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