AE003601: Farm Machinery and Equipment-II

Ver 1.0, B.Tech Agricultural Engineering

Lect Credit Evaluation Scheme
Tut. Pract.
. s Compone Exam Weighta Pass
2 50 Marks FET 10
40
1 - 1 (1+1) Theory/ MSE 15
Practical ESE 25 40
Prerequisite:

Course Outcomes: After the end of this course students will be able to
CO1 Classify different farm machinery equipments required for plant
protection, threshing and harvesting.
CO2 Explain harvesting and threshing methods of different crops
CO3 Apply the technical knowledge and skills required for operation,
maintenance and evaluation of threshing and harvesting
CO4 Demonstrate different components of farm machineries.
CO5 Evaluate the performance efficiencies and cost of operations for
different farm machines.
CO6 Identify the sources of losses in combine harvester and thresher

Course Articulation Matrix: Mapping of Course Outcomes (COs) with

Program Outcomes (POs)

Course
Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 PSO PSO BTL
(COs)/Progra 0 1 2 1 2
m
Outcomes(POs
)
CO1

CO2
CO3
CO4
CO5
 CO6

3- High Contribution, 2- Medium Contribution, 1-Low Contribution

Syllabus:

Theory

Introduction to plant protection equipment – sprayers and dusters.

Classification of sprayers and sprays. Types of nozzles. Calculations for
calibration of sprayers and chemical application rates. Introduction to
interculture equipment. Use of weeders – manual and powered. Study of
functional requirements of weeders and main components. Familiarization of
fertilizer application equipment. Study of harvesting operation – harvesting
methods, harvesting terminology. Study of mowers – types, constructional
details, working and adjustments. Study of shear type harvesting devices –
cutter bar, inertial forces, counter balancing, terminology, cutting pattern.
Study of reapers, binders and windrowers – principle of operation and
constructional details. Importance of hay conditioning, methods of hay
conditioning, and calculation of moisture content of hay. Introduction to
threshing systems – manual and mechanical systems. Types of threshing
drums and their applications. Types of threshers- tangential and axial, their
constructional details and cleaning systems. Study of factors affecting
thresher performance. Study of grain combines, combine terminology,
classification of grain combines, study of material flow in combines.
Computation of combine losses, study of combine troubles and
troubleshooting. Study of chaff cutters and capacity calculations. Study of
straw combines – working principle and constructional details. Study of root
crop diggers – principle of operation, blade adjustment and approach angle,
and calculation of material handled. Study of potato and groundnut diggers.
Study of Cotton harvesting – Cotton harvesting mechanisms, study of cotton
pickers and strippers, functional components. Study of maize harvesting
combines. Introduction to vegetables and fruit harvesting equipment and
tools.

Practical:
Familiarization with various Farm machines related to harvesting, threshing,
root. harvesting, combine etc; Study of various types of mowers,
constructional details, materials and working; Study of various types of
reaper, constructional details, materials and working & performance; Study
of various types of reaper binder, constructional details, materials and
working; Study of various types of potato harvesters, constructional details,
materials and working; Study of various types of groundnut harvesters,
constructional details, materials and working & performance; Study of
various types of forage harvester, constructional details, materials and
working; Study of various types of sugarcane harvester, constructional
details, materials and working; Study of various types of maize sheller,
constructional details, materials and working & performance; Study of
various types of threshers, constructional details, materials and working &
performance; Study of various types of cotton pickers and strippers,
constructional details, materials and working; Study of various types of
harvester tools, constructional details, materials and working; Study of
various types of combine harvester, constructional details, materials and
working; Study of various types of straw combines, constructional details,
materials and working; Study of various types of fruit harvester equipment,
constructional details, materials and working.

Teaching schedule- Theory with weightages (%)

Lectu Topic Book Chapter, Page No.

re No No. Art. No.
UNIT-I
1, 2 Plant protection equipment- Sprayers 5 6.1-6.5 114-135
and duster their calibration selection.
Constructional features of different
components and adjustments.
3 Principle and types of cutting 7 14.3-14.10 315-321
mechanisms
4-9 Crop harvesting machinery: 5 4.1,4.2, 17 71-85
Harvesting and threshing equipments 17.9-
Threshing mechanics. 7 17.14, 33 400-409
438-450
Combine harvester: components, 4 6.13 453-454
functions and flow chart, grain losses
4 33 460-461
Sugarcane harvester: components,
functions and flow chart
UNIT-II
10 - Forage chopping and handling 7 16.1-16.7 368-374
11 equipment 16.15- 383-384
1 16.16 371-376
Chaff cutter 18.1
12 Root crop harvesting equipment:
components, functions and flow chart 4 33 462-463
of Potato harvester and Peanut 2 372-376
harvester.
13,14 Cotton harvesting machinery: 7 19.1- 446-455
components, functions and flow chart 19.10
 15 Testing of farm machines test code 8 1 2-15
procedures, interpretation of test
results
16 Selection of tractor and matching 5 Annex-I 219-228
implements

Teaching schedule- Theory with weightages (%)

UNIT Topic Weighta

NO ges
%
I Plant protection equipment- Sprayers and duster their 20
calibration selection. Constructional features of different
components and adjustments.
Principle and types of cutting mechanisms 35
Crop harvesting machinery:
Harvesting and threshing equipment, Threshing mechanics.
Combine harvester, grain losses, Sugarcane harvester
II Forage chopping and handling equipment, Chaff cutter
Root crop harvesting equipment 45
Potato harvesting
Peanut harvesting
Cotton harvesting machinery
Testing of farm machines test code procedures
Selection of tractor and matching implements

Practical Exercises

Exercis Topics
es No.
1 To study different types of pesticides application equipment
2 To study different types of spray nozzles
3 To study different types of dusters
4 Study of various types of movers, constructional details, materials and
working
5 Study of various types of repairs, constructional details, materials and
working
 6 Study of grain crop combine harvesters constructional details, materials
and working
7-8 To study different types of threshers constructional details, materials
and working and performance
9 Study of maize sheller
10 Study of sugarcane harvester
11 Study of chaff cutter
12 Study of Potato harvester
13 Study of Peanut harvester
14 Study of cotton harvesting machinery
15 Study of various types of fruits harvesting equipment, constructional
details, materials and working
16 Study of various types of forage harvesters, constructional details,
materials and working

Suggested readings

Text Books

01 Elements of Agril. Engineering by Dr. Jagdiswar sahay.

02 Farm machinery and Equipment by Smith and Wikes, TMH Publ.(1984
edition )
03 Elements of Farm Machinery by A.C. Shrivastav (1990 edition )
04 Farm Machinery & Equipment by CP Nakra, Dhankpat Rai & Sons Edition
1990
05 Farm machinery and approach by S. C. Jain, Grace Philip
06 Practical Farm Machinery Vol.2 By Bhattacharya, Saroj Prakashan, 1999
Ed.
07 Principles of Farm Machinery by Kepner, Bainer and Barger, CBS
Publishers and Distributer, Delhi (1987) Indian Edition.
08 RNAM Test Codes and Procedures for Farm Machinery.