Farm tools and Equipment continued

Uses of Plumbing tools and equipment

These are the tools and equipment used for wide range
of plumbing work e.g. maintenance of pipe system in the
farm.
Spanners:- For tightening and loosening bolts and nuts of
different sizes

For cutting metallic pipes before threading

Maintenance of plumbing tools and equipment
General methods of maintenance practices include.
Cleaning after use
Pipe wrench Sharpening the cutting edges when blunt
Tightening loose parts
Application of used engine oil to prevent rusting
Replacing worn out parts
Repairing damaged parts
Lubricating moving parts to reduce friction
Proper storage
Painting metallic parts
Reasons for maintaining tools and equipment
To increase durability
To reduce replacements cost
To increase efficiency
To avoid damage to the tool
To avoid injury to the user

For tightening or loosening the fittings FARM TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Pipe cutter Uses of masonry tools and equipment
These are the tools and equipment used for wide range of
masonry work during construction or demolition.
Shovel

Mixing and scooping concrete or mortar during

construction
For cutting metallic pipes and putting threads on pipes Spirit level
to ease joining of pipes
Hacksaw
Used to determine horizontal straightness when laying out
stones or bricks
Sledge hammer

Ascertain verticalness/straightness
when constructing a tall wall.
Leveling rod

Used to crash stones into small pieces

Masons trowel

Used to scoop and apply Used with a theodolite to measure distances in the leveling of
mortar when laying out bricks and stones. Mortar is a land.
mixture of sand and cement together with water. A theodolite is an instrument used by surveyors for
Wood float measuring angles.
Mason’s square

Used for smoothening mortar when plastering walls or floors Used to determine right angles when laying out bricks or
Metal /steel float stone for wall construction

Used for smoothening cement or concrete during plastering.

Concrete is a mixture of sand ,cement, gravel or ballast with
water
Plumb bob
Parts of stir-up pump

LAND PREPARATION GLOSSARY

Land preparation:-it entails all the activities that make land

suitable for planting

Land clearing:- is the removal of vegetative cover from the

surface before land is tilled.

Primary cultivation:-opening of the land either after

clearing the bush or following the previous crop.

Secondary tillage:-refinement practices before planting,

Also referred to as harrowing.

Tertiary operations:- operations carried out to suit

production of certain crops.

Ridging:- Process of digging soil in a continuous line

and heaping it in one side.

Rolling:- This is compacting the soil which is loose or of fine

tilth. Done to prevent small seeds from being carried away

Leveling :- Practice of making the soil surface flat and

uniform so as to promote easy germination of small

Primary cultivation

Farm implement for primary cultivation

Functions of stir-up pump parts

1 . Handle- it is the one held when plumbing
2 . Air vessel- sucking in air to create vacuum
3 . Leg and foot-stepping on to support the pump while
pumping
4 . Barrel- allow the movement of the piston up and down
5 . Foot and valve strainer-suck in and sieve the liquid
6 . Delivery hose-delivers the liquid from the gland to the
trigger control unit
7 . Lance handle-held by hand to direct the spray liquid to
The following are conditions under which farm implements
the target
are used.
8 . Trigger control- opened and closed to control the outlet of
the spray liquid.
 Used where there is dry soil
 Used in areas where there are stones, stumps and
Reasons for maintaining tools and equipment couch grass
(i.) To increase durability  Used in hilly areas
(ii.) To reduce replacements cost
 Used to break hard pans
(iii.) To increase efficiency
(iv.) To avoid damage to the tool
(v.) To avoid injury to the user.