Agricultural Mechanics:
Fundamentals & Applications
The Most Widely Used Textbook for Teaching Agricultural Mechanics with a Friendly Layout and Comprehensive Coverage

By Ray V. Herren - Fifth Edition

Agricultural Mechanics: Fundamentals & Applications continues to be the most widely used textbook for high school Agricultural Mechanics programs nationwide because of its student friendly layout and its comprehensive coverage.

Topics covered range from welding to tool identification, from diesel engine maintenance to masonry. The units are presented in a logical, easy to follow format allowing students to comprehend concepts and apply them in hands on applications.

Objectives and competencies to be developed are included in each section, along with a list of new terms, a materials list, student activities, and self-evaluations.

The new fifth edition has been updated throughout to address the changing technologies that help shape the world of agriculture.

Student Workbook also available.

Features:

• New Unit on Fence Design and Construction
• Updated unit on Welding, now includes coverage of Plasma!!
• Additional questions have been added to the end of each unit.
• Relevant websites have been included for additional information on the topics discussed.
• Classroom Interactivity CD-ROM.
• English/Spanish and Spanish/English translation in the glossary.
• The author's easy-to-read writing style allows students to comprehend the principles and applications of nearly every phase of the field.
• Chapters are logically presented and thorough, positioning agricultural mechanics in the broad context of technology, science, and engineering.
• Full coverage is given to aspects of agricultural mechanics, providing the latest information in tools and technology.
• Updated from cover to cover ensuring the most current trends in emerging technologies are addressed.

Contents:

Exploring Careers in Agricultural Mechanics,
Mechanics in the World of Agriculture,
Career Options in Agricultural Mechanics,

Using the Agricultural Mechanics Shop,
Shop Orientation & Procedures,
Personal Safety in Agricultural Mechanics,
Reducing Hazards in Agricultural Mechanics,
Shop Cleanup & Organization,

Hand Woodworking & Metalworking,
Hand Tools, Fasteners, & Hardware,
Layout Tools & Procedures,
Selecting, Cutting, & Shaping Wood,
Fastening Wood,
Finishing Wood,
Identifying, Marking,
Cutting, & Bending Metal,
Fastening Metal,

Power Tools in the Agricultural Mechanics Shop,
Portable Power Tools,
Woodworking With Power Machines,
Metalworking With Power Machines,

Project Planning,
Sketching & Drawing Projects,
Figuring a Bill of Materials,
Selecting, Planning & Building a Project,

Tool Fitting,
Repairing & Reconditioning Tools,
Sharpening Tools,

Gas Heating Cutting, Brazing, and Welding,
Using Gas Welding Equipment,
Cutting With Oxyfuels,
Brazing & Welding With Oxyacetylene,

Arc Welding,
Selecting & Using Arc Welding Equipment,
Arc Welding Mild Steel & MIG/TIG Welding,

Painting,
Preparing Wood & Metal for Painting,
Selecting & Applying Painting Materials,

Small Gas Engines,
Small Engine Maintenance,
Small Engine Adjustment & Repair,

Electricity & Electronics,
Electrical Principles & Wiring Materials,
Installing Branch Circuits,
Electronics in Agriculture,
Electric Motors, Drives & Controls,

Plumbing, Hydraulic, & Pneumatic Systems,
Plumbing, Drainage & Irrigation Technology,
Hydraulic,
Pneumatic, & Robotic Power,

Concrete & Masonry,
Concrete & Masonry Agricultural structures,
Planning & Constructing Agricultural Structures,

Aquaculture, Greenhouse, & Hydroponics Structures,

Appendixes,
Glossary,
Index

800 Pages - Hardcover