Farm Power and Machinery Management - Softcover

Hunt, Donnell

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9780813817569: Farm Power and Machinery Management

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813817560 ISBN 13: 9780813817569

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

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Used by more than 60,000 students since 1954, Farm Power and Machinery Management continues to be devoted to the selection, operation, maintenance, and replacement of tractors and farm machinery used in agricultural field production. The objectives of the 10th edition are to analyse the factors that constitute machinery management, to explain the function of the various machines and to indicate approaches and procedures for making management decisions.

This book will be of practical use for equipment dealers and manufacturers, farm lenders and managers, landowners and farmers, as well as farm operators. Additionally, the management principles and the machinery operating details are useful to students preparing for careers in agricultural education, agricultural mechanisation, agricultural business, or agricultural engineering.

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The 10th edition of Farm Power and Machinery Management continues to provide an excellent text and reference on selection, operation, maintenance, and replacement of tractors and farm machinery used in agricultural field production. It incorporates new techniques for assessing needs and developing sound management practices for modern, mechanized agricultural field operations.

This edition of the classic textbook features:

International tractor testing procedures
New section on instrumentation reviews featuring various operations from engine sensing to GPS field location
The latest conservation tillage practices and equipment
New tire ratings
Current developments in combines and balers
The effects of microprocessor control of engines on performance, efficiency, and convenience of operation
Many new photos and illustrations as well as problem/solution examples

In addition to being a practical guide for farmers, farm operators, and farm managers, the management principles and the machinery-operating details will be useful to students in agricultural education, agricultural mechanization, agricultural business, and agricultural engineering.

Review:

"Best textbook for the price and the amount of information contained therein. Print quality is excellent." --Myron Albers, Southern Illinois University

"Excellent book. Many great formulas and charts useful in teaching machinery management." --Richard Schaufler, University of Minnesota, Grand Meadow

"The authors have described operation and economics of machinery management very well. An excellent book." --Ganesh Bora, North Dakota State University

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