Machines of the Farm: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive textbook designed to provide a thorough understanding of farm machinery, its mechanics, and management. It dives deeply into practical concepts related to agricultural equipment, including calibration and adjustments essential for agricultural engineers. By blending theoretical insights and practical applications, the book covers topics such as mechanics, materials, selection, and performance evaluation. Each chapter includes worked examples and exercises to ensure a broad and practical understanding of the subject.
The book not only details specific machines and scientific principles but also includes chapters on primary and secondary tillage equipment, machinery for sowing, weed control, crop protection, manure application, and harvesting. It reviews the testing of farm machines, earth-moving equipment, and considers performance against cost. This textbook is a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in Agricultural Engineering, as well as professionals in the field, farm machinery designers, and agricultural consultants. Additionally, it offers a full solutions manual for instructors and worked examples for students to further their learning objectives.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to agricultural mechanization - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Primary tillage implements - p. 9 3. Chapter 3. Materials of Construction and Heat Treatment - p. 39 4. Chapter 4. Secondary tillage implements - p. 49 5. Chapter 5. Mechanics of field machinery and their hitchings - p. 69 6. Chapter 6. Crop-planting machinery - p. 133 7. Chapter 7. Machines for weed control - p. 167 8. Chapter 8. Fertilizer and manure application machinery - p. 181 9. Chapter 9. Plant protection machinery - p. 195 10. Chapter 10. Machines for crop harvesting - p. 231 11. Chapter 11. Performance and cost analysis of field machines - p. 263 12. Chapter 12. Earth-moving equipment - p. 291 13. Chapter 13. Testing of farm machines - p. 317 14. Chapter 14. Automation and precision agriculture - p. 341 15. Index - p. 367
Machines of the Farm: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive textbook designed to provide a thorough understanding of farm machinery, its mechanics, and management. It dives deeply into practical concepts related to agricultural equipment, including calibration and adjustments essential for agricultural engineers. By blending theoretical insights and practical applications, the book covers topics such as mechanics, materials, selection, and performance evaluation. Each chapter includes worked examples and exercises to ensure a broad and practical understanding of the subject.
The book not only details specific machines and scientific principles but also includes chapters on primary and secondary tillage equipment, machinery for sowing, weed control, crop protection, manure application, and harvesting. It reviews the testing of farm machines, earth-moving equipment, and considers performance against cost. This textbook is a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in Agricultural Engineering, as well as professionals in the field, farm machinery designers, and agricultural consultants. Additionally, it offers a full solutions manual for instructors and worked examples for students to further their learning objectives.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to agricultural mechanization - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Primary tillage implements - p. 9 3. Chapter 3. Materials of Construction and Heat Treatment - p. 39 4. Chapter 4. Secondary tillage implements - p. 49 5. Chapter 5. Mechanics of field machinery and their hitchings - p. 69 6. Chapter 6. Crop-planting machinery - p. 133 7. Chapter 7. Machines for weed control - p. 167 8. Chapter 8. Fertilizer and manure application machinery - p. 181 9. Chapter 9. Plant protection machinery - p. 195 10. Chapter 10. Machines for crop harvesting - p. 231 11. Chapter 11. Performance and cost analysis of field machines - p. 263 12. Chapter 12. Earth-moving equipment - p. 291 13. Chapter 13. Testing of farm machines - p. 317 14. Chapter 14. Automation and precision agriculture - p. 341 15. Index - p. 367
