Clean sweep for autumn leaves

Available from Broadwood International, The Wessex ProLine STC180 sweeps and collects autumn leaves, grass clippings and litter.

In sweeping mode, the STC is fitted with a brush rotor that comprises four banks of hard-wearing polypropylene bristles.

The generous length of the bristles gives a good 'flick' action to ensure the material is thrown to the back of the hopper. The whole operation is said to be smooth and stable, with the STC semi-mounted to the tractor to allow the brush to follow the contours in work, and to be lifted out of work for transport. That said, the whole machine is not lifted on the linkage, so the STC can be operated behind a small tractor with limited lifting capacity.

The sweeper collector runs on its own four wheels totally independently from the tractor, and the front wheels are fully castoring.

The two rear wheels have flotation tyres to keep turf compaction to a minimum.