Agricultural Engineering 7.0 Careers related to the agricultural engineering industry

 A. Careers in Ag. Mechanics  1. Attracts students interested in operation, maintenance, service, and selling of agricultural equipment  2. Varied careers in Production support such as tractor mechanic, farm machinery assembler, ag safety engineer

 3. Careers also in horticulture such as irrigation engineer, lawn mower mechanic, Ag Equipment designer  4. Education varies with the type of agriscience mechanics career chosen and working conditions

Agricultural Engineering Tools and Materials used in Agriculture

Turning Tools  Used to turn nuts, bolts, or screws  1. Adjustable wrench – turns various size nuts and bolts  2. Phillips screwdriver – turns Phillips head screws.  3. Pipe wrench – used to turn and hold pipe

 4. Regular socket – general-purpose socket for turning nuts and bolts  5. Slotted screw driver – used to turn slotted screws.

Cutting Tools Used to cut, chop, saw, or otherwise remove material

 1. Bolt tap – used to cut inside threads in order to repair damaged threads on a nut.  2. Cold chisel – used for cutting metal.  3. Cutting torch – used for cutting metal with heat.  4. Hacksaw – used for sawing metal  5. Portable circular saw- used for sawing wood in construction projects

Layout or Measuring Tools

 1. Calipers- give the most accurate diameter measurement of round objects  2. Chalk line reel- used to mark straight lines.  3. Tape rule- used for straight or curved measuring to 1/16”  4. Tree diameter tape- used to measure circumference of a tree  5. Zigzag rule- a folding rule used for straight measuring down to 1/16”

Driving Tools Used to move another tool or object

 1. Ball peen hammer- used for hammering metal  2. Nail hammer- used for driving nail heads  3. Nail set- used for countersinking nail heads  4. Pin punch- used for driving out metal pins.  5. Sledgehammer- used for heavy hammering.

Holding Tools Used to grip wood, metal, plastic, and other materials.

 1. Bar clamp- used to clamp large sections of wood together.  2. C clamp- used for clamping two or more pieces of metal together  3. Drill press vise- used to hold stock while drilling.  4. Hand screw clamp- used for clamping wood together  5. Vise grip pliers- used for extra firm gripping

Quiz Time! 1. What type of student is attracted to Agricultural Engineering/Mechanics? 2. What tool is used for turning various size nuts and bolts? 3. What is used to turn and hold pipe? 4. What tool is used to turn a slotted screw? 5. What is a chalk line reel used for?

6. Which tool would be used for hammering metal? 7. What would be used to measure the circumference of a tree? 8. What is a hand screw clamp used for? 9. What is a nail set used for? 10. What would be used for heavy hammering?