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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

knife tailpiece

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A tail piece to cut a furrow slice.

side cap

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A plate fitted above a land side.

slade

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A horizontal plate bearing on a furrow bottom, usually integral with a land side.

mouldboard

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

The curved part which lifts and turns the furrow slice.

shin of mouldboard

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

The edge of the mouldboard which lies in a vertical plane.

standard leg

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

The part connecting the soil cutting unit of the implement to the beam. In a curved beam, the standard is a part of the beam.

beam

Agriculture; Tillage equipment

A rigid member connecting the plough bottom with power source.

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