Maintenance of Horticultural Equipment

AUTHOR: P.A. Reynolds
PUBLISHER: Biotech Books
ISBN: 9788176222044
YEAR: 2009
PAGES: 183
SIZE: 14 X 22 X 1.3 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Never has there been so much equipment on the farm, the nursery and the smallholding. That equipment must be kept in good order if production costs are to be kept down. On every holding there should be someone who understands engines, general machinery, electricity, water installations and carpentry. His knowledge need not be profound, but he must know how to use tools.
Here, then is a practical guide to the maintenance of equipment.

CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION

1. OPERATING COSTS
    Operating costs of a two-wheeled tractor—types of horticultural tractor—single-wheeled—two-wheeled— three- and four-wheeled—tracklayers.

2. CHOOSING A MACHINE
    How to choose a motor cultivator—adaptability—buying a second-hand machine.

3. THE WORKSHOP
    Your workshop and its equipment—engineering and woodworking tools—how to use a hacksaw—files and filing—spanners—drills and drilling—how to solder—hard soldering—brazing—riveting—thread cutting—grinding wheels.

4. ENGINES
    How an engine works—four-stroke engines—two-stroke engines—principles of carburation—the fuel system— engine governors—principles of ignition—sparking plugs —ignition testing—air cleaners—adjusting a carburettor.

5. MORE ABOUT ENGINES
    Decarbonising a two-stroke—decarbonising a four-stroke —adjusting engine governors—engine timing—servicing data for Villiers and J.A.P. engines.

6. TRANSMISSION
    Transmission—methods of drive—roller chain adjustment and repair—differential gears—hub ratchets—dog clutches —centrifugal clutches—clutch relining—belt drive and belt clutches and their adjustment—tube repairing.

7. IMPLEMENT MAINTENANCE
    Sharpening cultivators, disc harrows, etc. Kolary scythes, lawn mowers and cutter bars—sharpening a lawn mower— cutter bar maintenance—rotary hoe maintenance, etc. —rust prevention—broken bolts—sprayer maintenance.

8. DIESEL ENGINES
    Diesel engines—care and maintenance—bleeding the fuel system—installing a stationary engine—fuel filters—the Lister diesel.

9. ELECTRICITY
    Small electric generating plants—wind-driven generators —low voltage generators—electrical terms explained— how to wire a house and buildings for electric light—care of dynamos—battery maintenance—mains supplies.

10. WATER SUPPLIES
    Water supplies—shallow well pumps—centrifugal pumps —pistons—glands—deep bore pumps and their maintenance—stationary engines—belts and pulleys—belt joining and lacing—pipe work, etc.

11. BOILERS AND OIL BURNERS
    Maintenance of boilers and oil burners.

12. BRICK AND CONCRETE WORK
    Brick and concrete work—lime mortar—cement mortar— mixing cement and concrete—cutting bricks—bricklaying —concrete and breeze blocks—plugging brickwork— cutting glazed earthenware pipes.

13. WOODWORKING
    Woodworking tools—how to sharpen a saw, chisel and plane—setting a plane—how to plane—making a sawing stool—woodworking joints and how to make them—nails —screws—making an extension ladder—    making gates—preserving wooden posts.

14. ROOFS AND BUILDINGS
    Roofs and buildings—bracing a shaky building—making a shed—cutting asbestos cement sheets—fixing asbestos sheets—roofing with felt—repairing a torn roof—painting—glazing, etc.

15. SOME USEFUL ODD JOBS
    Sharpening shears and scissors—repairing a cracked petrol pipe—oil lamps and heaters—maintenance of pressure lamps, blowlamps and flame guns—oil drum as an engine cover—repairing galvanised tanks—fitting new handles to forks, spades and axes, sharpening auger and centre bits—oilstones—truing up a grindstone, etc.

INDEX