Front Mounted Brush

A nylon bristled brush which is mounted on the front of a power unit, typically a pedestrian rotary mower or cylinder mower. These are used to aid raising grass blades up prior to being mown, especially on cylinder mowers, whilst on rotary mowers these also aid cleaning up of a pitch following a game. An example of a product for a rotary mower is that supplied by Campey.
Gang Mower

A set of 3 or more-cylinder mowers which are trailed behind and pulled by a tractor. Typically, this would refer to a set of 3 or 5 towed cylinder mowers with the cutting mechanism being driven by sidewheels. The term also now refers to sets (i.e. gangs) of cylinder mowers which can also be mounted on a tractor and also hydraulically driven, with 7 or 9 gangs not being an uncommon composition.
Graip

A Scottish term for a hand fork when used on a golf green in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The fork would be used to aerate the turf and would be carefully tilted backwards to slightly open up the soil but without disturbing the sward surface.
Granule Applicator

An item of equipment which applies a pesticide or fertiliser in granule form.
Grass Box

The box in which the grass mower clippings are collected. A grass box might be left off a mower, although there are benefits and disadvantages to not using a box by returning the clippings to the lawn. Find out more under Returned Clippings.
Grass Clippings

Grass Clippings Disposal

Greenie

An informal, generic term, often used in social media posts to identify or refer to an individual whose main employment involves looking after fine turf areas, especially golf courses, and those also referred to as greenkeepers. However, it is also sometimes used as a reference for anyone involved in the wider grounds care industry. It could be argued that whilst the term is used to try and encourage a sense of belonging to a group of likeminded individuals it can also be seen as a term which inadvertently trivialises and understates the profession of greenkeeping or grounds care by using a re
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Grinding

The sharpening where blunt and correcting of minor damage to a mower's bottom blade, rotary blade or cylinder. The grinding mechanism will cut away metal to refurbish the blade or cylinder to recreate a sharp edge or to help rebalance a rotary blade. Regrinding might need to be carried out annually, but this will depend on mower usage, effectiveness of routine maintenance and whether any damage has occurred. Regrinding can reduce the life of a blade or cylinder as metal is gradually cut away during the grinding process, yet at the same time extend its life due to refurbishment.
Groom
