On course for success

A new JCB 532-70 Agri telehandler is already proving a good bet at a Queensland racecourse.

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Plenty of work goes on behind the scenes at Caloundra's Sunshine Coast Turf Club. Keeping the track and its surrounds in the best shape possible is exacting, nonstop work.

But the recent purchase of a JCB 532-70 Agri telehandler has made one of those unglamorous and unappreciated daily tasks much easier and more efficient.

Murray Weeding spent more than two decades as racecourse and facilities manager before moving into a new role overseeing infrastructure projects and asset management.

“We're initiating a new waste-management system for the stables at the track,” he explained. “At the moment, we basically utilise two 40-litre wheelie bins and might have 150 or 160 wheelie bins every day that our guys are manually handling. We're going to use the telehandler with 2.8m bulk bins for waste manure, and then, with the rotating forks, we'll be able to unload into a semi tipper to manage it in bulk.”

A sure thing

It was a word-of-mouth recommendation that led to the initial enquiry and a good dealership experience that got the purchase over the line.