ITI Trade: Mechanic Agriculture Machinery

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Overview

The ITI trade Mechanic Agriculture Machinery is a job-oriented vocational training program designed to equip trainees with essential skills in maintenance, repair, and servicing of agricultural machinery. The course provides a solid foundation for government jobs, private sector employment, and self-employment opportunities.

This trade empowers students to become self-reliant by offering hands-on experience and technical knowledge required to fulfill the industrial demands of both Indian and international agricultural industries.

What Does a Mechanic Agriculture Machinery Do?

A Mechanic Agriculture Machinery maintains, services, and repairs a variety of farm equipment, such as:

  • Tractors
  • Power Tillers
  • Sprayers
  • Drillers
  • And other mechanized implements used in modern agriculture.

The role also includes planning, organizing assigned work, problem detection, and resolving issues while following safety procedures.

Career Opportunities

Wage Employment

  • Assistant Mechanic in Farm Machinery
  • Agricultural Machinery/Tractor Service Mechanic
  • Dealers’ Service Mechanic
  • Spare Parts Sales Assistant

Self Employment

  • Agricultural Machinery Mechanic
  • Tractor Operator
  • Spare Parts Salesman
  • Starting Own Workshop for Farm Machinery Services

Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, trainees will be able to:

  • Familiarize themselves with general safety measures, identify hand tools, and practice their use.
  • Learn measuring techniques with various instruments.
  • Perform filing, drilling, chiseling, and grinding operations.
  • Understand and practice lathe machine operations (plain turning, step turning, taper turning, screw cutting, boring, knurling).
  • Carry out sheet metal work, forging, heat treatment, hardening, annealing, etc.
  • Identify and operate gas welding and arc welding machines.
  • Understand the manufacturing process of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
  • Gain knowledge about tractors and their general maintenance.
  • Identify and handle various fasteners, nuts, bolts, studs, and threads.
  • Use carbon removers and anti-rusting solutions.
  • Operate shop power tools like air compressors, hoists, hydraulic jacks, lifts, cranes, and hydraulic presses.

Practical Skills Acquired

Tractor Handling & Maintenance

  • Practice driving tractors for inspection and functional testing.
  • Inspect and service cooling systems, radiators, water pumps, thermostat valves, and pressure caps.
  • Overhaul engine lubrication, auxiliary systems, and fuel supply systems.
  • Operate and maintain tractor hydraulic systems.
  • Handle tractor electrical equipment, lighting arrangements, and battery systems.

Power Tiller & Agricultural Machinery

  • Operate and service power tillers.
  • Handle and service common agricultural equipment:
    • Cultivators
    • Soil forming equipment
    • Levellers, Scrapers, Terracers
    • Ditchers, Bund Formers
  • Service specialized machinery:
    • Laser Levellers
    • Trenchers, Dozers, Dumpers
    • Posthole Diggers, Prime Movers
    • Seed Drills and Seed Cum Fertilizer Drills
  • Calibrate seed and fertilizer metering devices and furrow openers.
  • Operate, dismantle, and service:
    • Paddy and Vegetable Transplanters
    • Fertilizer Applicators
    • Sprayers, Fogging Machines, Dusters, Aero Blast Sprayers
    • Reapers
    • Irrigation and Drainage Systems
    • Pumps (Sprinkler, Fogger, Pop-Up, Drippers)

Advanced Farm Equipment Maintenance

  • Install, test, and maintain:
    • Electric motors, starters, fuses
    • Threshers, Maize Shellers, Groundnut Decorticators
    • Combine Harvesters, Movers, Fodder Harvesters
    • Power Chaff Cutters, Silage Cutters, Rotary Harvesters
    • Root Harvesting Machines, Winnowers, Cleaners, Graders
  • Maintain fans, blowers, grain augers, bucket elevators, grain driers.
  • Construct grain storage structures using concrete or sheet metal bins.
  • Measure moisture contents, and perform seed treatment and fumigation.
  • Prepare farm shop layouts, ensuring efficient management and organization.

Key Benefits of the Course

✅ Industry-Relevant Curriculum
✅ Hands-On Practical Training
✅ Wide Employment Scope (Government & Private Sector)
✅ Opportunities for Self-Employment & Entrepreneurship
✅ Meets National and International Industry Standards
✅ Promotes Agricultural Mechanization & Modern Farming Practices

Why Choose Mechanic Agriculture Machinery Trade?

  • In-demand skillset for the ever-evolving agricultural sector.
  • Supports mechanized farming, increasing efficiency and productivity.
  • Empowers youth with self-employment opportunities.
  • Contributes to rural development by promoting modern agricultural techniques.
  • Environment-friendly practices through proper equipment maintenance and sustainable farming tools.
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