The TurfMaker ® 550

A Real Hydro-Mulching Machine for Sod Quality Results

PERFORMANCE FEATURES:
Powerful Mechanical Agitation
Positive Displacement Gear Pump
Optional Self Filling with Auxiliary Tank
Optional Clear Water Hose Flushing System
Hydro-Sprigging & Vegetative Planting
Bonded Fiber Matrix Products as Specified

MULCH CAPACITIES:
Wood Mulch (100%) 200 lbs per tank load
Paper Mulch 300 lbs per tank load
Blended Mulch 250 lbs per tank load
Bonded Fiber Matrix 250 lbs per tank load

The TurfMaker ® 550 can plant a lot of grass in just a few hours. It is large enough to mix and apply 200 pounds of wood mulch or 300 pounds of paper mulch with one tank load. In addition, it is fast enough to mix and apply as many as four tank loads per hour. The area planted with one tank load can range from 2,000 to 15,000 square feet, depending on the mulch thickness applied to the ground. Thicker and better mulch applications almost always provide more reliable results.

The TurfMaker ® 550 is powerful enough to pump a thick mulch slurry through 500 feet of hose, and then project the mulch slurry more than 75 feet from the end of the hose. With this power and mulch handling capacity, the TurfMaker ® 550 can often apply more mulch, and plant more area per hour, than significantly larger machines. It is not necessary to use a lot of water to apply a lot of mulch.

The TurfMaker ® 550 does not need a high volume water source, such as a fire hydrant for filling. This machine can use water from an auxiliary water tank, and fill itself without ever leaving the job site. The auxiliary water tank can fill continuously with two garden hoses, and supply enough water for three or four tank loads per hour. When a high volume water source is not close by, the TurfMaker ® 550 can actually work faster and apply more mulch per hour than even a 3,000 gallon machine.

The TurfMaker ® 550 is small enough to mount on a flat bed truck along with an auxiliary water tank, or it can mounted on a utility trailer. It will even fit inside the bed of a pick up truck. If weight is a problem, the machine will satisfactorily mix and pump as little as 125 gallons of slurry. With this compactness and versatility, the TurfMaker ® 550 can be taken into places larger machines can’t go.

Planting premium hybrid grass varieties requiring vegetative planting is easy with any TurfMaker ®. Landscape contractors can offer Tifway 419 to their most discriminating homeowners, sports field managers, or golf course superintendents. This grass makes a beautiful and durable turf found on most of finer golf courses in the south. In addition to hydro-sprigging, the TurfMaker ® 550 is the first machine to utilize the new patented Vegetative Planting Technology.

The TurfMaker ® 550- Technical Specification

Recommended Loading:
Note: Some mulches can be loaded heavier than others.
200 lbs 100% wood mulch
250 lbs blended mulch
300 lbs shredded paper

Tank Load Coverage:
Medium Rate - Wood Mulch: 4,350 sq.ft.
Heavy Rate - Wood Mulch: 2,500 sq.ft.
Light Rate - Paper Mulch: 15,000 sq.ft.

Loading and Mixing Time:
5 minutes or less

Application Time:
25 GPM to 50 GPM - hose: 10-20 minutes
50 GPM to 150 GPM - tower: 4-10 minutes

Typical Cycle Time:
(Total time to get water, load, mix, and apply one tank load.) 15-30 minutes

Pumping Capacity:
Note: Get Maximum Distance with Slicky Sticky® in the mix.
Up to 500 ft - hose
Up to 125 ft - tower

Tank
10 Gauge Steel
550 Gallons Total Capacity

Paint (after sandblasting):
Epoxy & Polyurethane

Weight:
Empty- 1500 lbs.
Loaded- 6,000 lbs.

Skid Dimensions (footprint):
47" x 95½"

Overall Width, Length, Height:
56", 97", 61"

Standard Engine:
Honda GX 390 13 H.P

Numerous Engine Options:
Briggs Vanguard 16 HP

Standard Pump:
Double Rotary Gear - Positive Displacement
Hardened Plated Case, Stainless Steel Wear Plates, Extended Bearings

Trailer Option:
Single axle (6,000 lb. axle)