Course: SLF 155 Small Farm Maintenance and Operations

Unit 1 Assignment

Small Power Equipment Report (25 points)

Choose a small power tool that you own or have access to that you might use in your small farm operation.  Some examples are an electric circular saw, power drill, chain saw or air compressor. Try to choose one for which you have the user manual. If you can’t locate a user manual for your equipment, you may have to do some additional research to help you complete this assignment.

Once you have chosen your specific piece of equipment, write a report by answering the questions listed below and submit it to the Dropbox folder found on the course home page.

1. What piece of small power equipment did you choose? Give name and short description.

2. What type project has you or someone you know used the equipment for in the past?

3. How will this piece of equipment help your future small farming operation?

4. Give an example of trouble shooting for your tool that is listed in your user manual and describe a situation in which you or someone you know had to perform the maintenance procedure and how the issue was resolved.

This assignment is worth 25 points.