Agro: machinery & fuel
Machine fleet, fuel norms, machine-hour cost
Subtopics
Machine fleet
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Fuel norms
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Machine-hour cost
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Own vs hire
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Maintenance schedule
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Tires & attachments
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Elevator & grain dryer
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Fuel accounting
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Drones & precision ag
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Machinery rental
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Machinery leasing
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Farm electrical equipment
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Wash bay & workshop
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Field work calendar
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Operation time
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Sprayer setup
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Grain transport
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GPS & agro navigation
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Machinery documents
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Machinery glossary
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Calculators
Machinery need
area ÷ (output × agro window) → machines needed
Fuel
Calculate fuel usage and trip cost
Season fuel plan
operations × l/ha norm × area → seasonal diesel need
Machine-hour cost
depreciation + maintenance + fuel + wages → cost per engine-hour and per hectare
Own vs hire
minimum area where buying a machine beats hiring the operation
Maintenance schedule
engine hrs/mo + intervals → schedule and budget
Tires & attachments
Tire types, sizes, pressure, three-point hitch categories, PTO and hydraulics — a guide.
Grain drying
shrinkage by the Duval formula and cost per tonne-% of moisture removed
Fuel accounting
Limit-issue cards, waybills, consumption norms, write-offs — farm fuel-record forms.
Agri-drone economics
drone vs sprayer application: cost/ha, crop loss
Rental rate
depreciation + fuel + operator → fair rate/ha
Leasing vs buy
down payment + installments + buyout vs price
Farm electrics
Total load calculation and generator sizing with starting-current margin.
Wash bay & workshop
Workshop and machinery-wash planning: zones, electricity, air, safety norms.
Field work calendar
crop → typical field operation schedule
Operation time
ha/h from working width, speed and field-time efficiency
Sprayer setup
nozzle flow from rate l/ha, speed and spacing — with ISO nozzle selection
Grain transport
trips to the elevator, mileage and cost per tonne-kilometre
GPS savings
overlap without vs with GPS → materials saved
Machinery documents
Registration, tractor license, machinery insurance, purchase — documents and records.
Machinery glossary
Core farm-machinery terms: hitches, PTO, RTK, precision ag, maintenance.