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Official Course Description:
MCCCD Approval: 5-25-1999 |
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REC145
1999 Fall – 2012 Fall |
L+L
3.0 Credit(s) 4.0 Period(s) 3.7 Load Occ |
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Equipment
Mechanics and Shop Management |
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Principles of mechanics as applied to turfgrass
and hand-held equipment. Maintenance, repair, operation, and shop management
of equipment. Development of equipment inventory and buyers' guide files.
Application of federal and maintenance and repair shop safety regulations. Prerequisites: None. |
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Cross-References:
GCO145
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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REC145 1999
Fall – 2012 Fall |
Equipment Mechanics and Shop Management |
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Identify commonly used turf equipment and their specific
uses. (I) |
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Explain the selection and use of turf equipment. (I) |
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Maintain equipment in working condition. (I) |
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Diagnose problems and repair equipment. (I) |
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Work with common hand-held tools used on recreational
grounds. (II) |
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Diagnose problems and repair hand-held equipment. (II) |
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Operate turfgrass and hand-held
equipment. (III) |
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Keep accurate records of maintenance problems and repairs
on equipment. (IV) |
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Use manuals and buyers' guides for ordering parts and
servicing procedures. (IV) |
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Apply inventory techniques that can be used in an
equipment shop. (IV) |
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Keep shop records in an organized system that includes
stocking, service, repairs, and equipment use. (IV) |
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Use forms that are appropriate in an
equipment shop. (IV) |
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Follow
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations that relate
to the management of an equipment shop. (I, II, III, V) |
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Develop a shop safety plan that includes a manual and use
of emergency and fire prevention equipment. (V) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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REC145 1999
Fall – 2012 Fall |
Equipment Mechanics and Shop Management |
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I. Shop Equipment A. Types 1. Mowers 2. Tractors 3. Spreaders 4. Sprayers 5. Cultivators 6. Water injectors 7. Power rollers 8. Vacuums 9. Topdressers
10. Seeders B. Uses 1. Purpose 2. Location C. Selection 1. Purpose 2. Location D. Maintenance 1. Cleaning 2. Storage 3. Safety E. Repair 1. Diagnosis 2. Repair 3. Safety II. Hand-held Equipment A. Types 1. Hedgers 2. Trimmers 3. Weed eaters B. Maintenance C. Repair D. Safety procedures III. Equipment Operation A. Turf equipment B. Hand-held equipment C. Safety IV. Record Keeping A. Problems B. Repairs C. Manuals and buyers'
guides D. Ordering E. Stocking/inventory
techniques F. Service and repair G. Equipment use H. Appropriate forms V. Safety A. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) regulations B. Shop safety procedures 1. Manual 2. Emergency equipment 3. Fire prevention
equipment |