SPEND LESS, DO
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Join the growing number of superintendents and groundscare professionals around the world who are using the Trimax Snake to lower costs and increase productivity.
HAS DEDICATED MACHINERY
BECOME TOO EXPENSIVE?
TIME TO CHANGE YOUR
THINKING?
These courses purchased a Trimax Snake and a tractor for less than a self-contained unit and are doing much much more!
“Between buying a brand new tractor and the Trimax Snake we saved probably about 5% of what we would have spent on a self-propelled, all-contained unit”. Also what that’s given us over time is we will use that tractor for other implements.”
Bryce Gibson – Golf Course Superintendent
Interlachen Country Club, Florida
“As far as cost comparisons go, we were able to buy a tractor and a Snake for the same price as a dedicated unit, and of course the benefit of that is we can take the tractor off and use it for other things.”
David Dore-Smith – Director of Golf Course and Grounds Maintenance
Copper Leaf Golf Course, Florida
“Previously, it would take us 6-8 self-contained units to mow out about 27 holes a week. We were always missing about 9 holes a week. With the Trimax Snake I can run two of these units and mow out all 36 holes. It’s just quicker.”
Brian Buckner – Certified Golf Course Superintendent
Golf Club of Houston
“The cut quality is actually better than the self-contained mowers that we demo. It leaves a better appearance than a straight long bladed rough mower. These mowers are above and beyond with the quality of cut.”
Cory Phillips – Equipment Manager
Horseshoe Bend Country Club
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
Trimax Snake’s Low ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ and Why It’s Important
Investing in machinery is a key consideration for groundscare professionals. However, choosing the model of mower and additional equipment is only one aspect of the decision. You also need to consider the lifetime total cost of ownership to gauge the real cost of new machinery…
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
Trimax Snake’s Low ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ and Why It’s Important
Investing in machinery is a key consideration for groundscare professionals. However, choosing the model of mower and additional equipment is only one aspect of the decision. You also need to consider the lifetime total cost of ownership to gauge the real cost of new machinery…
Purchase Price
Initial cost price is a key component of any machine’s total cost of ownership. Self-contained ride-on mowers are often dedicated to one mowing application or area of the course. At approx. $115-$150K USD (and climbing) it’s a large capital outlay for limited versatility. A Trimax Snake is significantly cheaper and often both a new tractor and a Trimax Snake can be purchased for less than one self-contained unit.
Productivity and performance
Productivity of machinery is measured at the rate at which the work is performed. Key variables may include overall cutting width, operating speed and versatility (can the machine do all the work required?).
The Trimax Snake can mow faster in heavy conditions due to the deep deck design, processing higher volumes of grass without clumping. The Trimax Snake can also be uncoupled from the tractor allowing the tractor to be used for other purposes. Cut quality is often improved due to full width deck rollers which reduce scalping and allow decks to hang over bunker edges. Self-propelled units often run on castor wheels which can fall into dips causing blade strike and turf damage.
Trimax owners also tell us the Snake is a great back-up mower for fairways, as it can easily drop in height allowing fairway mowing when cylinder mowers are out of action or the conditions are too wet for the use of cylinder mowers. The more jobs you can get done with one piece of kit – the more profitable you will be.
Maintenance and Servicing
Understanding the machine’s maintenance requirements prior to purchase is important to total cost of ownership. How many grease points does the machine have? How frequently is greasing required? How accessible are the grease points? You may be surprised at the results when you tally up the low greasing requirements of the Trimax Snake compared to self-contained units.
When it comes to consumable parts, the Trimax Snake has small LazerBladez, which makes replacement costs much lower compared to replacing full bar blade beams. Also, Trimax Snake decks are not hydraulically driven, so this means less trips back to the workshop to change hoses, and belts can be changed easily in the field.
Residual Value
Residual value (or resale value) is the price you get for the equipment when it’s time to replace it. The Trimax Snake has a long service life exceeding seven years, and a much higher residual value percentage compared to self-contained units.
Assess the availability of second-hand Snakes on the market compared to self-contained equipment. Often second hand Trimax Snakes will fetch over 50% of the original purchase price and are hard to come-by, whereas self-contained units which don’t wear as well flood the second-hand market at a fraction of their original price.
Using Total Cost of Ownership to inform your next purchase
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Productivity |
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Low Maintenance |
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Low Cost Parts |
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Residual Value |
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Taking a more holistic and long-term approach to total cost of ownership will help ensure you choose the right option for your needs. To obtain a free assessment of a Trimax Snake verse a competitor unit using your unique operation details, get in touch today.
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