Online Courses Handbook 2003

303309 (v.1) Mechanisation 101

Area:	Muresk Institute
Contact Hours:	2.5
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 4 Hours Quarterly
Examination of performance and safety features of viticulture machinery and factors influencing machine performance from the viewpoint of a decision maker. An awareness of mechanisation trends in viticulture systems in Australia. Basic engineering principles of engines, power transmissions, traction, tillage, seeding, spraying and harvesting machinery use and maintenance. Shelters and structures and windbreaks.

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