4500-D
you get a nice even cut. You know, the ground is not totally level out there, but having this solid roller all the way across, it’s a lot more uniform.”
“I’m convinced it’s the best rotary
mower out there.”
– Bryan Miller
like it in this size category,” explains Tim Koch, Toro’s Marketing Manager of Groundsmaster Products. “It has incredi- ble power for a
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“What this machine is really about is undulating terrain and superior cutting,” Koch says. “It’s being able to mow in rough areas with a rotary product.
“These features all combine to produce a fantastic quality of cut,” he emphasizes.
the engine down to 2600 rpm results in a quieter operation,” Koch points out.
Other unique features include a large operator platform and
and other storage.
Although it has a wide cutting ability, the Groundsmaster
“It gives you a large piece of equip- ment that acts
like a small one,” Connell adds. “It cuts a large swath, but in the fashion and closeness of a smaller piece of equipment. It acts as a trim mower; it does both jobs at the same time.”
“There’s nothing
Better for Everybody
In addition to its superior quality of cut on undulating ground, the Groundsmaster
enclosures can be pulled off without tools, so technicians can get at everything right away.
Even with all that horsepower and torque, the engine speed on the Groundsmaster 4500 is quite
2600 rpm. Combined with a variable clutch on the
and torque, slowing
Jeff Connell (inset) is the golf course superintend- ent at Columbia Country Club in Columbia, South Carolina, a
Just the Beginning
With shipments starting in early Spring 2002, the Groundsmaster
Also shipping in the Spring of 2002, the even larger
All things considered, Toro Groundsmaster mowers are taking preci- sion cutting to a whole new level… espe- cially on ground that isn’t. 
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