Belt Transfer

An item of equipment which is used for marking out using white liquid paint, or similar, material. A continuous belt is connected around a front wheel which is in contact with the ground and into a container with another wheel which immerses the belt into the liquid material. This forms a continuous loop.

  Briteliner Range

A product range of line markers from the Supaturf brand of Vitax consisting of two models: • 400: which is a traditional transfer wheel line marker, with a tank capacity holding up to 15-litres in a heavy-duty metal square box, having different wheels for marking widths of 50mm, 75mm and 100mm. Total weight (empty) is 21kg. • Arrow: A lighter, plastic body, transfer wheel line marker, with a tank capacity holding up to 14-litres, although a maximum of 12.5 litres is suggested to avoid spillage. It has different wheels for marking widths of 75mm, 100mm and 120mm.

  Evolution [2]

A product name for a 16-litre hand lever operated knapsack sprayer (Evolution 16), or a 15-litre battery powered knapsack sprayer (Evolution 15 LTC), being supplied by Rigby Taylor.

  iGo

A product name for a make of line marking machines, with 5 models, being supplied by Rigby Taylor. • Advance, with paint pod. • Advance, with paint tank. • Midi. • Mini. • Prime.

  Line Marker

An item of equipment which is used to mark out the lines on a sports surface.

  Line Marking

The act of marking out lines on a sports surface. When strings are used to align a pitch the string lines are set to the outside of the desired line to be marked so that the line marker marks inside of the string line as this is the actual pitch area.

  TFS25

A battery powered spray line marking machine, from the Supaturf range, having a 5-hour operating time before needing to be fully recharged. It has a maximum tank capacity of 12.5 litres, with a full marking out of an adult sized football pitch requiring about 7-8 litres of diluted marking paint. It is supplied by Vitax.

  TinyLineMarker

A product name for a GPS guided, battery powered, robot line marker, with 2 models, being supplied by Rigby Taylor. Timings to mark pitches will vary, but as a general guide it will take about25 minutes to mark a full-sized football pitch (using about 2-3 litres of paint) and about 150 minutes to mark out an American football pitch. • Pro X: 11.8 litre paint tank, about 5-hour life per full charge. • Sport: 5 litre paint tank, about 3-4-hour life per full charge, weight = 25kg;

  Turf Tank Lite

A product name for an autonomous line marking robot, with software provided for use with one sport. More compact than other Turf Tank models, it weighs 45kg, has a 10-litre paint capacity (which is enough for 4 football pitches, without the need to refill the tank) and a 5-hour battery life, enabling up to 10 adult football pitches to marked out on one charge. The speed of operation whilst marking out is 1 metre per second (2.2 mph). It is manufactured by Turf Tank.

  Turf Tank One

A product name for an autonomous line marking robot, which can reduce paint use by about half. The robot can be used on natural grass as well as synthetic turf and weighs 60kg, has a 4-hour battery life; with a 20-litre paint capacity and operating speed of 1.8 mph. The time taken to mark out a full-sized adult football pitch is about 25-minutes, using about 4-litres of paint, whilst a rugby pitch takes about 40-minutes. It is manufactured by Turf Tank.