Lawnmower Operations HS Area 2023-2024

Grass leaf tips that appear jagged and frayed are the results of

• cutting with dull or damaged blades
• slow cutting speed
• grassbeing cut when too tall
• not following the one-third rule

This small engine component serves as the movable end of the combustion chamber

• piston
• piston head
• cylinder head
• connecting rod

When transporting reel mowers across parking areas and cart paths, reels should be ___

• disengaged
• at desired cutting height
• operated at half throttle
• raised and engaged

Maverick air or unaccounted-for air, entering the combustion chamber can cause

• lean air-fuel mixture
• rich air-fuel mixture
• preignition
• detonation

This is the preferred mower when maintaining golf course greens, tees, athletic fields, and some sod farms.

• reel
• flail
• rotary
• hammer

This is the movable metal or plastic speed-sensing device for a pneumatic governor

• governor blade
• governor weights
• governor linkage
• governor spring

Which of the following is a major reason for the decline of many turf areas?

• mowing grass too low
• using new blades every time
• mowing grass too frequently
• using a rotary mower

This is the most important component found on an air-cooled small engine

• cooling fan
• rotating flywheel screen
• engine ducting
• cooling air discharge

When a grounds supervisor adjusts the mowing height on the mower and checks it by a level surface such as a driveway, he is adjusting ___

• bench setting
• mowing height
• spindle setting
• finished height

This is a cylindrical piece of metal alloy that will tear or fail at a predetermined loation or applied torque value.

• shear pin
• slip clutch
• breaker bolt
• bench setting