Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment

Sims, B. G.;Smith, D. W.;O'Neill, D.H.

Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment

Principles and practices

Year of publication 1994

Pages 228 p.

Author Sims, B. G.;Smith, D. W.;O'Neill, D.H.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 92-5-103458-3

Series title FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin

Series number 10101365|1010-1365

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Formal testing of agricultural machinery was instigated during the industiial revolution at the tum of the century, but it was only with the wide adoption of engine powered equipment that testing began to make a serious and valuable contribution to manufacturers and users of agricultural machinery. Testing, in which the engineering parameters of a machine are determined, has, without doubt, received the greatest attention. The evaluation of machines, in which their characteristics of handling an d performance, their economic impact, as well as their engineering parameters, are determined, came at a much later stage in development, despite the greater potential benefits provided to the user and manufacturer by these activities. There is no universal terminology which can be used to distinguish the activities of testing and evaluation.

Language English

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