Wessex STC

Wessex offer STC collectors to deal with grass, leaves and scarifying, all available in 1.2m or 1.8m width.

The STC flail collector is a true, all-year-round machine for the maintenance of grounds such as public parks, large amenity areas, sports turf and private estates.

Whether the requirement is for a flail collector to cut and collect on an out of season wildflower meadow, a professional scarifier for use on a sports pitch, or for a sweeper collector for clearing autumn leaves from areas of parkland, the STC is the ideal machine.

Flail Collector

The flail collector tackles long or short grass without any issues. As a flail collector, the STC is fitted with a large diameter steel drum rotor with 4 rows of closely spaced flails, and 2 rows of draft paddles to create the suction for collecting the grass. The STC has no narrow throat as with many collectors; therefore, long or short grass will be collected efficiently without blocking even in wet conditions. Not only will the STC leave an excellent finish on short turf, but is also ideal for end of season clearance of wildflower areas, golf course rough or any other form of grounds maintenance.

Sweeper Collector

The sweeper collector gathers autumn leaves and debris brilliantly. When in sweeping mode, the STC is fitted with the brush rotor comprising 4 banks of hard-wearing polypropylene bristles which will lift autumn leaves, grass clippings and litter effortlessly into the hopper. The bristles, which are secured firmly into a pre-drilled strip with a wire staple, are a generous length to give a good `flick` action ensuring that the material is thrown to the back of the hopper. Changing rotors from a flail collector to a sweeper collector will take about an hour. These can be purchased separately.

Scarifier Collector

The scarifier collector leaves sports turf at the top of their game. When in scarifying mode, the flail collector blades are replaced with 2mm verti-cutting knives for a professional scarifying / verti-cut operation. Ideal for sports field work or lawns, the STC scarifier will leave a clean cut through the turf at approx. 30mm centres and will collect the debris in one pass. Changing rotors from a flail collector or sweeper collector to a scarifier collector will take about an hour. These can be purchased separately.

The Wessex ProLine STC is semi-mounted to the tractor to allow the brush to follow the ground contours in work and be lifted out of work for transport. As the whole machine is not lifted on the linkage, the STC can be operated behind a small tractor with limited lifting capacity.

The machine runs on its own four wheels, totally independent of the tractor. The front wheels are fully castoring and are re-positioned by a simple pin mechanism to adjust the working height, whilst the two rear wheels have flotation tyres to keep turf compaction to a minimum. Power is transmitted from the tractor through a heavy cast gearbox and belt drive to the rotor.