NEW TURF-DRYING MACHINE
DEMONSTRATION AT LANCASTER PARK
A new machine for drying out wet turf and other playing surfaces was demonstrated for the first time in New Zealand to officers of tennis, cricket, and bowling clubs at Lancaster Park yesterday morning. The machines are widely used in England. The one now in Christchurch was originally intended for use in this country during the M.C.C. tour. It cost £lO5. Moisture is drawn from the ground by a weighted steel drum surrounded by an absorbent cover. On the front and rear of this drum are springadjusted rollers which squeeze the water from the cover into two large tanks placed on and rear of the frame. The pressure of the machine on the ground surface controls the amount of moisture absorbed, and is adjusted by two spring-loaded pistons which can be locked in any of 10 positions. The rubber-tyred wheels of the machine are fully retractable to avoid marking the surfaces of bowling greens. If the ground is particularly wet, the weights inside the drum may be removed. . Only one operator is required for the machine, and up to 10 gallons of water can be absorbed in four minutes. No heating system is employed.
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27639, 21 April 1955, Page 6
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