LO 1.0 - Identify a range of machinery and hand tools used in Horticulture Flashcards
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Hand and Power tools.
* Wear proper PPE, Trousers, boots, gloves.
* Tools must be in proper condition and maintenance.
* Do a quick check, air filter, oil, switches and cables. Check moving parts for wear and tear.
* Use tools properly.
* Check the area and ground for obstructions and hazards. Slips, trips and falls.
* Be weary of underground and overground electric cables, water pipes, animals.
* Be concious of other people in your vicinity.
* When finished using, tool to be cleaned and stored properly.
* Defective tools tagged and taken out of use
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Sod Lifting Shovel
* Cut a square into the turf and slide this shovel under the grass to lift the sod.
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Grain Shovel
* This is a type of shovel designed specifically for moving grain and other tiny granular materials.
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Core Shovel
* Used to pick up the cores from the turf after aerating.
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Irish Shovel
* This is a shovel that has a sharp cutting edge designed to pierce tougher ground.
* Long handle gives extra levitation.
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Border Fork
* Smaller than Digging forks
* Digging in small spaces
* Weeding in small spaces
* Digging into light, sandy soil.
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Digging Fork
* Use it to break and mix the soil for better aeration and water drainage.
* For working with a large amount of hard clay soil.
* You want to break through rocks or deep root systems.
* Bigger than a Border Fork.
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Manure Fork
* Used to turn over large amounts of compost and manure in order to maintain the health and fertility of compost heap.
* Used for moving large amounts of straw.
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Pick Axe
* The most common use is to breakup extremely hard and dry soil.
* Use if the soil is rocky or very high clay content.
* Dragging large bulk of plant remnants or sacks or bales of hay.
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Oscillating hoe
* Drive forwards and backwards with the blade digging in about 1/2 inch into the surface to clear out young weeds.
* Keep the blade sharp.
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Draw hoe
* Use on harder ground.
* Used with a chopping action to loosen and break up soil.
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Push hoe
* Push the hoe forward to cut weeds.
* Use your body weight to push the garden hoe, giving you greater leverage.
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Springbok rake
* Scarifying lawns and removing unwanted growth.
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Chelwood 32 tooth landscape rake.
* Would be used by groundsmen while preparing large flower beds and levelling extensive gravel pathways in parks and public/private gardens.
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Chelwood 48 tooth landscape rake.
* Would be used by groundsmen while preparing large flower beds and levelling extensive gravel pathways in parks and public/private gardens.
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Chelwood landscaper with back edge.
* With an additional back edge/blade for grading and leveling. Ideal for soil levelling and landscape work.
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Bulb planter
* A tool made specifically for planting bulbs.
* Simplifies bulb planting by taking the guess work out of getting depth right.
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Half moon edger
* It has a semi-circular blade. This tool is most often used for edging work. It allows for easy cutting and shaping of sod by rocking the blade back and forth.
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Yard brush
* It’s ideal for sweeping paths, yards or general outdoor areas.
* Can be used for sweeping leaves, hedge clippings, sand, dirt or gravel.
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Caulking gun
* The primary purpose of caulk is to create a moisture-proof seal.
* You will often find caulk used around window and door frames, where bathtubs connect to the wall.
* Use to seal any small cracks or small openings in either exterior or interior walls, flooring, or the ceiling.
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Hand trowel
* A hand shovel is a small, short-handled gardening tool. They have a pointed cutting edge and tend to have a V-shaped or rounded blade to improve scooping.
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Dibber
* A dibber is used when transplanting seedlings and planting bulbs.
* It is used to make a hole in the soil that you then plant your seedling or bulb into.
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Claw hammer
* Claw hammers are used to pound in nails with the steel head.
* The claw on the back is used to remove nails.
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Rubber mallet
* Used to level the tiles or paving slabs without damaging them by gentle application.
* Use to install edging material, garden stakes and fencing.
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Sledge hammer
* Sledgehammers usually require two hands and a swinging motion involving the entire torso.
* Used in demolition work, for breaking through drywall or masonry walls.
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Lump hammer
* Used by Bricklayers and masons, and other tradespeople.
* It is primarily used for hitting bolsters by bricklayers and masons to cut bricks and blocks and stone.
* The lump hammer can also be used for demolition and used to hit chisels.
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Topiary shears
* This shears is designed for general pruning & training Box hedging.
* Originally used to sheer sheep, it is now a favourite choice of topiary shears for gardeners.
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Loppers
* Loppers can cut anything hand pruners can, and with their long handles.
* They can let you exert enough force to cut thicker wooden branches.
* You can also work with them at a distance and for height.
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Pruning saw
* A pruning saw is designed for cutting the extra large branches of trees and shrubs.
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Timber hand saw
* Are a carpenters tool.
* Used to cut pieces of wood into different sizes and shapes.
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Sorel roller
* Use for lawn management.
* The spiking process breaks and loosens the surface crust and reduces compaction.
* This type of aeration also allows water, nutrients and wetting agents to permeate the surface and the increased airflow into the active area which increases microbe activity and gaseous exchange.
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Lute
* Useful for spreading top dressing around a lawn.
* Can be used for leveling gravel.
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Vibrating plate/ whacker
* An vibrating plate or whacker is a machine used to compact soil or other materials in agricultural settings.
* four-stroke engine.
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Edger
* An edger is a gardening tool used to create neat, precise edges around beds and paths.
* Four stroke engine see below, oil reserve and dip stick
* Not pictured spark plug and spark plug, so it’s a petrol engine.
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Mixer
* A Mixer is used to mix cement, sand, aggregate (course gravel), and water for making concrete.
* With oil reserve, spark plug and lead. So is a four-stroke petrol engine.
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Hedge trimmer
* A hedge trimmer is a gardening tool used to cut and shape hedges.
* No fuel tank and no oil reservoir. So is a two-stroke petrol engine.
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Strimmer
* A strimmer is a gardening tool used to trim grass and other vegetation in areas that are difficult to mow with a lawnmower.
* No fuel tank and no oil reservoir. So is a two-stroke petrol engine.
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Consaw
* A consaw is a power tool used to cut concrete, brick, and other hard materials.
* Two stroke engine.
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Reciprocating saw
* A reciprocating saw is a power tool used for cutting and demolition.
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Cordless drill/driver
* A cordless drill/driver is a portable power tool used for drilling and screw driving.
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Cordless impact driver
* A cordless impact driver is a power tool used to drive screws and bolts with high torque.
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110V Transformer
* A 110V transformer is an electrical device used to change the voltage of alternating current.
* 110V is safer than 220V.
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Cordless angle grinder
* A cordless angle grinder is a portable power tool that uses a spinning disc or wheel to grind, cut, or sand various materials.
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Wheelbarrow
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Broadcast fertiliser spreader
* With On/off lever & Cone setting
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Drop Spreader
* with Aptiture Gauge and On off lever
* Spreading fertilizer, weed killers, and ice melt chemicals without wasting much.
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Sep 2 wheeled tractor
* Rotatory cultivator is attached here.
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Reciprocating mower or sickle bar mower
* The conventional cutting cylinder is replaced by a cutter bar with blades.
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Culti-pack seeder
* with dimpled effect roller
* Ideal for the seeding of smaller areas, the stand-on chariot is towed by a two-wheel tractor for speed and manoeuvrability.
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Pedestrian stone rake
* Penetrate the soil, raking out debris, by angling the rotor either left or right, unwanted material can be removed from finished areas.
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Rotovator attachment
* Tine direction is forward/backward.
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Power harrow attachment
* Tine direction is rotary.
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Aerator
* Multiple solid tines are used to put a series of holes on the soils surface
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Top dresser
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Cylinder mower
* Multiple blades in a cylindrical fashion
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Rotary mower
* Blade rotates on this type of mower
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