
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.