1. IDENTIFYING FARM EQUIPMENT
BY: Lisa Martin
Rockbridge County High School

2. HARVESTING EQUIPMENT

3. MOWER CONDITIONER Cuts and conditions hay
Rubber or steel conditioners which crimp the hay
Crimping speeds the drying process

4. DISC MOWER CONDITIONER
Rotary discs cut the hay
Conditioning rolls remove the waxy layer from stems for faster drying
Works better under tough field conditions
Requires more horsepower

5. TEDDER
Scatters the hay to speed the drying process

6. RAKE Used for raking hay into windrows for baling 3 types:
Side delivery rake
Wheel rake
Rotary rake

7. HAY BALER SQUARE BALER Produces square bales
More labor intensive – require labor to handle manually
Used in hand-feeding operations

8. HAY BALER
ROUND BALER
Produces bales in various sizes from 4’X4’ to 6’X6’
Used in mechanical feeding operations

9. BALE EJECTOR
Automatically ejects the bale from the square baler into a bale wagon.

10. BALE WAGON Used when baling square bales and using a bale ejector.
Sides catch the bales.

11. COMBINE
Used for harvesting grain
Small grain
Soybeans
corn

12. COMBINE WITH GRAIN HEAD
Grain head used for small grains & soybeans
Newer models have a flexible head which allows for movement with the ground

13. COMBINE WITH CORN HEAD
Corn head is attached for use when harvesting corn

14. Pull-type Forage Harvester
Pull behind a tractor for harvesting corn and grasses

15. Self-Propelled Harvester
Used for harvesting forages without the aid of a tractor

16. TILLAGE & PLANTING EQUIPMENT

17. PLOW
Suitable for a variety of primary tillage operations

18. Chisel Plow
Designed to give better soil-breaking and shattering especially where there is a lot of plant residue.

19. DISKS
Often used after plowing to better prepare the soil for planting.

20. GRAIN DRILL
Used to drill cereal grains, legumes and forages

21. PLANTER Primarily for planting corn
Variety of types and sizes available

22. OTHER EQUIPMENT

23. GRINDER MIXER
For grinding and mixing variety of livestock rations on the farm.

24. TRACTOR WITH CAB Protects operator from the elements
May or may not have Roll Over Protection System (ROPS)

25. TRACTOR WITHOUT CAB Offers operator no protection from the elements.
Available with or without ROPS