Travels with Terry

Fuel Stickers

These stickers are a unique way to train employees to put the proper fuels into their respective maintenance equipment gasoline and diesel fuel tanks. Each sticker measures 9x2 inches and they were acquired from the local Do It Best Hardware Store.

They must be applied to metal surfaces only (not on plastic) after cleaning the surface with Windex. The industrial adhesive material holds-up quite well when cleaning the maintenance equipment with pressure washers. The stickers cost about $5 and their large size makes them very conspicuous to use the proper fuel types.

Labor time took just a few minutes. Rick Bowden, golf course superintendent, and Defino Cordova, equipment manager, came up with this great idea at the Bob O'Link Golf Club in Highland Park, Ill.

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