By attaching a Turbine Blower in place of the out-front FrontMount™ mowing deck to retain zero-turn maneuvering and rotating the blower nozzle a full 360 degrees, operators can precisely and effortlessly move even the largest debris pile - leaves, debris and even fallen branches don't stand a chance.
With a Grasshopper and a Turbine Blower, one operator can clear vast stretches of curbs and sidewalks, wide-open acreage with loose or packed-down debris, or congested and hard-to-reach areas like tee boxes and sand traps, making these hurricane-strength implements dramatically more efficient and less labor-intensive than backpack, walk-behind and pull-behind leaf and debris blowers.
Case Study: Debris Blowing Contract A golf course in Kentucky needs to clear leaves repeatedly
over a 12-week period in autumn. It was taking 2 workers with
backpack blowers 40 hours a week to keep leaves off fairways,
tee boxes and greens. When they purchased a turbine blower for
their Grasshopper, they found 1 worker could keep the same areas
clear in only 10 hours a week. Labor savings alone amount to
$10,500 each fall.
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Labor Cost
$12,000
Annual Equipment Cost*
$400
Fuel Cost
$1,200
Total Cost with Backpack
Blowers
$13,600
Labor Cost
$1,500
Annual Equipment Cost*
$299
Fuel Cost
$360
Total Cost with Grasshopper/Turbine
Blower
$2,159
Cost of NOT using Grasshopper
$11,441
*The Grasshopper power unit is not figured in the cost
because it is used for mowing and other jobs as well. However,
eliminating the cost of labor-intensive operation can offset
the cost of power unit and implement acquisition in a relatively
short time.
One guy with a Grasshopper and turbine blower finished a 26-mile curb project in four hours. It used to take four guys with backpack blowers almost three days (22 hours).
