1. Land Preparation Machinery
Part 1: Understanding the PalayCheck System

2. MACHINES
The PLOW
The PUMP
The HARROW
The LEVELER

3. The carabao can:
plow 0.20 ha in a day
level 1 ha in a day

4. The PLOW Power tiller with levee-side disc plow attachment
Four wheel tractor with disc harrow attachment
Field capacity: h/ha or 5.6 ha/day
Field capacity: 3 ha/day

5. The PLOW Power tiller with disc plow attachment
Field capacity: 1 ha/day
With moldboard plow attachment (0.5 ha/day)

6. The PUMP
Shallow tube well
Ricehull gasifier

7. The HARROW Boat tiller Power Tiller with harrow attachment
Field capacity: 2 ha/day
Field capacity: 3 ha/day

8. Field capacity: ave 1.8 ha/day
The HARROW
Floating tiller
Field capacity: ave 1.8 ha/day
Laboy tiller
(“laboy” or deep mud)
Field Capacity:
1 ha/day (1st pass)
1.5 ha/day (2nd pass)

9. The HARROW PhilRice Super Curyat
Four-wheel tractor with rotavator attachment
Field capacity: ha/day
Field capacity:
0.5 ha/day

10. The HARROW
PhilRice Rototiller
Field capacity:
1.5 ha/day

11. The LEVELER Two-man handtractor-drawn leveler
Labor requirement: 2 persons
Field Capacity: 2 ha/day

12. Let’s compare PLOW Power tiller with levee-side disc plow attachment
5.6 ha/day
Four-wheel tractor with disc plow attachment
3 ha/day
Power tiller with disc plow attachment
1 ha/day
Power tiller with moldboard plow attachment
0.5 ha/day

13. Let’s compare HARROW Power tiller with harrow attachment 2 ha/day
Boat tiller
3 ha/day
Floating tiller
1.8 ha/day
Laboy tiller
1 ha/day (1st pass)
1.5 ha/day (2nd pass)
Four-wheel tractor with rotavator attachment
1.5-2 ha/day
PhilRice Super Curyat
0.5 ha/day
PhilRice Rototiller
1.5 ha/day

14. Proper handling of machines
The operator
Wear protective clothing
Follow safety tips
The machine
Proper use of the machine
Conduct regular check up – look for loose bolts and nuts, disconnected parts, deformed parts, parts that need lubrication, etc.
Give time and attention to machines that need immediate repair to avoid breakdown of parts and components

15. Troubleshooting hand tractors
Problem: Engine is not starting or there is difficulty in starting it
Solutions: Check the following
fuel tank/line
fuel line of clog
air cleaner
accelerator
oil level

16. Troubleshooting hand tractors
Problem: Irregular noise in the engine
Solutions: Check the following
piston ring inside the engine
loose parts that need to be tighten
bolts and nuts

17. Troubleshooting hand tractors
Problem: Power tiller difficult to stop when running the trailer
Solutions: Check the following
brake – no brake or the brake lining is worn out
rod connecting the brake pad to the brake drum is disconnected

18. Troubleshooting hand tractors
Problem: Disc plow not rotating freely
Solutions: Check the following
plow - is it full of soil
amount of grease in bearings
bearing – is it broken

19. Problem Check: Engine not starting/difficult to start
Fuel tank, fuel line, air cleaner, accelerator, oil tank
Irregular noise of engine
Piston ring, lacking bolts & nuts, loose parts
Power tiller difficult to stop
Brake, rod connecting brake pad and drum
Disc plow not rotating freely
Plow, no grease in bearings, bearing is broken

20. Engr. Arnold Juliano and Engr. Elmer Bautista
CREDITS
Instructional presentation designer: Ms. Ella Lois Bestil
Sources of technical content/reviewers of presentation:
Engr. Arnold Juliano and Engr. Elmer Bautista
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Produced in 2011.
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