Farm Tractor Systems

Farm Tractor Systems
Author: Segun R. Bello
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-11-30
Genre: Agricultural machinery
ISBN: 9781481022927

A link between machine functionality, operations, performance and decision making in the management of power sources and field operations were presented in this book. Depreciation and functional deviation of a machine from its original state at manufacture could put the life of a machine in danger of breakdown or obsolescence, which is counted a loss to any such organization or the entrepreneur. To avoid such losses, an understanding of machine systems functionality and a well organized maintenance programme designed to maintain, prevent or restore machine to near original state is required. Vocational training and entrepreneurship education in Nigeria's tertiary institutions has made possible a do-it-yourself skill acquisition in machine fault tracking, maintenance and repairs. A bimodal training programme packaged and presented in this book is all that is required for managerial decision making, maintenance and qualitative service delivery.

Tractors and Farm Vehicles

Tractors and Farm Vehicles
Author: Jean Coppendale
Publisher: Mighty Machines
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781554076208

Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them.

The Complete Book of Tractors and Trucks

The Complete Book of Tractors and Trucks
Author: John Carroll
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Traction-engines
ISBN: 9780754805281

This comprehensive guide to both agricultural mechanization and road transport is divided into two parts, one following the development of the tractor and farming machinery and the other focusing on the origins and functions of different kinds of trucks. Written by two transport enthusiasts, this guide includes historic accounts of transport development, A-Z guides to all the major manufacturers and over 1,500 color reference photographs.

Fantastic Farm Machines

Fantastic Farm Machines
Author: Cris Peterson
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781590782712

Introduces readers to twelve types of farm machinery.

Know Your Farm Machinery

Know Your Farm Machinery
Author: Chris Lockwood
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2016-09-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1910456632

Know Your Farm Machinery follows on from the successful publication of Know Your Tractors, Know Your Combines and Know Your Classic Tractors.This pocket-sized book details 43 types of farm machinery most commonly seen on farms today including ploughs, cultivators, drills, spreaders and balers. A photograph of each machine is included.Chris Lockwood is a Suffolk based freelance agricultural journalist and producer of a long list of farming and farm machinery DVDs. This is his fourth book in the popular Know Your series.

Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment

Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment
Author: Steve Hansen
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1612125271

This Storey BASICS® title offers exactly what you need to know to keep your small farm’s equipment in good working order. Long-time farmers Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen cover everything from tractors and mowers to trimmers, tillers, ATVs, plows, discs, drills, planters, cultivators, mechanical rakes, and balers, showing you how to care for your equipment to prevent problems and how to diagnose and fix the things that do go wrong.

The American Farm Tractor

The American Farm Tractor
Author: Randy Leffingwell
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2002
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760313701

Original ads, historic design drawings, and factory photographs tell the definitive story of the American tractor's development, mechanical innovations, groundbreaking designs, and company histories. Best-selling author Randy Leffingwell researched and photographed restored classics and one-of-a-kind experimental models from coast-to-coast to deliver the goods on American farm tractor. This is the book that started it all! Previous hardcover edition (0-87938-532-4 pub 1991) has sold a staggering 150,000!

National Safety Tractor and Machinery Operation Program Student Manual

National Safety Tractor and Machinery Operation Program Student Manual
Author: Ohio State University
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2006-06-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780913163399

The need for current and better quality training materials was cited by both certification program instructors and coordinators. In recognition of these shortcomings, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded a major project with Penn State University, The Ohio State University, and the National Safety Council to develop a National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program (NSTMOP). The result is the NSTMOP Student Manual. This manual, including the task sheets, is the primary curriculum resource developed and designed to be used in a variety of instructional settings. The task sheets are divided into 6 sections: introduction; safety basics; agricultural hazards; the tractor; connecting and using implements with the tractor; and material handling (skid steers, ATV, and utility vehicles). There are a total of 77 task sheets, 48 are identified as core topics. Also included are a skills and driving test layout map and evaluation forms.

Fundamentals of Tractor Design

Fundamentals of Tractor Design
Author: Karl Theodor Renius
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 303032804X

This textbook offers a comprehensive review of tractor design fundamentals. Discussing more than hundred problems and including about six hundred international references, it offers a unique resource to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and also practical engineers, managers, test engineers, consultants and even old-timer fans. Tractors are the most important pieces of agricultural mechanization, hence a key factor of feeding the world. In order to address the educational needs of both less and more developed countries, the author included fundamentals of simple but proved designs for tractors with moderate technical levels, along with extensive information concerning modern, premium tractors. The broad technical content has been structured according to five technology levels, addressing all components. Relevant ISO standards are considered in all chapters. The book covers historical highlights, tractor project management (including cost management), traction mechanics, tires (including inflation control), belt ground drives, and ride dynamics. Further topics are: chassis design, diesel engines (with emission limits and installation instructions), all important types of transmissions, topics in machine element design, and human factors (health, safety, comfort). Moreover, the content covers tractor-implement management systems, in particular ISOBUS automation and hydraulic systems. Cumulative damage fundamentals and tractor load spectra are described and implemented for dimensioning and design verification. Fundamentals of energy efficiency are discussed for single tractor components and solutions to reduce the tractor CO2 footprint are suggested.

Seventy Years of Farm Tractors

Seventy Years of Farm Tractors
Author: Brian Bell
Publisher: Old Pond Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre: TRANSPORTATION
ISBN: 9781912158430

By the end of the twentieth century there were some half-million tractors on British farms - more machines than people to drive them. Brian Bell's encyclopaedic book traces the evolution of the farm tractor from the days of starting handle and pan seat to current 4-wheel drive machines with air-conditioned cabs and computer management systems. He deals in particular with developments of the classic period from the 1950s to the 1990s. The book is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer from Allis-Chalmers to Zetor, one hundred marques in total. These are all machines to be found on British farms irrespective of their country of manufacture. Brian runs concisely through the histories of the companies and their major models, illustrated with a wealth of photographs and extracts from sales literature. He adds some special features on items such as hydraulic systems and cold-starting aids. He includes a glossary and full index. This book replaces the author's earlier, successful, Fifty Years of Farm Tractors. Many of the photographs are new and the text has been brought up to date to include developments of the early twenty-first century.