This manual is prepared to provide an essential guide to students’ practical in agricultural engineering and agricultural technology programmes and also at appropriate levels in other tertiary institutions in the country.

In preparing the manual, the requirements and minimum standards specified by the various academic regulatory bodies in Nigeria such as: National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) were taken into consideration.


The book is divided into nine parts.
Part one discussed maintenance methods by giving a general background and description of maintenance as it is the practice throughout the world.
Part two outlines the general principles of operation of the internal combustion engine and the function of each component.
Part three describes the Basic Power Transmission Systems and their mode of power transmission, care and problems.
Part four describes the Tractor System Maintenance. It gives the maintenance practices of the entire systems in a typical tractor vehicle and a maintenance chart for record purposes. Operating tractors is complex since they are used with many different types of equipment and in many different kinds of field operation. Safety measures and operation procedures are discussed in part five.
Part six is devoted to Maintenance of Farm Machinery Equipments and their calibrations.
Part seven points out Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables and highlights the processes of keeping the quality of fruits and vegetables to meet the market value.


TABLE OF CONTENT

PART 1 MAINTENANCE PRACTICE .
What is Maintenance?
Types of maintenance
Maintenance-ability

PART 2 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
The power Train
Stationary parts.
Governing systems in engine
The valve system
The fuel supply system
Fuel-injection system

PART 3: BASIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
Maintenance of Belt Drive
Gear oil viscosity classification
Chain Drive
Maintenance of Chain Drives
Cleaning of Chain

PART 4 TRACTOR SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE
Air intake system
Precleaner
Air Cleaner Maintenance
The crankcase breather Maintenance
Exhaust system
Exhaust system Maintenance
Ignition systems
Maintenance of Electrical System
Battery maintenance
Cooling system
Radiator
Causes of overheating
Maintaining The Cooling Systems
Lubrication system
Maintenance of the Lubrication System
Oil Filters
Hydraulic system
Tractor Maintenance Schedule
Tractor Maintenance Operation Schedule
Engine Tune-up
Maintenance Chart
Power Take Off
PTO drive controls
Maintaining the PTO shaft.
Telescoping PTO Shafts
Attaching Rear Mounted Equipment
Attaching Remote Hydraulic Cylinders
Removing Equipment from the tractor

PART 5 TRACTOR OPERATION AND SAFETY
Pre-operation Safety
Tractor Accident tips
Starting the Tractors
Stopping the tractor
Tractor and Equipment Transport

PART 6 FARM MACHINERY EQUIPMENTS MAINTENANCE
Maintenance of Tillage Equipment
Correction of Vertical Distortion in Plough
Correction of Horizontal Distortion in Plough
Crop protection Equipment
Sprayers

PART 7 POSTHARVEST HANDLING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Harvest Handling
Packaging
Preventing Moisture Loss
Food safety Precaution

PART 8 POULTRY HOUSING
Location
Ventilation
Heating
Lighting
General Recommendations For Lighting Installations
Cage Housing for Egg-Strain Laying Chickens

PART 9 FARM SAFETY
High Risk Factors on Farms
How You Can Improve Farm Safety
The Benefits of Improved Safety and Health Practices

REFERENCES

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