JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
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I was looking at a friend ’ s fully rebuilt municipal park that they were just charged with maintaining , and we came upon this area . During the construction phases of the park renovation , there were issues with the new irrigation system . Some of the irrigation pipe was installed too shallow , and many of the valve boxes and irrigation heads were installed either too shallow or too high . In this instance , the sprinkler head was not installed to the proper depth . When the fi eld was fi rst mowed by the municipalities crew , they used a rotary mower . While mowing , one of the blades hit this irrigation head , slicing off the top , which allowed the spring to fl y up into the mower deck . The spring wrapped around the mower blade , turning it into a metal string trimmer that scalped the turf . The issue was quickly discovered when the mower operator was making his turn . He stopped the mower , removed the spring and continued mowing . The inset photo shows the additional sprinkler parts that the mower ejected .
Thanks to Tim Legare , CSFM , CPRP , CPSI , director of leisure services for the City of Callaway , Florida for letting me take this photo .
John Mascaro is president of Turf-Tec International
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro ’ s Photo Quiz , please send a high-resolution digital photo to John Mascaro via email at john @ turf-tec . com . If your photograph is selected , you will receive full credit . All photos submitted will become property of SportsField Management magazine and the Sports Field Management Association .
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