The tractor is essential for work on the farm and requires regular and proper maintenance.
As harvest season comes to an end, many farmers are thinking ahead to autumn and winter work. To get the best from their tractors, they must be kept in good working condition.
Ploughing, cultivating, rotavating. These are just a few of the many jobs which call on the tractor to supply the source of power.
Key components of a tractor requiring regular maintenance are the air filter, the electrical system, and the battery. P Donegan explains how these parts operate and can be serviced.
This episode of 'On The Land' was broadcast on 7 November 1965.
'On the Land' was a weekly programme for farmers broadcast from 1962 to 1971. Jack White, Head of Public Affairs, Telefís Éireann, wrote "Good cover of farming is a basic duty for a television network that serves an agricultural country. Telefís Éireann is anxious to do its bit to make for a better life on the land." (RTV Guide, 9 February 1966. Vol. 1, No.11, p.6)
