CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
Soil manipulation
Tillage
Initial cutting, plowing, 6-36
Primary tillage
Subsequent breaking , harrowing, 3-6
Secondary tillage
Combined, rotavating, up to 6
General purpose tillage
Unplowed soil
Land
Soil cut
Furrowslice
Trench or canal
Furrow
Raised ridged
Back furrow
Trench left
Deadfurrow
Unbroken side
Furrow wall
Continuous lapping
Flat broken land
Broken in alternate
Bedded or listed land
Oldest and most important , 6-18
Moldboard plow
Provides the cutting
Share
Receives furrowslice
Moldboard
Counteracts the side
Landslide
Bend downward
Vertical clearance
Bent outward
Horizontal clearance
Perpendicular distance between the wing and share
Size of the moldboard plow bottom
Effort to reduce
Disc plow
Round and concave
Disc
Curved plate
Scraper
Rear wheel
Rear furrow wheel
makes vertical, 15-25deg
Tilt angle
direction travel, 42-45deg
Disc angle
Expresses in terms of diameter of the disc
Size of the disc plow bottom
Resistance of the soil
Draft plows
Ratio of the time a machine
Field efficiency
Specific resistance of a five type of soil
Unit draft
Consist of two or more disc gang,3-6
Disc harrow
Implement used to pulverize soil
Disc harrow
Round and concave disc
Discs
Assembly of disc
Disc gang
A washer
Bumpers
Two to three bearings
Bearing
Consist of two gang disc end to end
Single action disc harrow
Four gangs of disc
Double action disc harrow
Consist of two gang disc behind
Offset action disc harrow
Long rigid spikes
Spike tooth harrow
Long falt curved teeth
Spring tooth harrow
Set of cutting knives
Rotavators
For wet land operation
Floating power tillers