The SMG Machines team in Dalton, Georgia, shares what buyers should look at before investing in turf or track maintenance equipment.
- Durability. Check how the machine is built and whether the manufacturer will still be around to support it years from now. Single-site manufacturing, as SMG has done in Vöhringen, Germany, since 1975, keeps design, production, and parts supply in one place.
- Service. Ask what happens when the machine breaks, and whether repairs are handled by a certified workshop. SMG’s workshop in Dalton, Georgia, handles diagnosis, repair, and refurbishment.
- Parts. Find out how quickly you can get a part. SMG’s Dalton warehouse receives new inventory from Germany by sea freight roughly once a month and air freight weekly, and parts usually ship within the hour of the request coming in.
- Training. Ask whether operators get trained, and where. SMG offers on-site training at a customer’s first job.
- Cost over time. Look at the cost per year over the machine’s full life, including resale and trade-in value, not just the purchase price.
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