JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
ANSWER
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This fi eld had just been decompacted with a rotating linear slicer down to a depth of about four inches when a portion of this irrigation system failed to come on due to loss of power . The recreation and maintenance coordinator had restricted the depth of the slicing to four inches deep as he had some well-founded concerns about irrigation system depth . After the system lost partial power , they called out an irrigation repair and installation contractor to help troubleshoot the issue with a wire locator . As it turned out , they found a 24-30-volt 2-wire irrigation power line buried about two inches deep . The initial 15- to 20-year-old fi eld build that was delineated on the as-built has changed over the years as far as wire paths and box locations . The municipality ’ s one-man in-house irrigation tech had performed all the “ repairs ” and “ upgrades ” to this system , sometimes leaving behind some head scratchers like the one shown in this photo . To repair the issue , a new wire was spliced into the area for now , with plans to either abandon components of the system and go with a full new install at some point or re-trench and bury this entire line , while hoping it ’ s the only one that is this shallow .
Photo submitted by Shawn Beaumont , CPRP , recreation / maintenance coordinator at Prince George ’ s County in Hyattsville , Maryland .
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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