Using Large Landscape Maintenance Equipment

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Using Large Landscape Maintenance Equipment
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Next Generation Science/Common Core Standards
Addressed!

• CCSS.ELA Literacy.RST.9-10.1 Cite specific
  textual evidence to support analysis of science
  and technical texts, attending to the precise
  details of explanations or descriptions.
• CCSS.ELA Literacy.RST.9- 10.3 Follow precisely a
  complex multistep procedure when carrying out
  experiments, taking measurements, or performing
  technical tasks, attending to special cases or
  exceptions defined in the text.
• CCSS.ELA Literacy. RST.11-12.2 Determine the
  central ideas or conclusions of a text summarize
  complex concepts, processes, or information
  presented in a text by paraphrasing them in
  simpler but still accurate terms.
• CCSS.ELA Literacy.RST.11-12.3 Follow precisely a
  complex multistep procedure when carrying out
  experiments, taking measurements, or performing
  technical tasks analyze the specific results
  based on explanations in the text.
• HSNQ.A.3 Choose a level of accuracy appropriate
  to limitations on measurement when reporting
  quantities. (HS-PS1-2),(HSPS1-4),(HS-PS1-5),(HS-PS
  1-7)
• HSSIC.B.6 Evaluate reports based on data.
  (HS-LS2-6)

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Bell Work / Learning Objectives

• Describe the types of tractors and transport
  equipment used in landscaping.
• Explain cutting and digging equipment used in
  landscaping projects.
• Describe tillage and soil moving equipment used
  in landscaping.
• Discuss the maintenance of large landscape
  equipment.

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Terms

• Backhoe
• Bulldozer
• Chisel Plow
• Disk
• Dump Truck
• Field Cultivator
• Forklifts
• Front-end Loader
• Grader
• Harrow

• Hydraulic Cylinders
• Mechanical Tree Spade
• Posthole Digger
• Power Take Off (PTO) Shaft
• Shredders
• Stump Grinders
• Trencher

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Would You

• Mow a pasture with a push mower?
• Dig a pond with a shovel?
• Use a pickup to haul 6 tons of gravel?

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Tractors

• Tractors are the power source for pulling and
  operating large equipment.
• Small utility tractors are fueled by gasoline.
• Larger tractors usually have diesel engines.
• The power take off (PTO) shaft is a shaft that
  drives or powers pull behind equipment such as a
  fertilizer spreader.

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Tractors Cont.

• Hydraulic cylinders can be used to lift and lower
  equipment such as a front-end loader.
• Tractors can also be used for towing equipment
  that has its own engine.

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Transportation Equipment

• Transportation equipment includes trucks,
  forklifts, and trailers.
• Trucks and trailers are used to haul supplies and
  equipment to the job site.
• Forklifts are hydraulically operated,
  self-powered machines that are used to move,
  load, and unload supplies stacked on pal-lets.

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What Cutting and Digging Equipment is Used on
Large Landscaping Projects?

• Explain cutting and digging equipment used in
  landscaping projects.

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Cutting Equipment

• Mowers cut grass and weeds.
• Shredders are PTO operated by a tractor or are
  pulled by a truck if they have their own motor.
• Shredders/Chipper grind branches and limbs into
  wood chips used for mulch.
• Stump grinders are used to grind tree stumps into
  fine wood chips (coarse sawdust) that is also
  used as mulch.

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Digging Equipment

• Soil digging equipment is essential for many
  jobs.
• A backhoe is a hydraulically operated bucket on
  the back of a tractor used to dig trenches and
  holes.
• A posthole digger is another hydraulically
  operated piece of equipment that mounts on the
  back of a tractor.
• It is a fast way to dig holes for fence posts.

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Digging Equipment Cont.

• A trencher is a hydraulically driven rotating
  chain with blades that is used to dig a narrow
  channel for the placement of concrete footings or
  electric wiring.
• A mechanical tree spade is mounted on a truck and
  is used to dig large trees.
• The tree spade filled with the tree and
  surrounding soil is transported to a new location
  for planting.

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Tillage Equipment

• Tillage equipment loosens soil for seedbed
  preparation, aeration, weed control, and ease of
  water movement.
• A field cultivator has shovels that dig into the
  ground to loosen soil and kill weeds.
• A disk is a piece of equipment that uses round
  blades to loosen and pulverize the soil.
• It is especially useful in seedbed preparation.

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Tillage Equipment Cont.

• A harrow has steel prongs or teeth and is used as
  a leveling device.
• It is often attached to or pulled behind a disk
  or field cultivator.
• A chisel plow has a combination of round blades
  in the front and shovels in the back.
• It tills deeper than a disk or field cultivator
  and leaves the surface rough and open.

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Soil Moving Equipment

• Soil moving equipment can move large quantities
  of material
• A bulldozer has a front blade and runs on tracks
  rather than tires.
• A front-end loader has a bucket and is a tire
  operated machine.
• A grader is a self propeller piece of equipment
  that has a blade that can be depth and angle
  adjusted.
• A dump truck is a truck used for hauling material
  that can be hydraulically dumped.

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Soil Moving Equipment
Front End Loader
Bulldozer
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Soil Moving Equipment
Dump Truck
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Maintenance

• Maintenance and storage procedures for large
  power equipment is generally explained in the
  equipments operations manual.
• Carefully check over the equipment before each
  use for needed repairs.
• Check fluid levels, service records, and general
  condition of the equipment before starting.

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Maintenance Cont.

• Large landscape equipment represents a
  substantial investment.
• Proper maintenance and operation are essential to
  protect your investment and keep the equipment
  working efficiently.
• Store the equipment in a clean dry place. Keep
  equipment clean and well lubricated.

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Review/Summary

• What types of tractors and transport equipment
  are used in landscaping?
• What cutting and digging equipment is used on
  large landscaping projects?
• What tillage and soil moving equipment is used on
  large landscaping projects?
• What maintenance should be done with large
  equipment?

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