Richard L. Parish, PhD, PE

CONSULTING ENGINEER
AGRICULTURAL AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT

 

Articles (more to come)

Legal Articles:
Use of Standards in Cases
Chainsaws:
Chainsaw Maintenance
Chainsaw Safety
Chainsaw Selection
Compact Tractors and Implements:
Ballasting Compact Utility Tractors
Garden Tools:
An Easy Way to Care for Your Garden Tools
General Equipment Topics:
Alternative to Hard Chrome for Hydraulic Cylinder Rods
Irrigation:
Introduction to Drip Irrigation
Drip Irrigation for Fruits and Vegetables
Drip Irrigation in the Home Garden
Quick Connectors for Garden Hose
Using Vacuum Breakers to Prevent Backflow with Garden Hose
Hose-End Sprinklers for Lawns and Gardens
Lawn and Garden Tractors:
Classification of Lawn and Garden Tractors
Lawnmowers:
Do You Need a Power Lawnmower?
Hover Mowers
Lawnmowers - Mulch, Bag, or Throw
Lawnmower Safety Standards
Mow Like a Pro
Picking Up Lawn Waste
Power Lawnmower Features
Power Lawnmower Maintenance
Safe Use of Lawnmowers
Leaf Blowers:

Leaf Blowers — Good or bad?

Loading and hauling:
Loading Ramp Safety
Mowing:
Adjusting Finishing Mowers
Pruning:
Heavy Duty Hand Pruning Tools
Rotary Tillers:
Rotary Tiller Safety and Maintenance
Small Engines:
2-Stroke and 4-Stroke Engines
Sprayers
An Easy Herbicide Sprayer That Works Like A Spreader
Spreaders:
A Simple Hand Spreader for Gardens
Stump Grinders:
Safe Use of Stump Grinders
Trenching and Ditching:
Trenching and Ditching
Trimming and Edging:
Selection and Use of a Landscape Bedshaper
Utility Vehicles:
Utility Vehicles
Vegetable Production Equipment:
Belt Seeders for Commercial Vegetable Crops
Zero-Turn Mowers:
Fire Safety Issue with Professional Turf Mowers

 

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