Alan Magee, Course Manger at Knighton Heath GC, has upgraded his existing Wiedenmann Terra Spike to the 1.8m wide GXi8 HD, with the hope the extra 40 cm would make the operation more efficient.

L-R: Andy Frost of dealer EG Coles and Alan Magee, Knighton Heath GC

After full course circuits in August and September, Alan Magee says he couldn’t praise his new Terra Spike highly enough. “On its first outing it got round all 18 greens and the putting green in seven hours when previously the narrower machine took 12. The tees and approaches were virtually done in a day, just spilling into an extra hour the following morning to finish the final two. Time saved there was six hours - even using the 22 mm tines.”

“We’re very pleased indeed. The machine is quiet, smooth and exceptionally balanced. During the playing season on the greens we’ll use 10 mm tines and 12 mm in the winter, with tees and approaches the 22 mm.”

On hand throughout the sales process was, Andy Frost, grounds care specialist from Wiedenmann dealer, EG Coles at Shaftesbury.