"This unit was designed specifically to give Eclipse users the ability to groom their turf easily and regularly with a great deal of consistency," said Britton Harold, Jacobsen product manager. "Grooming is an important cultural practice for any course interested in maintaining healthy turf at the highest level, and this new groomer for five-inch reels makes maintenance, adjustments and functionality substantially easier."

The new Turf Groomer designed for the Eclipse 100 series greens mowers features several upgrades over the previous model for five-inch reels to make grooming increasingly simple for superintendents, maintenance personnel and operators.

The following is a list of some of the features and benefits of the new Turf Groomer for five-inch Jacobsen reels:

• The new groomer is "always on," meaning that it is a continuously running system that operators do not have to turn on or off independently
• They begin to spin when the mower is turned on, helping to self-clean the front roller and prevent clogging.
• There are fewer moving parts, meaning fewer repairs and replacement parts are required.
• All adjustments are made from the front of the reel with a single half-inch wrench and greasing the bearings is easier too.
• The new groomer holds its adjustments accurately, returning to the last setting and specified height when lowered into action.
• The unit can be lifted to bench grind reels without removing any groomer components.

Jacobsen introduced the industry's first Turf Groomer in 1986 and pioneered the concept of pairing intersecting groomer blades with a grooved front roller to cut horizontal "runners" more effectively. The Jacobsen Turf Groomer also has a short roller base to prevent scalping on contours and undulations.

As experts attest, grooming is an essential practice for maintaining the finest possible playing conditions and healthy turf on any golf course.

Regular grooming with the new Jacobsen
Turf Groomer results in superior lies
and promotes healthier turf

The new Turf Groomer is designed for
the reels of all Eclipse greens mowers

"Regular grooming provides the faster, firmer playing surfaces and the superior ball lies that golfers want to have," said Dr. Milt Engelke, professor of agronomy at Texas A&M University. "Repeated mowing with turf groomers encourages and conditions the turf to grow tighter to the soil, making for a firmer, more open canopy that promotes healthier, more resilient turf."

The new Turf Groomer for all Eclipse greens mowers is now available from Jacobsen dealers.

For more information about Jacobsen, visit www.Jacobsen.com or call 1-888-922-TURF.