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| Equipment Operations | |||
| EQ OPERATION | |||
| CLASS CODE: | AGSYS 123 | CREDITS: 2 | |
| DIVISION: | AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Operation, selection, adjustment and care of tractors, mowers, backhoes, ditchers, and other equipment used in agriculture production, and small construction. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall, Winter and Summer | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | * Safety. * Equipment operation. * Loading and tying down equipment for transportation. * Use of operators and technical manuals for servicing equipment. |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Become adquainted with the basic maintenance operation of some machinery used in agriculture. 2. Perform basic service to the equipment. 3. Operate the equipment provided in a safe manner. 4. Obtain a BYU-Idaho driving permit. 5. Learn to use the operator's manual of various equipment. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | A BYU-Idaho driving permit is required before students are allowed to operate University agricultural machinery. Safety glasses. Coveralls. Notebook & pencils. |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2004 | ||