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Kubota delivers in small, medium and large

March 10, 2021/in News, Press Release/by Jane Carley

Kubota delivers in small, medium and large: It’s Kubota all the way for the Mere Resort near Knutsford, Cheshire, where Course Manager John Quinn is in no doubt about the right choice of horsepower for a multitude of turf preparation tasks. The 7003yd par 71 course is highly popular with hotel and corporate guests as […]

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill

March 9, 2021/in News, Press Release/by Tony Hawkins

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill: BOSS Off-Road Vehicles has announced the latest Corvus 4×4 dealership partnership is with Scottish agricultural, construction and groundcare dealer Ravenhill Limited. “We are very proud Ravenhill Ltd. has become the latest addition to the Corvus dealer network,” says Phil Everett, BOSS ORV’s Managing Director, “and we are excited to add […]

Kubota delivers in small, medium and large

March 10, 2021/in News, Press Release/by Jane Carley

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill

March 9, 2021/in News, Press Release/by Tony Hawkins

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Kubota delivers in small, medium and large

March 10, 2021/in News, Press Release/by Jane Carley

Kubota delivers in small, medium and large: It’s Kubota all the way for the Mere Resort near Knutsford, Cheshire, where Course Manager John Quinn is in no doubt about the right choice of horsepower for a multitude of turf preparation tasks.

The 7003yd par 71 course is highly popular with hotel and corporate guests as well as members, presenting a variety of challenges from its James Braid-designed heathland and parkland setting. It also plays host to the Mere Trophy, a popular amateur tournament, won in the past by Ashley Chesters and Ernie Els.

Kubota delivers in small, medium and large

John has been at the resort for five years, quickly rising up the ranks to be Course Manager, and as part of his upgrading plan looked to replace some older tractors.

“We already had an L Series and its performance and durability made the choice of Kubota a ‘no brainer’,” he says. “I decided what we needed was a small, medium and large tractor, and Kubota had the models to fit the bill, which were delivered in the summer of 2019.”

For power in a compact package and Kubota’s exclusive Bi-Speed turn for manoeuvrability, the 37hp ST 371 is ideal for greens and tighter areas but is also handy with a trailer and has the muscle to pull a small slitter.

The 50hp L2501 is a real workhorse, tackling leaf clearing duties with a Trilo vacuum and aeration with the Vertidrain.

“Its predecessor was a great tractor and to be honest would still have done more hours, but it made sense to have the latest model as there have been significant improvements. The greenkeepers all find the new L series really easy to use as it’s a lot smoother to operate, and the pto engagement is more straightforward.”

Big jobs are down to the 74hp M4072 which is fitted with a Kubota LA1365 loader, which pulls a high capacity Omarv flail collector and tackles all sorts of materials handling work from loading seeders to top dressers.

“Having the choice of tractors means that we can handle all the implements that we need, or can use them together – for example with a chipper on the ST blowing into a trailer behind the M4072, which still leaves the L2501 to work on the greens,” explains John.

“We’ve specified pallet forks as well as a bucket for the loader to get the most out of its materials handling capabilities.”

Also picked out by John as a good feature is the drop hitch, which makes hooking up big implements much easier. “The tractors are really well thought out – there’s even a slot for a spare hitch which means that you have it with you when you need it rather than leaving it on the shelf in the workshop!”

Fuel economy comes in for praise too – even when working with implements requiring high revs such as the flail collector.

“You just have to compare the savings made from having the tractors – our pto-powered blower is considerably more economical than the petrol blower it replaced.”

All servicing is carried out in-house and John reports that the tractors are also good to access and work on.

“We’ve not needed any parts yet, but our dealer GGM Groundscare is local and offered us very good support as the tractors were delivered and set up.”

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Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill

March 9, 2021/in News, Press Release/by Tony Hawkins

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill: BOSS Off-Road Vehicles has announced the latest Corvus 4×4 dealership partnership is with Scottish agricultural, construction and groundcare dealer Ravenhill Limited.

“We are very proud Ravenhill Ltd. has become the latest addition to the Corvus dealer network,” says Phil Everett, BOSS ORV’s Managing Director, “and we are excited to add their expertise in groundcare, construction and agriculture into the Corvus team of dealers. We welcome all five of their branches; Aberdeen, Dingwall, Elgin, Maud and Turriff into the Corvus family. It’s great to see that the future of the Corvus brand in North East Scotland will be in such good hands.”

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill

Ravenhill was established in 1985 following a management buyout of the three existing branches at Elgin, Maud and Turriff. Since then they have expanded and grown in strength with the two further branches in Aberdeen and Dingwall. This has allowed them to span the trading area across the whole of the north and north-east of Scotland. The company is family owned, and supported by a committed workforce of over ninety staff with an annual turnover of £28m. Working in partnership with industry-leading manufacturers they hold multiple franchises extending across the Agricultural, Construction and Groundcare industries allowing them to provide bespoke machinery solutions.

John Wills, Ravenhill’s Managing Director, says: ‘We are excited to join the Corvus family and very much look forward to the opportunities this new partnership will bring.’

The Corvus dealer partnership offers customers in the area sales and full support of the Corvus Terrain DX4 CAB from Europe’s first manufacturer of 4×4 utility vehicles. The Corvus main construction facility is in Murcia, Spain where they manufacture the Terrain, assembling their own transmission, chassis and technology systems. The Terrain is powered by a normally aspirated, inline 3-cylinder 993cc Yanmar Diesel engine which gives excellent fuel efficiency and range. The engine is Euro 6 compliant which puts it right at the forefront of the market, leading the Corvus programme of designing systems for reducing emission levels. The Terrain models are homologated to T1b tractor regulation and have a top speed of 40mph/65kp/h.

For more information about the Corvus Terrain range, you can call 01597 810188

E-mail: sales@bossorv.co.uk Web: www.bossorv.co.uk

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Kubota delivers in small, medium and large

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Kubota delivers in small, medium and large

Kubota delivers in small, medium and large: It’s Kubota all the way for the Mere Resort near Knutsford, Cheshire, where Course Manager John Quinn is in no doubt about the right choice of horsepower for a multitude of turf preparation tasks.

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill

Corvus announces partnership with Ravenhill: BOSS Off-Road Vehicles has announced the latest Corvus 4×4 dealership partnership is with Scottish agricultural, construction and groundcare dealer Ravenhill Limited.

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