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Tillage equipment

Farm equipment used for the preparation of soil through mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning.

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Tillage equipment

rotating auger plough

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A plough with short plough bottom followed with vertical rotars having blades.

stubble plough

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A plough specially designed to turn over and bury stubble.

stump-jump plough

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A plough with spring- loaded plough bottom or discs which rides over stumps and other obstructions in the soil.

subsoiler

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A plough designed to penetrate the soil to depths more than those achieved during normal ploughing operation, usually 40 cm or more.

sulky plough

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A single bottom riding plough.

swing plough

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

An animal-drawn plough without supporting wheel whose stability is ensured by the handles, the depth and width of work being regulated by using a draft adjustment.

double-wheel plough

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A swing plough with a land and a furrow wheel mounted on vertical standards on a crossbar.

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