Agricultural Machinery Is Machinery Used in The Operation of An Agricultural Area or Farm

Agricultural machinery is machinery used in the operation of an agricultural area or farm.
Steam power Power for agricultural machinery was originally supplied by horses or other domesticated animals.[1] With the invention of steam power came the portable engine, and later the traction engine, a multipurpose, mobile energy source that was the ground-crawling cousin to the steam locomotive. Agricultural steam engines took over the heavy pulling work of horses, and were also equipped with a pulley that could power stationary machines via the use of a long belt. The steam-powered machines were low-powered by today's standards but, because of their size and their low gear ratios, they could provide a large drawbar pull. Their slow speed led farmers to comment that tractors had two speeds: "slow, and darn slow." Internal combustion engines The internal combustion engine; first the petrol engine, and later diesel engines; became the main source of power for the next generation of tractors. These engines also contributed to the development of the selfpropelled, combined harvester and thresher, or combine harvester (also shortened to 'combine'). Instead of cutting the grain stalks and transporting them to a stationary threshing machine, these combines cut, threshed, and separated the grain while moving continuously through the field. A 1963 Ford 600 farm truck Combines might have taken the harvesting job away from tractors, but tractors still do the majority of work on a modern farm. They are used to pull implementsmachines that till the ground, plant seed, and perform other tasks. Tillage implements prepare the soil for planting by loosening the soil and killing weeds or competing plants. The best-known is the plow, the ancient implement that was upgraded in 1838 by John Deere. Plows are now used less frequently in the U.S. than formerly, with offset disks used instead to turn over the soil, and chisels used to gain the depth needed to retain moisture. The most common type of seeder is called a planter, and spaces seeds out equally in long rows, which are usually two to three feet apart. Some crops are planted by drills, which put out much more seed in rows less than a foot apart, blanketing the field with crops. Transplanters automate the task of transplanting seedlings to the field. With the widespread use of plastic mulch, plastic mulch layers, transplanters, and seeders lay down long rows of plastic, and plant through them automatically. After planting, other implements can be used to cultivate weeds from between rows, or to spread fertilizer and pesticides. Hay balers can be used to tightly package grass or alfalfa into a storable form for the winter months. Modern irrigation relies on machinery. Engines, pumps and other specialized gear provide water quickly and in high volumes to large areas of land. Similar types of equipment can be used to deliver fertilizers and pesticides. Besides the tractor, other vehicles have been adapted for use in farming, including trucks, airplanes, and helicopters, such as for transporting crops and making equipment mobile, to aerial spraying and livestock herd management. Soil cultivation Rotavator Cultivator Cultipacker Chisel plow Harrow o Spike harrow o Drag harrow o Disk harrow
Plough Power tiller / Rotary tiller / Rototiller Spading machine Subsoiler Two-wheel tractor Stone picker ( picker) Rock windrower (rock rake) Planting
A plough in action in South Africa. Notice the soil being turned over. Broadcast seeder (alternately: broadcast spreader or fertilizer spreader) Planter (farm implement) Plastic mulch layer Potato planter Seed drill Air seeder Precision drill Transplanter o Rice transplanter Fertilizing & Pest Control Fertilizer spreader, see broadcast seeder Terragator Manure spreader Sprayer Irrigation Center pivot irrigation Drip irrigation Hydroponics Produce sorter Weight Sorter Color Sorter Blemish Sorter Diameter Sorter Shape Sorter Density Sorter Internal/Taste Sorter Harvesting / post-harvest

Case IH Module Express 625 picks cotton and simultaneously builds cotton modules.
CTM Johnson Tomato Harvester Beet harvester Beet cleaner loader Bean harvester Cane Harvester
Carrot harvester Chaser bin Combine harvester Conveyor belt Corn harvester Cotton picker Fanning mill Farm truck Forage harvester (or silage harvester)
Gleaner Grain cleaner Grain dryer Gravity wagon Haulout Transporter Over-the-row mechanical harvester for harvesting apples Potato digger Potato harvester Rice huller Sickle Sugarcane harvester Swather Winnower Hay making
Round baler in action See also: hay Bale mover Bale wrapper Baler and Big Baler Conditioner

Hay rake Hay tedder Mower Loader wagon, Self-loading wagon used in Europe, but not common in USA Loading
A "backhoe loader" A restored JCB 3C MkII, showing the conventional arrangement of front loader and backhoe
A skid loader with its bucket replaced by backhoe attachment Backhoe Front end loader Skid-steer loader Milking Bulk tank

Milking machine Milking pipeline
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TOL Tree Trimmer Allen Scythe Grain auger Feed grinder Grain cart Conveyor Analyzer Chillcuring Obsolete farm machinery Steam-powered: Stationary steam engine Portable engine Traction engine o Agricultural engine
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Ploughing engine Steam tractor
Binder Flail Hog oiler Reaper Winnowing machine/Winnowing-fan Threshing machine Drag harrow

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