TURF TREATMENT
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Abstract
A method for the treatment of turf (11) comprising grass (12) growing in a matrix (15, 16) comprising removing matrix (15, 16) including any thatch and other infestation by blading (18) moving through the matrix (15, 16) to a predetermined depth (d). The method may be used to treat turf (11) reinforced with artificial grass (13). Equipment for carrying out the treatment comprises a bladed rotor (17) rotating about a horizontal axis.
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
- 13. Equipment adapted for the treatment of turf, including turf reinforced with artificial grass fibres, in a sand or other matrix by removing matrix to a depth d below the matrix level, comprising a horizontal rotor having blading having peripherally distributed teeth at least of length d, and drive means to traverse and rotate the rotor over the turf, characterised by blade height control means adapted to deploy the teeth to a depth d below the matrix level.
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