There are a lot of new responsibilities for a groundsman who has just inherited an artificial turf pitch to care for, quite different tasks to the maintenance tasks that would have been required when the field comprised of natural grass. Not only will there be new artificial grass maintenance tasks to perform but there will also be new equipment to buy to make the job easier from artificial grass manufacturer.
For large areas such as a football field using the right equipment is essential for maintaining the condition of the surface. Performing jobs such as brushing and grooming will not really be possible without large, tractor-connected pieces of equipment.
The first piece of equipment that you should use on the artificial turf field is a cleaner. Something like the Wiedenmann Terra Clean which is attached to the back of a tractor and operated over the entire surface of the grass. The cleaner can be set to a particular working depth and it will pick up surface debris such as dirt, leaves, pieces of paper and other similar small items. Some models have screening processes that are able to separate the debris from the infill which is then returned to the surface again.