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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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trip beam plough
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
A plough with a latch or trip mechanism which permits the body to swing back to ride over an obstruction.
vertical disc plough
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
A plough which combines the principles of the disc plough and the disc harrow and used for shallow working in soil.
vineyard plough
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
A plough specially designed to perform not only ploughing operation but also the earthing up and similar operations in vineyards.
walking plough
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
A plough in which balancing and controlling is done by the operator while walking behind it.
winch plough
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
A plough having two wheels of unequal diameter permitting intermittent ploughing, the paths of work being in the direction of winch.
wooden plough
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
An indigenous implement made mainly of wood and used for cutting and breaking the soil with bar like share. It is a also known as ikshi plough.
concavity
Agriculture; Tillage equipment
The depth measured at the lowest point at the centre of the disc by placing its concave side on a flat surface.
