FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AE 551
Lectures : 3 Year:
II
Tutorial :
1 Part:II
Practical :
2
Course Objective:
After the completion of this course students will be
familiar with primary and secondary tillage and emplements, seeding, planting,
harvesting, threshing, plant protection machines, equipment and there
management.
1.
Objectives and Scope of Farm Mechanization (2 hours)
1.1
Objectives
of Farm Mechanization
1.2
Scope and
Limitations of Farm Mechanization in Nepal
1.3
Policies and
Related Strategies to Farm Mechanization in Nepal
2.
Tillage (3
hours)
2.1
Definition
and Objectives of Tillage
2.2
Primary and
Secondary Tillage
2.3
Physical,
Chemical and Biological Influences of Tillage
2.4
Changing
Views on Tillage
3.
Primary and Secondary Tillage Implements
3.1
Mould Board
Ploughs (3 hours)
3.1.1
Types,
Construction and Working Principle
3.1.2
Accessories
and Attachments
3.1.3
Forces
Acting on the Plough Bottom
3.2
Disc Ploughs (3
hours)
3.2.1
Types,
Construction and Working Principle
3.2.2
Accessories
and Attachments
3.2.3
Forces
Acting on Plough Bottom
3.3
Harrows (4
hours)
3.3.1
Types,
Construction and Working Principle of Harrows
3.3.2
Functions of
Harrows
3.3.3
Others types
of Harrows, their Selection and Use
3.3.4
Forces
Acting on Disk Harrow and their Analysis
3.4
Rotary
Tillage Tools and Implements (4 hours)
3.4.1
Types,
Construction and Working Principle of Rotavator, Stirring Plough and Auger
Plough
3.4.2
Advantages
and Limitations of Rotary Tillage Tools
3.4.3
Forces
Acting on Rotary Tillage Tools
3.5
Specialized
Tillage Implements and Tools (2 hours)
3.5.1
Sub-Soiler
and Chisel Ploughs
3.5.2
Rider and
Bundformer
3.5.3
Puddler
3.6
Tools and
Implements for Intercultural Operations (3
hours)
3.6.1
Objectives
of Intercultural Operations
3.6.2
Types,
Construction and Working Principle of Cultivator
3.6.3
Types of
Intercultural Tools- sweep, shovel, hoe, rotary hoe etc.
3.6.4
Horticultural
Tools and Gadgets
3.7
Measurement
of Forces on Tillage Tools (3
hours)
3.7.1
Dynamic Soil
Properties Affecting Soil-Tool Interaction
3.7.2
Types of
Dynamometers: spring, hydraulic, eddy current, strain-gauge
3.7.3
Draft,
Unit-Draft and Draft Power
4.
Seeding and Planting Machines (5 hours)
4.1
Methods of
Seeding and Planting and their Mechanization
4.2
Types,
Construction and Working Principle of Drills and Planters
4.3
Types,
Construction and Working Principle Paddy Trans-planters
4.4
Seed and
Fertilizer Metering Devices in Drills and Planters
4.5
Calibration
and Field Adjustments in Drills and Planters
4.6
Furrow
Openers and Covering Devices in Drills and Planters
4.7
Sugarcane and Potato Planters
4.8
Recent
Advances in Seeding and Planting Implements
5.
Machines and Equipment for Plant Protection (4 hours)
5.1
Objectives
of Spraying and Dusting
5.2
Types of
Sprayers and Dusters
5.3
Working
Principle and Components of Sprayers
5.4
Working
Principle and Components of Duster
5.5
Safety in
Handling Plant Protection Machines
5.6
Selection
and Calibration of Sprayers and Dusters
6.
Harvesting Machines
6.1
Crop
Harvesting Methods and their Mechanization
(1 hours)
6.2
Mowers (3
hours)
6.2.1
Types,
Working Principle and Constructional Details
6.2.2
Functional
Parameters of Mower Cutter-bar
6.2.3
Forces
Acting on Cutter-bar
6.2.4
Adjustments
and Balancing of Cutter-bar
6.3
Reapers and
Windrowers (3
hours)
6.3.1
Types,
Working Principle and Constructional Details
6.3.2
Reaper-Binder
6.3.3
Adjustments
and Performance
6.4
Harvesters
for Other Crops (3
hours)
6.4.1
Potato Digger-
working principle and constructional details
6.4.2
Groundnut
Harvester- working principle and constructional details
6.4.3
Sugarcane
Harvester- working principle and constructional details
6.4.4
Fruit
Harvesting Machinery
6.4.5
Cotton
Pickers and Stripers
7.
Threshing Machines (4
hours)
7.1
Threshing
Mechanisms and their Mechanization
7.2
Types
Threshers, their Working Principles and Constructional Details
7.3
Factors
Affecting Thresher Performance
7.4
Adjustments
and Trouble-Shooting in Mechanical Threshers
7.5
8.
Combined Harvesters (2
hours)
8.1
Classification
and Functional Components of Grain Combines
8.2
Material
Flow and Adjustments in Grain Combines
8.3
Adjustments
and Trouble-Shooting in Combine Harvesters
9.
Chaff and Silage Cutters and Forage Harvesters (2 hours)
9.1
Working
Principle and Constructional Details
9.2
Types of
Cutter Heads
9.3
Power
Requirement and Cutting Energy
9.4
Forage
Blower
10.
Hill Agricultural
Machinery (2
hours)
11.
Selection and
Economics of Farm Machines and Equipment (4 hours)
11.1
Selection Criteria of Farm Machines and Equipment
11.2
Cost of Operation of Farm Machines- fixed and
variable costs
11.3
Management of Farm Machines for Optimum
Performance
11.4
Feasibility of Custom Hiring of Farm Machines
and Equipment
Practical:
1.
Study of
Different Farm Operations and Familiarization with Farm Machines and Equipment
2.
Study on
Animal and Tractor Drawn Mould Board Plough
3.
Study on
Disk Plough
4.
Study on
Animal and Tractor Drawn Disk Harrows
5.
Study on
Rotary Tillage Tools
6.
Study on
Sub-soiler and Chisel Plough
7.
Study on
Mechanical Weed Control Machines and Equipments
8.
Study on
Seeding and Planting Machines
9.
Calibration
of Seed Drills and Planters
10.
Study on
Paddy Trans-planters
11.
Study on
Mowers and Reapers
12.
Study on
Mechanical Threshers
13.
Study on
Combined Harvesters
14.
Study on
Plant Protection Machines and Equipments
15.
Measurement
of Power Requirement of Farm Machines and Equipments
References:
1.
Principle of
Farm Machinery (Latest edition) by R. A. Kepner, Roy Bainer and E. L. Barger. C
& S Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, India.
2.
Farm
Machinery and Equipment, 6th edition by H. P. Smith and L. H. Wilkey. Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, India.
3.
Principle of
Agricultural Engineering, Vol. I (Latest Edition) by A. M. Michael and T. P.
Ojha. Jain Brothers, New Delhi, India.
4.
Farm
Machinery, 10th edition by Clude Culpin. ELBS London, UK.
5.
Elements of
Farm Machines, 1st edition by A. C. Srivastava. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co.
Ltd., New Delhi, India.
6.
Agricultural
Machines by N. I. Kelnin, I. F. Popov and A. V. A. Sakur, Amerind Publishing,
New Delhi
7.
Testing and
Evaluation of Agricultural Machines by M. L. Mehta, S. R. Verma, S. K. Mishra
and V. K. Sharma.
8.
Agricultural
Engineering (Through Worked Examples) by Radhey Lal and A. C. Datta. Saroj
Publishers, Allahabad.
Evaluation
Scheme:
The questions will cover
all the chapters of the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as
indicated below:
|
Chapters
|
Hours
|
Marks
distribution*
|
|
1 & 2
|
5
|
6
|
|
3.1 & 3.2
|
6
|
8
|
|
3.3 & 3.4
|
8
|
12
|
|
3.5 & 3.6
|
5
|
6
|
|
3.7
|
3
|
5
|
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
|
6 ,7 & 8
|
16
|
20
|
|
9 & 10
|
4
|
5
|
|
11
|
4
|
5
|
|
Total
|
60
|
80
|
*There may
be minor deviation in marks distribution.
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