FOT 4010 - Machinery

Clock Hours: 100

Course Description:
This course deals with advanced aspects of farm machinery maintenance and the typical problems which could determine profit and loss. How much machinery, what size, how acquired, alternatives to owning, and machine costs are all studied. Methods will be presented for the selection of crop land preparation, planting, crop maintenance, harvesting, and transportation equipment.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Focus on machinery needs, sizing, and the determination process of owning or leasing.
Study emerging trends in new technology with equipment and cost analysis and selection.
Identify optimal use scenarios, such as scheduling of sequential operations and maintenance downtime for given equipment.
Measure and collect machine performance data.
Identify farm machinery and equipment maintenance needs.