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New Hand
Watering Technology
Conserves Water, Labor
Irrigation
systems and new technology are increasingly becoming
synonymous terms. Watering restrictions have put a
tremendous strain on many industries, including golf and
turf care. It is a well known fact that golf course
superintendents practice very strict and precise watering
practices, made possible by the advancements of irrigation
systems. Superintendents are thorough and efficient water
conservationists, especially when hand-watering, which is
the most efficient means of irrigating in conjunction with
sophisticated irrigation systems. Hand-watering complies
with water conservation, yet hand-watering is not an
automated practice and is quite labor intensive. Until now…
Reelcraft Industries (www.reelcraft.com or call
1-800-444-3134) offers many professional-grade hose reel
products to aid in the practice of hand-watering.
Reelcraft’s technologically advanced, durable hose reels
promote water conservation, plus they save labor, improve
safety and efficiency and extend the life of hoses.
Stop dragging hoses! Reelcraft’s cart and trailer-mounted
hose reels provide quick mobility of hoses so hand-watering
is as fast and convenient as possible. Reelcraft’s
underground hose reel (series DGM) is the most innovative
tool to help conserve water because it permanently stores
the hose underground on a reel, so the hose can be quickly
retrieved to hand-water drought-stressed areas. When
finished hand watering, the hose retracts back into the
ground, out-of-sight and out-of-the-way. Because the hose is
stored underground near a green, time is not wasted dragging
or relocating hoses. When considering how to better conserve
water and improve hand-watering efficiency, think of
Reelcraft Industries. The success of your golf course begins
with the end of a hose!
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David G.
Mihailides calls himself a "widget guy."
"I've always had
mechanical ability and an inventive mind," he says.
Mihailides is the
inventor of the DGM System, or the Direct under-Ground
Maintenance syringing system for greens (DGM are also
his initials.) The DGM System debuted in 2001 and is
marketed by Columbia City, Ind.-based
Reelcraft
Industries.
A former
superintendent, Mihailides is now Reelcraft's golf and
irrigation division representative. He invented the DGM
System to help superintendents and their course
employees deal with the "hose dragging blues" when
hand-watering. "Dragging hose, carrying hose, handling
hose or whatever description you give is a tedious part
of an already busy day in the life of grounds-crew
members," Mihailides says. "I'm not one to carry a hose
around. To me, it looks unprofessional." The DGM System
features a high quality hose that's retractable onto an
industrial-grade reel. The unit is encased in a high
quality polyethylene encasement. The hose has a working
pressure rating of 250 psi and a burst pressure rating
of 1,000 psi.
A superintendent or
course worker simply pulls the desired length of hose
from the 6-inch diameter opening, opens the valve on the
hose and hand-waters a green. When he's finished, he
closes the valve and releases the ratcheting mechanism,
which allows the spring to retract the hose.
"No more dragging
hoses," Mihailides exclaims."
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