MEAG 1610 Ag Equipment Maintenance
Course Information
| Course Number | MEAG 1610 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Ag Equipment Maintenance |
| Description | The course covers basic harvesting, tillage and planting equipment. The student will learn all component parts and proper adjustments of equipment. Machine adjustment will be accomplished on demonstration units, operators manual examples , actual equipment. Students will also perform several shop projects such as flaring, tap and die, chain saw sharpening, thread repair and others. |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Credits, 43 Hours |
| Lab | 1 Credit, 21 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Practice safety at all times.
- Describe combine harvesting operations
- Describe primary tillage
- Describe secondary tillage
- Describe planting operations
- Perform flaring
- Perform tap & die project
- Perform sharpening project
- Perform thread repair
- Perform transit grade project
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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