Syllabus - Tractor and Farm Machinery Operation-II (AN605)

Practicals

Familiarization with different makes and models of agricultural tractors and Power Tillers. Identification of functional systems and controls of tractors. Safety rules and precautions. Maintenance and trouble shooting. Driving practice of tractor and Power tiller. Familiarization with tools for general and special maintenance. 1. Hitching & De-hitching of mounted type implement. 2. Hitching & De-hitching of trailed type implement. 3. Study of field patterns while operating a tillage implement. 4. Practice of operating tillage tool (mould-board plough/ disc plough) and their adjustment in the field. 5. Driving practice with a trail type trolley – forward and in reverse direction. 6. Care and maintenance procedure of agricultural machinery during operation and off-season. 7. Repair and maintenance of implements – adjustment of functional parameters in tillage implements. 8. Replacement of broken components in tillage implements. 9. Replacement of furrow openers and change of blades of rotavators. 10. Maintenance of cutter bar in a reaper. 11. Adjustments in a thresher for different crops. 12. Replacement of V-belts on implements. 13. Setting of agricultural machinery workshop.