Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Lecturers
Course Type:
30%
10%
60%
4.
REFERENCE:
R.N Kaul, 1985, Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization. 1st Edition. Macmillan Publishers
Brian Bell, Farm Machinery. 3rd Edition. Farming press
Archie A. Stone, Machines for Power Farming. 2nd Edition. Wiley. Inc
5.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Topic
Lecture 1
Introduction to
Farm Machinery:
Lecture 2
Principles of
Power :
content
History ,Variety of equipment,
Basic safety procedures and
Careers and opportunities
Elements of force, work, and power,
animal, wind, biomass, solar and
human as power sources:
Method of instruction
Tools/equipment needed
2hours interactive
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
lecture covering
theory
2 hours of
interactive lecture
covering theory
3 hours of practical
covering
the
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
Lecture 3.
Principles of
Power :
Lecture 4:
Power
Transmission:
Lecture 5:
Maintenance:
Lecture 6
Test 1
Lecture 7:
Primary tillage:
Lecture
Secondary
tillage:
Lecture 9:
Planting and
plant weeding:
Preventative maintenance,
Lubrication, Daily service, and
Operator level problem diagnosis
3hours
of
practical covering
application and use
of the equipment
2hours of interactive
lecture covering theory
2 hours test
seater)
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
Petrol and diesel engines,
fully fledged tool box transport
(0ver 100 seater)
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
Tractor, transport (over 100
seater)
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
Printing paper, printer
3hours
of
All primary implements,
demonstration and
tractor, fuel, engine oil,
use
of
the
hydraulic oil, transport (over
equipment
100 seater)
2hours interactive
lecture
covering
theory
3hours
of
demonstration and
use
of
the
equipment
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
Precision
planter,
broadcaster,
maize
seed
weeders, tractor, hydraulic oil,
engine oil, fuel and transport
(over 100 seater)
Lecture 10 Pest
control
equipment
Lecture 11
Test 2
Lecture 12:
fertilizer
applicators
2hours of interactive
lecture
covering
theory
3hours
of
demonstration and
use
of
the
equipment
2 hours test
Lecture 14:
Harvesting
equipment:
Lecture 15:
Field
Performance of
Machines
2hours
lecture LCD/screen, BB/chalk
covering theory
3hours
of Manure
spreaders,
row
demonstration and fertilizer applicator, fertilizer,
use
of
the tractor, fuel, engine oil, hydraulic
equipment
oil and transport (over 100
seater)
2hours
lecture LCD/screen, BB/chalk
covering theory
3hours
of Combine harvester, foliage
demonstration and
harvester, tractor, fuel, engine
use
of
the
oil, hydraulic oil and transport
equipment
(over 100 seater)
2hours interactive LCD/screen, BB/chalk
lecture
covering
theory
3hours
of Root tuber digger, tractor,
demonstration and
fuel, engine oil, hydraulic oil
use
of
the
and transport (over 100
equipment
seater)
Lecture 13:
Harvesting
equipment:
6.
LCD/screen, BB/chalk
26 hrs
21 hrs
09 hrs
04 hrs