The following data are based on observation of a sprayer operation for one complete tankful of solution. The sprayer was broadcast spraying a 33-foot swath. A field check showed the sprayer traveled 100 feet in 12 seconds. A golf course superintendent needs to purchase new mowers for the course fairways. More than 250 golfers use the course each day.
Weekends are too busy to mow.
The superintendent knows that is usually rains at least one day each week and mowing cannot be done. It is also known that mowing can be done at an average speed of four miles per hour and the mowing operation requires approximately 15 minutes out of every hour to turn around, refuel, pick up litter, etc. Storage limitations in the machinery shed dictate that the new mowers cannot be wider than 10 feet.