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Mechanical properties of soils
Shear strength If a soil specimen is subjected to shear stress the…
Mechanics of Tillage Tools
Soil texture One aspect of the physical properties of soil, its texture,…
Cultivators
There are basically three types of cultivators: field cultivators, row crop cultivators,…
Spike-tooth, tine-tooth, and spring-tooth harrows
These tillage tools are used in the final seedbed preparation. They are…
Secondary tillage in conventional tillage systems
Any tillage operations performed after the primary tillage are called secondary tillage.…
Stubble-mulch plows and Tillers
Stubble-mulch plows are made of wide V-shape sweeps that operate at shallow…
Chisel plows & Subsoilers
Chisel Plow A chisel plow (Figure 8.9) is an implement designed for…


