed service agreements with leading providers of turf products and services. Turf Materials Inc will represent our Gmax field hardness testing services throughout the state of Texas. G and S Solutions will represent our Gmax field hardness testing services throughout the state of Colorado. Turf Materials and G and S Solutions will be client liaisons, providing customer service and support before and after testing. Turf Diagnostics & Design Z-Spray Intermediate This mid-range model from LT Rich can cover up to 70,000 sq ft of liquid application (1/4 gallon per 1,000 sq ft) per fill and hold more than 320 lbs of granular product on the unit. Powered by a 16-hp Vanguard electric start, using Hydro-Gear Pump and Parker Wheel Motors, this unit can cover even the largest of properties. With a 4.0 GPM Pump this unit can create constant by-pass agita- tion and able to spray wettable powder products. Give yourself more security with the Locking Caster System for more side hill sta- bility, 2’ or 6’ or 8’ or 10’ spray width options, 50’ (100’ free option) Cox Hose Reel to reach those hard to get areas and the ability to interchange the nozzle tips. L T Rich Products NewLiner baseball chalk machines by Newstripe, Inc. Newstripe’s HD 50 and HD 100 baseball field chalk machines now feature a dual front wheel drive that eliminates the “skipping” that single wheel drive units encounter with uneven surfaces. The new drive keeps distributing chalk even when one wheel encoun- ters a low spot in the surface. The result is a constant flow of chalk for more consistent lines. Plus, the dual drive guides the ma- chine in a straight path allowing even the beginner to produce straight lines. The 50 lb. and 100 lb. chalk machines are backed by a 36-month warranty, produce both 2” and 4” wide lines and also feature a new rod hinge on the lid, sight window to see the chalk as it drops, 10” pneumatic tires and dual handles for better control. Newstripe For more information on any of these products, please visit www.greenmediaonline.com/productportal 36 SportsTurf | June 2011 www.sportsturfonline.com