Turf Equipment Safety and Operation

• The three categories of turf maintenance are motorized hand-operated equipment, equipment powered by gas engines, equipment powered by electric motors
• Mowers can be walk-behind, standing, or riding
• String trimmers, edgers, and blowers are often used to clean up the edges of turf
• Overseeders, silt seeders, aerators, verticutters, and de-thatchers are used to maintain vigor in turf