www.stma.org November 2014 | SportsTurf 23
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
John Mascaro is President of Turf-Tec International
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz Answers from page 19
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro's Photo Quiz please send it to John Mascaro, 1471 Capital Circle NW, Ste # 13, Tallahassee,
FL 32303 call (850) 580-4026 or email to john@turf-tec.com. If your photograph is selected, you will receive full credit. All photos submitted will
become property of SportsTurf magazine and the Sports Turf Managers Association.
This newly constructed athletic field was
specified for a sandy soil rootzone mixture
to be installed; however the subcontractor
installed a landscape loam material instead.
The field began to experience drainage and
compaction issues so the school called in a
sports turf specialty contractor to do a cus-
tom drainage project with a vibratory deep
sand injection machine to incorporate 2.0
mm sand into the sports field's soil profile
in addition to topdressing and aerifying the
playing surface. The field had been surveyed
by the local utility company for any buried
utility, gas, or water lines before the sand
injection and certified "Dig Safe." However
while aerating the sidelines of the field, the
operator noticed a circular, very hard brown
spot. Knowing about previous items that
were buried in the field, the operator cut
through a section of the new sod and discov-
ered this manhole cover that apparently had
been sodded over during construction. This
wasn't the only item found and fortunately
no one was injured when the sand injection
machine cut through a buried high voltage
electrical box, barely missing the wires. The
area had been marked for buried items but
the markings were 10 feet away from the
actual box. During the renovation, the crew
also discovered large stones 2-3 inches
below the surface that merely stopped the
tractor in its place.
Photo submitted by Ryan McGillivray
who is employed by Sports Turf Specialties,
Inc., in Wrentham, MA.
