Farming Tool
Farming tools are heavy, light or hand tools used in the farming process. They are either manual or automatic based on the manufacturer’s specification. Equipment is needed for tilling, weeding, carrying, dumping and digging. Others are deployed as pest control, transportation, irrigation, harvesting.
Mechanization
Mechanization is a process whereby a farmer used machinery to carry out the farming process.
Examples of farming equipment
Examples of farming equipment are diggers, hay knife, pitch fork, drag hoe. Others include pitch fork, spade, plough, shovel, cultivators. More are planter, articulated tractor, harrow, sickle, rake, twine cutter. We have hand cultivators, sod cutter, dibber, curry-comb, rake, and tiller.
- Diggers
- hay knife
- pitch fork
- drag hoe
- pitch fork
- spade
- plough
- shovel
- cultivators
- planter
- articulated tractor
- harrow
- sickle
- rake
- twine cutter
- hand cultivators
- sod cutter
- dibber
- curry-comb
- rake
- tiller
Hand Tools
Hand tools are the most common tools used by farmers. They are easy to handle highly functional and cost effective. Hand tools generally require hard labor in farming activity. Common are pruning devices, sickle, sprinkler, and crowbar. Others are bolo, spade, pick, shovel, and shears. More include pick mattock, spade, hand towel, pitch fork, shrub rake etc.
Hand Farming Equipment
Some hand farming Equipment
- pruning devices
- sickle
- sprinkler
- crowbar
- bolo
- spade
- pick
- cutlass
- shovel
- shears
- rake
- pick mattock
- hand towel
- shrub rake
Farm implements
Farm implements or agricultural are mounted or dragged depending on the function. Must are mounted on a tractor and used to plough, cut, trim. Point tractor hitch is used to attach implements to tractors. They are triangular shaped 3 point hitch that are weight resistant and highly effective.
Used
- To cut
- Trim
- plough
Tractor
Tractors are without a doubt one of the most important machinery used in farms. Tractors come in various sizes, functionality and designs. They are used for digging, harvesting, haulage, plouging, harrowing. Some are highly adaptable while some serve only a specific purpose.
Garden Tools
Garden tools are either manual or machinery based on the function. Most garden machines are small sized used for cutting, trimming. We have lawn mowers, small chainsaws, and electric shears. Hand garden tools are garden knife, wheel barrow, and garden rake. They have wheelbarrows, cutlass, digger, rakes, scissors, flowering pots.
