ABOUT TOOLS AND MACHINERY IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS

1. SHE&CS KRISHI VIGYAN
KENDRA, Yagantipalli
Topic:
Taking Care of Tools and Implements
Presented by
MANIYAR MOHAMMAD SOHAIL
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER
KVK,YAGANTIAPLLI

2. Some tools are simple and used for
simple operations, whereas for carrying
out specific operations, special types of
equipments are required.

3.  These are listed and briefly described
hereunder:
1. Kudali 10. hand leveler
2. Garden fork 11. trowel(khupi)
3. Weeding fork 12. axe
4. Crow bar 13. bill hook (darat)
5. Shovel 14. sickle
6. Pick-axe 15. wheel-barrow
7. Spade 16. cultivator
8. hoe cum rake 17. disc harrow
9. furrow opener

4. Kudali Garden fork Weeding fork
Crow bar Shovel Pick-Axe

5. Spade Hoe cum rake Furrow opener
Hand leveler Trowel(khurpi) axe

6. Bill Hook(darat) Sickle Wheel-barrow
Cultivator Disc Harrow

7. Grafting and budding tools
1. Knife
2. Secateurs
3. Grafting machines
4. Pruning saw
5. Ladders
6. Tying and wrapping
materials
7. Grafting wax
8. Labels
9. pots
10. Spray pump
11. Chain saw
12. power weeder
13. Rose can
14. Iron pan
15. Hose pipe
16. Pruning shear
17. Brush cutter

8. Knife Secateurs Grafting machines
Purning saw Ladders Tying & wrapping
matetials

9. Grafting wax Lables Pots
Spray pump Chain saw Power weeder

10. Rose can Iron can Hose pipe
Pruning shear Brush cutter Brush cutter
Wheel type

11. Cleaning and maintaining of tools
 In maintaining of tool is very important
for using long time run so need to clean
the tool after use if we doesn’t cleaning
the tool may case rusting
Prevent Rusting of Tools
 Tools must be dried thoroughly before
storing and treating them with linseed or
mineral oil to prevent rusting.

12. How to Remove Sap from Tools
 It can be difficult to clean pruner blades
that are clogged with sap. Solvents, such
as mineral spirits or turpentine, can be
used to remove sap from pruning tool
blades.

13. Step by step method for Remove Sap
from Tools
1. Dip a cotton ball or cloth
in a solvent and then use
it to clean the blades.
2. Clean the blades with soap
and water and then apply
linseed oil.

14. How to Remove Rust from Tools
 Soak overnight in a ratio
of 1:1 mixture of vinegar
and water.
 Scrub in a circular motion
with steel wool.
 Wash with soap water, and
then rinse with plain water.
 Let dry thoroughly, then
rub lightly with linseed or
mineral oil.

15. Cleaning Pruners, Loppers, or Shears
 In addition to daily cleaning of tools,
pruners, loppers and shears should be
deep cleaned at least once in every
season. This can be done at the end of
the season before storing tools for winter.

16. How to Clean Tools
1. Unscrew the nut that holds them
together and wash all parts separately in
soap water.
2. Soak in vinegar and water and scrub
with steel wool to remove any rust, rinse
and dry.
3. Soak in bleach and water to sanitize,
rinse and dry.
4. Rub with boiled linseed oil and
reassemble.

17. How to Sharpen Tools
Cutting or pruning with dull blades further
damages branches that have already been
ripped or torn apart and makes them
prone to diseases.
 To sharpen the pruners and other cutting
tools, sharpen them with a specialized
pruner-sharpening tool or a sharpening
stone.

18. Other gardening tools such as hoes,
shovels, and knives can be kept sharp
with a sharpening file, followed by a
sharpening stone.
 Push the file or sharpener in the same
direction (not back and forth) across the
blade and follow the original bevel angle.
 Smoothen filed edges with a sharpening
stone.
 Wear eye protection and heavy gloves
when using any sharpening equipment to
protect against metal slivers.

19. Wood Handles
 Don't forget to take care of the wood handles
as well. Minor cracks can be reinforced with
heavy duty tape, such as hockey-stick tape.
Any severely cracked handles should be
replaced immediately to prevent an injury if it
should break while being used.
 After each use, wipe down the handles with a
damp cloth.
 Check for cracks or weakening at seams
between the handle and the tool head and
address any issues.
 Seasonally, or as needed, lightly sand and
apply boiled linseed oil to condition the
handles.

20. Pre-operative Check of Farm
Implements and Equipment.
 Get your ballpoint pen and record book.
 Check all external parts of the farm
implement and equipment.
 Record parts that need greasing.
 Record farm implements that need
replacement.
 Submit records to the trainer.

21. Thank you ……