With warmer temps forecast this week we took the opportunity to get out on the ice on Grove 6 to replace the old trash guard that was rusting away. We've had the new trash guard for over a year, but the pond never froze last winter and we couldn't safely remove the old guard without sliding it across the ice. Initially, our biggest challenge was getting the equipment down to the pond thru all the snow and ice. Turns out getting down there was actually a lot easier than getting out as we had to use our big tractor to tow out the other vehicles.
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| We think this trash guard is the original one installed when the course was built in the early 90's. It just sat on top of the 54 inch diameter galvanized drain pipe that goes straight down for 20 feet then runs under the green and exits out the back hill. |
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| We borrowed a boat to slide the new trash guard across the ice to the stand pipe. The boat was also there for the staff to jump into in case the ice broke. |
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| The old trash guard has been removed and is resting on its side. There's some grass and other debris frozen to one of the bottom edges that was sitting on the stand pipe. This gives you an idea of how big it was and we estimate it weighed around 100 pounds. We had to tie a rope to it and drag it off the ice using the tractor that was up near the green. |
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| The new trash guard is in place and much more appealing versus the old metal box. This new one should last another 20+ years and will function just as well as the old one. |
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