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Options For Machinery And Labour, A F. Herbert
Options For Machinery And Labour, A F. Herbert
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Machinery is one of the highest costs in farming today. It is not unusual for capital investment in machinery to be 20 to 30 percent of the total investment in the farm.
On an annual basis, expenditure directly attributable to machinery can be 40 per cent or more.
This article cannon be a panacea for everyone to reduce machinery costs - each farm is different. But some of the issues might be of help.
Service And Spare Parts, D Hosken
Service And Spare Parts, D Hosken
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Service is the preparation, delivery and after-sales maintenance of machinery. It involves responsibilities for both the dealer and the purchaser.
Replacing Farm Machinery, R Crossman
Replacing Farm Machinery, R Crossman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In talking of machinery replacement it seems implied that the replacement items of plant are bigger and therefore better than their predecessers. It is also implied that plant replacement is becoming more costly.
Before any decision to replace machinery, the reason for replacement should be carefully considered.
There may be alternatives to the bigger and better solution.
How Many Acres Per Hour?, J G. Drever
How Many Acres Per Hour?, J G. Drever
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MANY farm tractor operators don't know exactly how much land is covered in an hour by implements drawn by their tractors. This information, useful on any farm where tractors are used, is of particular value in contract work.
The capacity of the machine or implement, or in other words, its rate of working, depends on the width of the machine, how fast it travels, how efficiently it is operated and the time it works.