Equipment Components
This component is used to trim against edges where mowers cannot reach
What is a string trimmer?
This machine is commonly used to break up compacted soil before seeding and planting
What is a Tiller?
This handheld machine uses centrifugal force to move leaves and debris
What Mower brand was founded in 1983
This tool is used to cut PVC pipe cleanly during irrigation installation?
What is a PVC pipe Cutter?
On Most commercial mowers this system transfers engine power to the drive wheels to without traditional gears
What is a Hydrostatic Transmission?
What is the Ideal soil PH for most turf grass
What is 6.0 - 7.0?
This tool makes edges along the driveways
What is Edge trimmer?
What Mower Brand was founded in 1914
This device prevents contaminated water from flowing back into the potable water supply
What is a backflow preventer?
This component creates airflow for the grass to lift up
What is a deck blade?
This machine is remove plugs from the ground to improve oxygen and water penetration?
What is a aerator?
This type of clutch automatically engages when engine RPM increases
What is a centrifugal clutch?
What Commercial Brand was founded in 1926
What is Stihl Power Equipment?
This instrument measures water pressure in PSI
What is a pressure gauge?
This safety device cuts off when operators leave the seat
What is a safety switch?
Excessive use of this machine can create a "hardpan" layer beneath the tilled soil
What is a rototiller?
This measurement indicates the volume of air moved by a blower each minute
What is CFM? (Cubic feet per minute)
What Mower Brand was founded in 1900?
What is Gravely Power Equipment?
Landscapers use this machine to install irrigation lines below ground
What is a trencher?
What type of power equipment need to use Oil and Gas Mixture?
What is String Trimmers, Leaf Blowers?
This soil property describes how tightly soil particles are packed together
What is a bulk density?
A blower's ability to move heavy debris is most directly related to this measurement
What is air velocity? (MPH/FPM)
What Power equipment was founded in 1972?
Echo Outdoor Power Equipment?
This irrigation issue occurs when sprinkler heads apply water faster than soil can absorb it
What is runoff?