Profihopper 1250 self-propelled mower

Roger Myatt is Course Manager at Doncaster Golf Club in Great Britain. He got to know the Profihopper 1250 during a demonstration a few years ago and now the team at the club use the Profihopper 1250 more and more. The decision to buy the machine was taken almost 2 years ago and was helped by the close location of the course to AMAZONE Ltd.’s headquarters which makes any cooperation much simpler. The Profihopper is liked because it can perform any task required of it, with the PH 1250 at the club being used to maintain the heath areas and, through scarifying, promotes seed germination of the grass. It also thins out those areas with thick, tall grass and is used to collect leaves in autumn. The beauty now is that the Profihopper has improved the characteristics of heathland and, where the rough has been cut and thinned out, these surfaces are easier to play. It keeps the falling leaves in check and, because the PH 1250 is so compact, it can be fit between the trees and so can collect the majority of the leaves which then can be easily emptied into trailers. What Roger Myatt particularly likes about the Profihopper are the simple things; the height adjustment, its manoeuvrability between the trees and the high-tip emptying (up to 2.10 m). The technical plus point, and the deciding factor, according to Roger Myatt in choosing the Profihopper, was the fact that he has 3 machines in one  - leaf collector, grass cutter and scarifier. Mr Myatt clearly recommends the use of a AMAZONE Profihopper 1250 for golf courses: “Even the club members are impressed by it,” he concludes.

Arnaud Paillard, Managing Director of “Parcs et Jardins Paillard” in Pugey near Besançon, France, is an enthusiastic Profihopper user. “I have been using a Profihopper since 2000, so I was working with the first versions, when it was still called the LGA and steered with two levers. I decided upon the Profihopper because of its collection system and its versatility. Collecting is still the best, and no noise! Within the business, I use it for mowing, collecting, leaf collection and also for shredding material. The Profihopper is quick, quiet and very compact. In addition, you have a good all-round view from the driver’s seat, which makes manoeuvring much easier.”

M Paillard is, and remains, a loyal customer because “Amazone is always prepared to listen to professionals and they take account of our requirements in the conception and development of their machines, and that’s why I am a fan of the brand.“

M Paillard currently operates a Profihopper SmartLine 1500 which he obtained in February 2020.

The landscape gardeners Michael Hauner and Thomas Schehl (UBZ) have been familiar with the Profihopper 1250 for years. They have been a test customer for the prototype phase of the Profihopper 1500 since November 2020.

They find the new cab, with its easily adjusted air conditioning, to be a most useful asset. “The cab demists in 3 minutes.“

Michael Hauner considers the seating comfort to be very important to him because of slipped disc problems in his back. He enjoys driving the Profihopper, with its air-suspension seating, whether it be on the road or on rough terrain.

The Profihopper replaced a large number of other units at UBZ because of its ability to be used on large areas (stadiums and parks) and on the smallest of applications (wild meadows and flower meadows). They also use the Profihopper on street verges, school playing fields, playgrounds, water-side tracks and asphalted areas. “We can collect everything or, if needs be, mulch it as well. We also collected lots and lots of leaves." They cite the machine's enormous capacity and high manoeuvrability as further advantages of the Profihopper. They also praise the changing of the blades as being very easy, together with cleaning and maintenance. The cutting height adjustment is very simple and is easily accessible. The generously dimensioned diesel tank generally lasts for approximately 1.5 days, on average. Even when covering 4 km of street verges, the Profihopper saves lots of extra work. "We can manoeuvre close to the trees and hardly have to do any follow-up work or mow by hand."