Title: (Optional) Perform diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures on tillage equipment.
Course: Agricultural Power Systems, Advanced (18402-II) > Section: Maintaining and Servicing Tillage and Seeding Application Machinery and Equipment

Procedures should include

- identifying hazards associated with tillage equipment
- undergoing safety instruction and testing prior to diagnostic, maintenance, repair and/or operating tillage equipment (e.g., grease fittings or repair tines on tiller) such as
  - moldboard plows
  - disk plows
  - disk tillers
  - chisel plow
  - disc harrows and offset disks
  - field cultivators
  - toothed harrows
  - packers
  - undercutters
  - rod weeders.

Teacher Resources:

- Health and Safety Training Manual, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University (https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/mycas/section-4-%E2%80%93-agricultural-safety-rules)
- Safety in Agriculture for Youth, National Cooperative Extension, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (https://ag-safety.extension.org/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth/)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What maintenance should be performed on tillage equipment?
- How is the use of lubricant determined?