1. This document provides information about selecting and using farm tools and equipment, including identifying common hand tools, farm implements, and equipment. 2. Key steps in pre-operative check-up of farm tools and equipment are outlined, including visually inspecting all external parts and recording any parts that need repair or replacement to ensure safety and effectiveness. 3. Common farm tools are defined, such as rakes, shovels, and hoes, along with examples of farm implements like disc plows and disc harrows that are mounted to machinery. The importance of using the proper tools for each job is emphasized.

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TLE- ACP
Quarter 2 – Module 1
Selecting and Using of Farm
Tools and Equipment

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Quarter 2 – Module 1: Selecting and Using Farm Tools and Equipment
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3. What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written for the learners. After going
through this module, the learner is expected to:
1. identify and classify farm tools and equipment according to use
2. enumerate and discuss pre-operations check-up steps
use appropriate tools or equipment for the job requirement according
to manufacturer’s specification and instruction TLE_9-12UT-0a-1
What I Know
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.
1. Farm tools are very important in pre-horticultural operations because they
____________.
A. make work easier C. save time and effort
B. make work faster D. all of the above
2. The farm tool used in loosening the soil around the growing plants and putting
small amount of manure in the soil is called ____________.
A. spade C. hand trowel
B. shovel D. rake
3. Farm implement mounted to machinery that is used to till and pulverize the soil
where crops are to be planted is a ____________.
A. Disc plow C. Native plow
B. Disc harrow D. Native Harrow
4. Why do pre-operation check-up of farm tools are necessary?
A. to prolong the serviceability of the tools C. to save time and effort
B. to reduce the risk of accident D. all of the above
5. What implement is being pulled by a working animal to till the land?
A. Harrow C. Disc plow
B. Native plow D. Disc harrow
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4. Lesson Selecting and Using Farm
1 Tools and Equipment
Planting agricultural crops is very important in our society. The main
source of our food came from agricultural farming. The success of crop
planting is depends on soil preparation. The kind and types of tools and
equipment used by the farmer determine the success and failure of his
crops. Thorough land preparation is achieved when we use appropriate tools
and equipment.
What’s In
Before we go to the topic we should know first some important terms.
Hand Tools - are usually light and are used without the help of animals or
machines. They are being used in performing farm activities which involve
small areas like school garden and home garden.
Farm implements –accessories pulled by animals or mounted to
machineries to make the work easier.
Equipment – powered tool machine used in farming. They are used in land
preparation and in transporting farm inputs and products. This equipment
need a highly skilled operator to use.
Preventive maintenance - an activity or operation done to prevent
malfunction of tools and equipment and it is done to prolong the useful life
of tools and equipment.
Repair - to restore to good condition something broken or damaged
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5. What’s New
In order to perform agricultural operation successfully, one must have a
knowledge in using the tools, implements and equipment. Proper care and
maintenance of farm tools is necessary in order to prolong the serviceability of the
tools.
This module deals with the identification of farm tools, implements for
agricultural farm operations and develops the value of checking of tools before use
to avoid accidents.
To start with, I want you to look at the image below then write in your
notebook all the farm tools, equipment that you are familiar with and you have
observed that is commonly used by the farmers.
What is It
The tools that you have selected are some of the tools that are used in
agricultural operation. In order to prepare land for planting successfully, one must
have a good working knowledge of the tools, implements and equipment before
using them. Proper care and maintenance of farm tools are necessary in order to
prolong the serviceability of the tools.
To become more familiar with the different hand tools, farm implements and
equipment, lets us identify them and their functions.
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6. HAND TOOLS
Bolo is used for cutting tall grasses and weeds.
Spade is used for removing trash or soil,
digging canals or ditches and mixing soil media.
Shovel is used in removing trash, digging loose soil,
moving soil from one place to another and for
mixing soil media.
Grab-hoe is used for breaking hard topsoil
and pulverizing soil.
Rake is used for cleaning the ground and
levelling the topsoil.
Pick mattock is used for digging canals, and
for removing stumps and stones.
Crowbar is used for digging up big stones
and tree stumps
Hand trowel is used for loosening the soil
around the growing plants and putting small
amount of manure in the soil.
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7. FARM EQUIPMENT
Hand tractor is used to pull a plow
and harrow in preparing a large area
of land.
Four wheel tractors are used to
pull disc plow and disc harrow in
preparing much bigger area of land.
Water pumps are used to draw
irrigation water from a source.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
1. Disc plow is farm implements mounted to machinery specifically used
for tilling large areas, making furrows and inters row cultivation.
Disc plow Native wooden plow
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8. 2. Disc harrow is a farm implement mounted to machinery that is used to
till and pulverize the soil where crops are to be planted. It is also used to
chop up unwanted weeds or crop remainders.
Disc harrow Native harrow
BASIC PRE-OPERATIVE CHECK-UP OF FARM
IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
Pre-operative check-up of farm implements and equipment is very
important for a horticulturist to known and to apply for him to elongate the
functionality and efficiency of the said implement and equipment. This is
also to identify if there are parts that need to repair or change.
The foremost importance of this is to ensure the effectiveness of farm
implements and equipment during using and to finish quality
accomplishments quickly and orderly.
Here are the steps in pre-operative check-up of farm tools, implements /
simple equipment.
1. See all external parts of farm tools, implement and equipment
Handle Handle ROPS ( Roll Over
Nail
Protection Structure)
Safety belt
Blade
Steps
Tires
Blade
2. Record parts that need to repair or change.
No handle Cut blade Flat tires
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9. 3. All problems that are recorded must need an action to reduce or prevent
injury to the user.
Good work and quality output depend on the right kind of tools farm
implements/ equipment and facilities to be used in the right job. It is the very
important for an individual to have the knowledge and capability of securing.
What’s More
A. Directions: Arrange the jumble letters to form the word/s that answer
the given statements. Write your answer on your activity sheet.
1. Used for cleaning the ground and leveling the topsoil.
KRAE - ___________________
2. Used for digging canals, and for removing stumps and stones.
OCKPAMTICTK - _______________________
3. Used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing a large area of land.
ATTRHOACNRD - ___________________
4. Farm implement mounted to machinery that is used to till and pulverize
the soil where crops are to be planted.
AWDOISRCRH - _____________________
5. Used for loosening the soil around the growing plants and putting small
amount of manure in the soil.
TWHENDLRAO - ______________________
B. Directions: Arrange the steps by steps procedures of pre-operative
check-up by writing the numbers before the sentence. Write your answer
on your activity sheet.
_______ Record parts that need for greasing
_______ All problems that are recorded must need an action to reduce
or prevent injury to the user.
_______ Record parts that need to repair or change.
_______ See all external parts of farm tools, implement and equipment.
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10. C. Directions: Write SOIL if the tools are in accurate function and WATER
if it is inaccurate. Write your answer on you activity sheet/notebook.
1. Hand tractor is used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing a large
area of land.
2. Native harrow is farm implements specifically used for tilling large
areas, making furrows and inters row cultivation.
3. Rake is used in removing trash, digging loose soil, moving soil from
one place to another and for mixing soil media.
4. Spade is used for removing trash or soil, digging canals or ditches
and mixing soil media.
5. Grab hoe is used for loosening the soil around the growing plants
and putting small amount of manure in the soil
What I Have Learned
Using the right tools and equipment for the specific job makes it
easier, faster, and more economical.
Directions: Write on your activity notebook what kind of farm tools used in
preparing a backyard garden is asked on the blank. This is to sum up our
lesson with this simple story of Mang Juan.
Mang Juan starts preparing his backyard garden. He cut the tall
grasses and vine using his (1) _____________. He used (2) _____________ for
removing stumps and stone. Because there are big stones and tree stumps
he used also the (3) _____________. In making seedbed, he started to dig
loose soil, moving soil from one place to another and mixing soil media by
using (4) _____________. For breaking hard topsoil and pulverizing the soil
Mang Juan use (5) _____________. He finished the land preparation in his
garden by using rake in cleaning the ground and levelling the topsoil.
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11. What I Can Do
Directions: Conduct a practical test in your house. List all the farm tools,
implements and farm equipment of your father. Identify, classify or sort out
the farm tools, implements and farm equipment according to use by filling
in the table below. Write your answers on your activity notebook.
Classification Name
Tools
Implement
Equipment
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12. Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following describes the function of a rake?
A. used for cleaning the ground and levelling the topsoil.
B. used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing a large area of land.
C. used for digging canals, and for removing stumps and stones.
D. used in removing trash, digging loose soil, moving soil from one
place to another and for mixing soil media.
2. Which of the following describe the function of spade?
A. used for breaking hard topsoil and pulverizing soil
B. used for digging canals, and for removing stumps and stones
C. used for removing trash or soil, digging canals or ditches and
mixing soil media.
D. used in removing trash, digging loose soil, moving soil from one
place to another and for mixing soil media.
3. Used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing a large area of land.
A. Four wheel tractor C. Water pump
B. Hand tractor D. Disc plow
4. A tool with one end of its blade flattened and the other pointed at
right angles to its handle is a ________________.
A. mattock C. bolo
B. mattock D. spade
5. Which tool resembles the appearance of spoon and use for transferring
soil?
A. Spade C. Spading fork
B. Shovel D. Grub hoe
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13. Answer Key
.5 Grab Hoe
.5 B .4 Shovel
.4 A .3 Crowbar
.3 B .2 Pick Mattock
.2 C .1 Bolo
.1 A
Learned
Assessment What I Have
.5 Water
.4 Soil 1
.3 Water 2
.2 Water 4
.1 Soil 3
.C B.
.5 Hand Trowel
mattock
.4 Disc Harrow .5 B
crowbar, pick
.3 Hand Tractor .4 D
.2 Pick Mattock native disc flow, .3 B
.1 Rake 4-wheel tractor, rake, .2 C
A: Shovel, Hand tractor, .1 D
What's More What’s New What I Know
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