Yes on Thursday we had a hydraulic leak! It happened on #7-#9 greens. Thankfully it was not any worse than that. Sometimes when these things happen the operator can not see the oil until it is on the grass blades for 5-10 minutes, that was the case this time. At least another crew member saw something was wrong.
So the process begun of trying to cleanup the oil, in this mower's case it is a bio oil. The bio oil does help with long term cleanup, but does nothing for the initial heat burn of the grass plant. The process involved using a detergent and lots of water, to disperse any oil that was there. Through the process there was some damage to the thatch layer in the green, we will be hand top dressing these areas as needed to keep the greens putting smoothly. I am hoping everything will heal up quickly with minimal damage.
The big question is will we lose any of the grass? That is unknown right now but will continue to monitor and adjust any maintenance practice as needed. Every leak can be a little different so we will see what the results are from this one.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Good Luck to all Jack and Jill Participants This Weekend.
Ross
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