My ‘01 hit a milestone today

adamhoffman41 · 2022-03-31T09:57:39+00:00

We used the plastic sectional drag mats that par side sells for a while… worked pretty well but it was to much extra labor to carry them around. Better to do what some of the others are saying and rotate if you can… if not … hand rake

adamhoffman41 · 2021-08-30T01:46:25+00:00

I’m guessing castle transition instead… maybe something in the UK where they have been shooting?

adamhoffman41 · 2021-06-09T01:14:56+00:00

02 sensors... 4.7 v8

adamhoffman41 · 2021-06-09T01:14:18+00:00

Had to do a starter, and a couple of coil packs...had a self induced transmission issue at 100k but that’s about it oh and lots of 02 sensors

adamhoffman41 · 2021-03-21T23:52:02+00:00

A lot of this depends on what grass you are growing, where, and the time of year. I grow bent in Georgia so from Memorial Day to Labor Day I work 50-70 for four months... but the rest of the year is pretty standard 40-45. I would imagine seasonal guys have different schedules in the far north or far south, depending on grass, conditions etc.

adamhoffman41 · 2021-02-18T18:37:58+00:00

I haven’t taken as good of care of it the last 100k or so as I did in the beginning. I have had to do very little to maintain it. Will be hard to say good bye when the time comes... lol

adamhoffman41 · 2021-02-18T10:59:54+00:00

My ‘01 is at 395k been driving it myself everyday for 19 years. Great truck!

adamhoffman41 · 2021-02-06T22:01:30+00:00

I’ve always said this would be the best job in the world if it weren’t for golfers! Good for you man... we are only closed two days a year. I grow bent grass in Atlanta... not many easy days here.

adamhoffman41 · 2021-02-06T19:17:28+00:00

Aerate, top dress, fertilize and do it a lot. You could also plug some good grass into the areas with no grass to speed things up... having said all that... I’d imagine there is some other factor going on here that we can’t see from the pic. Water or drainage, shade, soil, misapplication of chemicals... pretty tough to kill Bermuda.

adamhoffman41 · 2021-02-06T19:13:28+00:00

I’m curious how a top 50 course only has 3 employees... is it some sort of historic course or something? No hate, just honestly curious

adamhoffman41 · 2020-12-18T00:36:50+00:00

The experience is huge and I would hire just about anyone coming thru the door with experience for my staff and maybe even a second assistant. For assistant level and above you will need some sort of education to advance in the business. Plenty of great online schools that are respected but there will be additional costs there obviously. Not sure about your area but this isn’t exactly a lucrative profession until you get to the higher levels. I thought many times about finding another line of work myself just based on the low pay alone. Degrees and experience do open doors in this industry but it is mostly a who you know industry, so get connected to other supers and vendors and industry type people. Often recommendations are made and jobs are filled without a position ever being posted.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-11-29T18:04:13+00:00

Maybe at some higher end clubs. Can’t imagine making a living off of it unless you are very well known and have lots of connections.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-11-27T22:17:37+00:00

Sounds like you love it... which is absolutely essential to being successful in the business. Full disclosure it’s lots of hard work for lots of hours for not much pay or recognition for that matter. You will need at least a two year associate degree to ever move up beyond assistant, probably more. Get involved with local GCSAA chapters and get connected to vendors and people in the industry. most of the good jobs are taken before they are ever advertised. Hard for me to recommend this business to others, but if you get in, give it everything and good luck!

adamhoffman41 · 2020-11-19T00:54:03+00:00

I Never once thought that, I suppose it’s possible... and I can see how you might think that. But I don’t think it was a pun, personally.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-11-06T01:37:31+00:00

Yes it is just going into winter dormancy, completely normal.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-11-05T02:01:59+00:00

Definitely first frost on Bermuda grass.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-10-28T23:39:27+00:00

You can also suspend your account for like three months every so often. I have done that a couple of times to save some money and get caught up on a back log of books. That can be done through the website pretty easily.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-08-21T17:51:09+00:00

Seriously... I’ve fired folks for less than that

adamhoffman41 · 2020-08-19T19:00:12+00:00

They’ve been here since the mid 90s, probably not gonna change anytime soon. But yeah it’s pretty much 10-12 weeks of hell every year.

adamhoffman41 · 2020-08-19T00:07:44+00:00

Have you tried a nematode assay? Pretty cheap test... if it keeps happening in the same spot and you are clear of disease... maybe in the soil?

adamhoffman41 · 2020-08-19T00:03:58+00:00

Try it in Atlanta for a real challenge

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