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Title / Cultivate with individual tractor-drawn implements
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out a pre-use maintenance check of cultivation implements; attach and detach cultivation implements; prepare a cultivation work pattern in accordance with workplace procedures; and carry out cultivation using individual tractor-drawn implements in accordance with workplace procedures.
Classification / Agriculture > Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and safety prerequisites / Unit 19044, Demonstrate knowledge of the legal requirements and hazards associated with tractor use, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 24552, Check and drive a basic wheel tractor with an attached implement on flat terrain, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1Definition
Workplace procedures refer to verbal and written instructions to staff on procedures for farm machinery use, maintenance, and safety.
2Assessment
Evidence is required for three different cultivation implements, used individually, which are either 3 point linkage mounted or trailed.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carry out a pre-use maintenance check of cultivation implements.
Evidence requirements
1.1Damage, wear, fault, and unsoundness are identified, reported, and repaired, so that the implements are in a functional condition, in accordance with workplace procedures.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – ploughshares, nuts and bolts, bearings, transmission systems, covers, load bearing surfaces, alignments, couplings.
1.2Moving parts are lubricated as required by manufacturer’s specifications and workplace procedures.
1.3Maintenance is performed using tools and materials appropriate to the task in accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcome 2
Attach and detach cultivation implements.
Evidence requirements
2.1Implements are mounted and adjusted to enable full, correct, and secure functioning in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
2.2Coupling and adjustment are completed using safe practices and specified tools in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and workplace procedures.
2.3Implement is safely detached and stored in accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcome 3
Prepare a cultivation work pattern in accordance with workplace procedures.
Evidence requirements
3.1A work pattern is planned that is suited to cultivation method and implement type.
3.2The work pattern minimises empty running and the number of strike-outs.
3.3Alternating angles of operations are incorporated in the work pattern so that ridging is eliminated.
3.4Guide markers and alignments are placed as accurately as soil type and terrain allow so that successful cultivation is achieved.
3.5The area is checked for hazards, and hazards are noted or removed.
Outcome 4
Carry out cultivation using individual tractor-drawn implements in accordance with workplace procedures.
Evidence requirements
4.1Cultivation implements are used according to manufacturer’s directions.
4.2The cultivation work pattern is followed so that the target area is cultivated with minimal time travelling with implement not in use.
4.3Cultivation is completed according to the cultivation work pattern, the tilth is uniform, and overlap is minimised resulting in no overcultivated areas.
4.4Cultivation hazards are anticipated and avoidance action is taken.
4.5Inconsistencies in the desired outcome and the result of cultivation are reported in accordance with workplace procedures.
Planned review date / 31 December 2016Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 25 June 2002 / 31 December 2013
Review / 2 / 20 May 2008 / 31 December 2013
Review / 3 / 21 June 2012 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
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