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Note: Refer to the attached worksheet in taking the pretest LO 2

Farm Equipment Use Picture

It is used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing large

Hand Tractor
areas of land

Four-wheel It is used to pull disc plow and disc harrow in preparing

Tractor much bigger land areas

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 This equipment is used to draw irrigation water from a
Water Pump
source

It is used separate the rice grains from the panicle

without damaging the grains. It is composed of a
Thresher
threshing drum, blower, loading tray, shaker, two
paddy outlets, towing bar and two wheels.

This machine is used for peeling the corn from its body
Corn Dehusker
without breaking the cob/core.

It is a farm equipment used to harvest rice. In general,

rice harvester can be divided into walking type and
Rice Harvester
driving type to satisfy different requirements.

It is used to keep the grass trimmed.

Grass Cutter Whatever your grass-cutting needs, a tool stands
ready to help you do it.

Rice Seeder is meant for sowing pregerminated paddy

in wetland field.
Rice Seeder It is manually pulled implement. It covers 8 rows
simultaneously.

A machine used for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to

Milling Machine produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece,
usually by moving the work past the cutter.

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 It is a four-wheeled self-propelled or two-wheeled
Manure Spreader tractor-drawn wagon.
It is used to evenly distribute manure/organic fertilizer

It is a tractor attachment that is used to insert seeds

Seed Drills into the ground while minimizing soil disturbance.

It is used for soil cultivation to prepare a seed bed or

Cultivator
for weed control before planting into a bed.

It is designed to be pulled by tractors to strengthen

Cultipacker seedbeds before seeding so that the planting can be
done with good seed-to-soil contact.

The term "hay baler" refers to a particular piece of

Hay Baler agricultural equipment used to harvest hay. Hay
includes grasses and other plants called legumes.

Manual in Operating Farm Machinery

The operation of farm machinery is serious business and should be treated as such. To avoid any
type of machinery-related injury, strict safety practices must be employed.

• Never operate machinery under the influence of drugs or alcohol, including prescription or
over-the-counter medicines that cause drowsiness.

• Before allowing anyone to use a power tool or piece of equipment (family member, friend, or
an employee) be sure the person has had complete training in the item to be used.

• Protective clothing should be worn during the operation of farm machinery.

• Do not allow anyone to ride on machinery except the driver; passengers can easily be thrown
or knocked off the vehicle. The only exception is if the machine is equipped with an instructor
seat, in which case the driver and one additional passenger may safely ride on the machine.

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 • Keep all people away from work areas and working machinery unless they are actively
involved in the work.

• Motors should be shut down on any piece of equipment that is being refueled.

• Shut-off engine, brakes engaged, transmission in park-lock or in gear, keys removed, and
any attachments before parking for any reason.

• Safety guards should always be in place when operating any unit of machinery.

• Seat belts should be worn when operating machinery to keep you from safe zone.

• All farm equipment traveling on any roadway should be equipped with an approved Slow
Moving Vehicle (SMV) emblem.

• Farm equipment used on public roadways require lights conforming to state motor vehicle
codes.

• All implements and attachments should be used in the proper manner for which they were
designed.

• Be sure to shut-off machine engine before performing any direct contact check-up.

• Never tow an implement improperly hitched to a tractor or truck.

• Terrain should always be taken into consideration when operating farm vehicle.

Maintenance of Farm Machinery

• During the repair of any machinery, appropriate protective clothing should be worn. This
includes helmets, goggles, gloves, hearing protection, and safety shoes.

• All machinery should be maintained regularly. Any worn or broken parts should be replaced
immediately, not fixed in a temporary manner.

• When repairs are made, any guard removed during repair must be replaced before the
equipment is used.

• Check tire inflation and tread periodically to prevent flats and blowouts.

• Whenever preparing to work on a piece of equipment, block wheels to prevent movement.

• Inspect brakes, hitches, safety chains, springs, and shackles regularly for wear, broken or
missing parts, and cracks in the welds.

10 Common Farm Equipment Malfunction or Break-down

Machinery breakdown is always costly, especially during soil preparation, planting and
harvesting. Actual cost depends on how much yield is affected by doing the operation later in the
season versus the day that equipment was down.

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1. Not reading the operator's manual.
"Some farmers have never even opened the owner’s manual," Bates says. "Most of what they
need to know is in there."

2. Improper maintenance.
Skipping daily maintenance is another mistake that can cause downtime.

3. Poor electrical connections.

This problem is hard to prevent and is becoming more commonplace as more machinery is
electronically controlled

4. Overrunning machines.
Constantly pushing machines to run at maximum performance or at the top of the engineering
curve can strain joints and cause equipment to die prematurely.

5. Not replacing worn parts.

When a part on a machine breaks, some customers will replace only that part and not check
or replace other parts that may have caused the initial failure.

6. Misaligned tighteners.
Tighteners that are not tracking straight with the belt or chain in relation to the main drives can
put tension on the belt or chain, causing it to break or wear excessively

7. Improper storage.
Combines and planters can build up dust and debris, which attract rodents. Rodents gnaw on
wires and the dust itself can interfere with electrical connections.

8. Weather-related issues.
Operating in wet, muddy conditions can put strain on equipment. For example, running wet,
tough material through a combine can break shafts or plug up the machine, which then puts
strain on everything from feeder house chains to shafts to bearings and pulleys.

9. Ignoring warning signals.

Warning lights on screens are there for a reason, often signaling issues that need to be
addressed, such as low hydraulic pressure, high engine temperature or a shaft that isn’t turning.

10. Untrained operators.

As farms get larger, farm owners are having to hire outside help that may not be trained to
operate machinery.

References
https://www.farm-equipment.com/
https://www.ricethresher.org/
https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/corn-dehusker-machine.html
https://www.hunker.com/12594560/uses-of-grass-cutters
https://www.riceseeder.com/rice-seeder.html
https://ehs.msu.edu/occ/tractors/safe-operating-procedures.html