Agriscience, Unit 7a: Investigate careers related to the field of agricultural engineering

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Agricultural Mechanics

• Is defined as the selection, operation, maintenance of power units, machinery, and structures used in agriculture

Technical Education

• Education varies with the type of agriscience or agricultural mechanics career that a individual chooses, to the include the working conditions

Production Support

• Agricultural mechanics careers in the production support industry for agriculture may include:

* Tractor mechanics* farm machinery assemblers* garden tractor mechanics* machinery assemblers, and* agricultural safety engineers

Horticulture Industry

• Agricultural mechanics careers in the horticulture industry of agriculture may include:

* irrigation engineers,

* lawn mower mechanics,

* garden tractor repairman, and

* agricultural equipment designers

Agricultural processing

May include:• Electricians: design and wire electrical circuits for

agricultural equipment or structures• Surveyors: Surveys property lines using engineering

equipment (levels, tripods) to survey, layoff terraces or structure sites for construction

• Heavy equipment operators: Use earth moving machinery or equipment to control erosion on the farm

• Diesel mechanics: are in a big demand because they are needed to work on diesel powered equipment

• Builders: are needed to construct or build structures and equipment

Soil Conservationist

• Is responsible for and overseeing the construction of soil conservation projects that control wind and water erosion problems on farms.

• Soil conservationists use agricultural mechanics skills to perform their jobs

Machinist

• Fabricates new parts for farm machinery and equipment

Agricultural Plumber

• Install or repair water lines in agricultural buildings

Soil Engineer

• Designs and supervised field, turf, landscape, and golf course irrigation system projects

Agricultural Electrician

• Wires farm buildings and performs electrical work

Diesel Mechanics

• Work on diesel farm machinery and equipment• Are in demand because of the large amount or number of

powered diesel machinery and equipment used in agriculture

Irrigation Engineer

• Plans and constructs irrigation systems

Land Surveyor

• Surveys property lines

Garden Tractor Repairman

• Repairs small engines on outdoor-powered and lawn-garden equipment

Equipment Operator

• Operates heavy equipment

Agricultural Engineer

• Designs tractors, combines, cotton pickers, and other farm and ranch equipment

Forester/ logger

• is responsible for keeping chainsaws and other equipment in safe operating condition

Hardware store employee

• Locates repairs parts or materials for agricultural tools, equipment, and machines

Welder

• Repairs broken or cracked metal parts on farm machinery and equipment, and structures

Tools

• Are be classified according to use

Turning tools

• Are tools used to turn nuts, bolts, and screws. Examples include:

• Adjustable wrench• Phillips screwdriver• Pipe wrench• Regular socket• Slotted screwdriver• Allen wrench• Speed handle• Torque wrench

Cutting tools

• Are tools used to cut, chop, saw, or otherwise remove material. Examples include:

• Bolt tap• Cutting torch• Hacksaw• Portable circular saw• Coping saw• Glass cutter• Compass saw • Cold chisel

Layout and measures tools

• Are tools used to layout or measure. Examples include:• Calipers• Chalk line reel• Tape rule• Tree diameter tape• Zigzag rule• Framing square• Combination square • Plumb bob• Line level• Try square

Driving tools

• Are tools used to move another tool or object. Examples include:

• Ball peen hammer• Nail set• Pin punch• Sledge hammer• Nail hammer• Center punch• Masonry hammer• Rubber mallet

Holding tools

• Are tools used to grip wood, metal, plastic, and other materials. Examples include:

• Bar clamp• C-clamp• Drill press vise• Hand screw clamp• Vise grip pliers• slip joint pliers• Groove joint pliers

Adjustable Wrench

• Used for turning various sized nuts and bolts

Phillips screwdriver

• Is used to turn Phillips head screws

Pipe wrench

• Is used to turn and hold pipe

Regular socket

• Is a general-purpose socket used for turning nuts and bolts

Slotted screwdriver

• Is used to turn slotted screws

Extension

• Is used to extend the reach of a socket

Reversible ratchet

• Is used to reverse the rotation of socket of socket turning

Combination wrench

• Is used to turn hex and square nuts and bolts

Bolt tap

• Is used to cut inside threads in order to repairs damages threads on a nut

Cold chisel

• Is used for cutting metal

Hacksaw

• Is used for sawing metal

Cutting torch

• Is used for cutting metal with heat

Portable circular saw

• Is used for sawing wood in construction projects

Compass saw

• Is used for cutting wood in close places

Coping saw

• Is used for cutting curves and irregular cuts

Calipers

• Are used to get the most accurate diameter measurement of round objects

Chalk line reel

• Is used to mark straight lines

Tape rule

• Is used for straight or curved measuring down to 1/16”

Tree diameter tape

• Is used to measure circumference of a tree

Zigzag or folding rule

• Is a folding rule used for straight measuring down to 1/16”

Framing or carpenter square

• Is used for squaring corners and laying out stairs and rafters

Try square

• Is used for 90 degree squaring of boards

Ball peen hammer

• Is used for hammering metal

Nail hammer

• Is used for driving nails

Nail set

• Is used for countersinking nail heads below the surface of the wood

Pin punch

• Is used for driving out metal pins

Center punch

• Is used for starting holes in metal

Sledge hammer

• Is used for heavy hammering of metal or wood

Mason hammer

• Is use for chipping and shaping masonry materials

Bar clamp

• Is used to clamp large sections of wood together

C - clamp

• Is used for clamping two or more pieces of metal together

Drill press vise

• Is used to hold stock (wood, plastic or metal) while drilling

Hand screw clamp

• Is used for clamping wood together

Vise grip pliers

• Are used for extra firm gripping

Slip joint pliers

• Can be adjusted to hold various size materials

Different types of Files

• Chain saw File: is use to sharpen chain saw blades• Mill file: use to file metal• Triangle file: use in filing saws• Round file: filing inside holes

Files

• Cut only on the forward stroke

Caliper

• Used to measure the outside or inside diameter of pipe

Handsaws

• Are of types used to cuts boards• Crosscut saw- is used to cut across the grain of wood and

has 6 to 8 teeth per inch on the saw blade• Rip saw- is used to cut with the grain of on boards and

finer teeth that are small

RIP SAW BLADE

CROSS CUT BLADE

Bolt Die

• Is a tool use to thread metal rods or bolts

Kerf

• Opening that remains behind the saw blade

Tape rules

• Used in the agricultural shop will measure to 1/16th of a inch for agriculture purposes.

Lacquer Thinner

• Most versatile solvent for dissolving a large number of paint finishing products

Ag Mechanics Careers