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Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/bulls/article/2006apr33.pdf Last checked: 09/30/2008 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Bauer, Kevin |
Author Affiliation: | Big Run Golf Club |
Title: | Are you in control of your turf equipment? |
Column Name: | News from allied groups Other records with the "News from allied groups" Column
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Source: | On Course. Vol. 59, No. 11, April 2006, p. 33-35. |
Publishing Information: | [Carpentersville, IL]: Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Communications; Electrical systems; Equipment maintenance; Hydraulic valves; Maintenance scheduling; Mowers; Preventive maintenance; Recommendations; Records
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses preventative maintenance (PM) for turf equipment. States that "having a good PM schedule will greatly reduce down time of equipment, which keeps the operator out mowing, the superintendent happy, gives [him] a little more breathing room, and most of all, keeps [the] course looking great!" Details suggested maintenance techniques for hydraulic systems; reeds, bedknives, and rotary blades; and electrical systems. Suggests keeping "good, detailed organized records of all the work done and parts used to complete the job for each machine." Concludes that "practicing good PM at regular intervals does not mean that [the staff needs] to change fluids and filters again in the off-season, especially if the service interval is not due yet...Good communication between operators and technicians goes a long way. Well-maintained equipment will provide a better work environment in which technicians, superintendents and operators will benefit. It will also make the end product (the turf) look better and healthier, thus increasing the bottom line." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Bauer, K. 2006. Are you in control of your turf equipment?. On Course. 59(11):p. 33-35. |
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