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By Rob Jenkins in Shed Raider on 9th Feb 2009 13:15
Riversdale Golf Club was established in 1892. The Club is home to the Riversdale Cup, Australia’s premier amateur event, which is traditionally held each year at Riversdale over the Labour Day weekend. The club is one of the most exclusive private clubs in Melbourne with a long waiting list to join as a 7 day member. The club is currently undergoing a multi million dollar expansion and refurbishment of their clubhouse, to ensure it stays one of Australia's best.
13x Greenkeepers (1 Mechanic and 1 Gardner)
3x Jacobsen Greens kings IV+
6x Toro Flex Greensmasters Flex21
3x Toro Workmans
2x John Deere 3235 Fairway mowers
1x Toro Sidewinder
1x John Deere 1565 Rough Cutter
1x Toro 450d Fairway mower with scarifying heads
4x 6x4 Gators
1x 3 wheel Cushman with self contained spray unit.
2x Tru Turf Rollers
1x 100cc Yamaha Ag bike 
4x Tractors
Massey Ferguson with Cab
Cables Massey Ferguson
John Deere with 4 in 1 front-end loader
John Deere on Galaxy tyres.
1x 400L Silvan tank with Rogers anti spray drift boom
1x 1000L Silvan spray tank with 5.2m spray boom
1x 400L 3-point linkage Silvan tank
3x 100L Silvan Tanks
2x Hydraulic Dean Tipper Trailers
1x 6ton Kubota Excavator
1x Remote Control Toro Blower
1x Trenching machine
1x Log splitter 
1x Harper Vacuum collector
1x Turfco spinning disk topdresser
1x Toro Drop Spreader for heavy top dressings
1x Verti Drain
1x John Deere Pro core
1x John Deere core harvester on 3 point linkage
1x 4 posted hoist
2x Shindaiwa chainsaws
2x Shindaiwa brush cutters
2x Flymo's
1x Turf Cutter
1x Whacker plate
1x Heavy-duty walk behind rotary mower
14x Motorolla Radios
Riversdale's sheds are fairly big. The only thing letting them down might be the lunch room and office being joined to the main shed, however this appears a standard layout for golf course sheds. The place is very tidy with lines on the ground indicating parking areas for all machines. The health and safety set up is top notch with places for everything and a clear fire plan. It's hard to find a fault, except maybe there are too many machines for the shed space; I'm sure there were a few missing from the list.
A handy tip we picked up would be the lines on the ground indicating parking bays for the machines, when you have this much kit you need to have it packed in tightly. Also a hazard tape marked the areas no machine could park, these are used as fire exits.
Overall Grade: A -
Well done on a nice set-up.
Read more articles in Shed Raider, by Rob Jenkins or from February 2009.
