Ag Systems Management Club keeps lawnmowers a 'mowing' at the Annual Spring Tune-Up
By Drew Stewart, 3/22/06

Members of the Agriculture System Management (ASM) Club were revved up and ready to go during its annual Spring Lawn Mower and Tiller Tune-up Clinic on March 11. From nearly 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the students were working hard to make sure every incoming mower was primped to perfection.

“Waking up at this hour helps to keep me in my routine,” MU senior and ASM major, Doug Ludwig said. “It feels like a regular day.”

For $30, Columbia residents could bring in their lawnmower or tiller and get a full tune-up, which included: a steam cleaning, a new spark plug, a blade balancing and sharpening, an air filter cleaning, and an oil change. Lawn mowers were dropped off on March 9-10 to ensure they’d be ready for inspection on the 11th. Pick up dates were on March 13-14.

The proceeds from the clinic help to pay for study abroad programs and spring trips run by the ASM department.

“Doing things like this is what makes all of our important trips possible,” Ludwig said.

For those who missed the first spring tune up, there will be a second one on Saturday, April 8. Drop off dates will be on April 6-7, as pick up times will on April 10-11. Likewise, the second clinic will cost $30 and offer all of the same perks as the first one. For more information, Columbia residents can call 882-2731.

Many say what makes the ASM Club’s Spring Lawn Mower and Tiller Tune-up Clinic so successful in the first place is the enthusiasm of the student members involved.

“Every year these students really step up,” Dr. Leon Schumacher, Professor of Ag Systems Management said. “They really demonstrate their ability to get a job done.”

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