13.3

Maintenance of farm machinery & equipment

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. When to do maintenance

4. Maintenance in a dairy farm

5. Maintenance in a dairy farm Cont'd...

6. User manual guide

7. Importance of maintenance

8. Recording maintenance in a farm

9. Importance of data driven maintanance

10. What is needed to do maintenance?

11. Maintenance activities in a farm

12. Steps to follow when preparing for maintenance

13. Maintenance of farm tools and equipment's

14. Steps to follow when cleaning farm tools and equipment's

15. Steps to follow when sharpening farm tools & equipment's

16. Steps to follow when lubricating farm tools & equipment's

17. Types of lubricants

18. Types of lubricants Cont'd...

19. Importance of lubricating farm tools & equipment's

20. Storing and organizing farm tools

21. Treating wood and tightening wires

22. Painting structures and buildings

23. Managing leakages and spillage

24. Maintaining electrical wires & cables

25. Types of machinery & equipment maintenance

26. Preventive maintenance

27. Example of preventive maintenance

28. Doing preventive maintenance of vehicle

29. Doing preventive maintenance of vehicle Cont'd...

30. Corrective maintenance

31. Breakdown maintenance

32. Turnaround maintenance

33. Periodic maintenance

34. Maintenance activities of farm implements: disc plough

35. Maintenance activities of farm implements Cont'd: Planter or seeder

36. Maintenance checks on tractor

37. How to do a tire change & maintenance

38. How to do a tire change Cont'd...

39. How to do a tire change Cont'd...

40. Oil and filter change in a tractor

41. Oil and filter change in a tractor Cont'd: Oil change

42. Oil and filter change in a tractor Cont'd: Oil filter change

43. Oil and filter change in a tractor Cont'd: New filter and oil

44. Battery maintenance practices

45. Caution when handling battery