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DSL 804 - Ag and Commercial Equipment Maintenance


Last Date of Approval: Fall 2018

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 22.5
Total Lab Hours: 45
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
Ag and Commercial Maintenance will teach students how to maintain agricultural and commercial heavy duty equipment. Things from oil changes, hydraulic repair, heavy duty electrical starting systems and general maintenance will be covered. Then a more in-depth coverage of heavy duty track systems, final drives and PTOs will be covered.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/face-to-face

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: None

Common Course Assessment(s): These assessments expectations are standard across sections

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
  •  Students will explain service protocalls:
    • Service intervals
    • Fluid and filter inspection and replacement.
  • Students will list and explain the main systems on a tractor as well as their operation.
    • MFD
    • PTO
    • Aux Hydraulics
    • Three point Hitch
  •  Students will explain the operation of a combine.
    • Cutting
    • Threshing
    • Seperation
    • Cleaning
    • Residue Disposal
  •  Students will perform a combine and a tractor inspection.
  •  Students will demonstrate workplace skills
    • parts look up
    • Writing repair orders
    • Using e-mail.



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