Spring and Summer Maintenance with a Rotary Broom

A rotary broom is useful for much more than sweeping grass clippings off the sidewalk. Whether you typically mow large open spaces, like parks, playing fields and extra-large lawns, or handle multiple residential lawns, there are lots of tasks a rotary broom can accomplish.

A Quick Update: Exmark no longer manufactures a rotary broom. This equipment is now offered through our sister brand, Z Turf Equipment, as the Z-Sweep. Visit Z Turf Equipment to learn more about the Z-Sweep

A rotary broom can be used to clean gravel, leaves, litter left by runoff, or other debris from grassy areas. With the bristles adjusted for the right height, a power broom can also sweep embedded straw and other mulch out of re-seeded areas once new grass is well established. And with the brushes set low, you can dethatch lawns to provide more air and water to the root systems.

If you offer core aeration, you know that the plugs can be unsightly and take several weeks to dissipate. For places that demand manicured grass, like golf courses, using a rotary broom after aerating will break plugs up. (Plugs can also be swept up for collection and reclamation.)

Trees create lot of litter, and it’s not just fall leaves. Pine needles can quickly build up into a slippery carpet, but with a rotary broom they can be swept onto a tarp for collection and composting. Use a rotary broom to clean away acorns, locust and catalpa seedpods, and sweet gum balls, either leftover from last year or as they drop. You can also sweep away sticks and leaves after high winds or other storms.

If you provide landscape construction or sprinkler installation in your service offerings, a rotary broom is a useful tool to backfill holes or trenches. And if your crews leave dirt, mulch or gravel piles on customers’ driveways while they’re working, a rotary broom can make clean up afterwards faster and easier.

Rotary brooms can also be used on tennis courts without damaging the clay surface, and to clean other hard surfaces like outdoor basketball courts, playgrounds and concrete decking.

The 36" Z-Sweep from Z Turf Equipment features easy-to-operate controls and simple height and angle adjustment, powered by a commercial-grade Kohler CH270 engine built for year-round use. Additional bristle discs for concrete or turf expand its versatility, and available accessories include a high-capacity debris box and a snow cab for winter use.

A rotary broom's versatility goes well beyond sweeping clippings off a sidewalk. It breaks up aeration plugs, clears storm debris, sweeps up leaves and pine needles, backfills holes and trenches, and tackles light snow removal, making it one of the more adaptable pieces of equipment a landscaping business can add to its lineup.

With its wide variety of tasks and capabilities, a rotary broom can expand your offerings and make your landscaping business more competitive and profitable throughout Spring and Summer.

Discover how Z Turf Equipment’s Z-Sweep Walk-Behind Rotary Broom can help round out your fleet today.