LPM 121: Fodder Production and Grassland Management (1+1)

LEVELLER

• Levelling of agricultural land is necessary for
  • Effective application of irrigation water.
  • Reducing water logging and
  • Controlling soil erosion.
• Tractor drawn leveller is also known as blade terracer. The leveling board is attached to the three point linkage of the tractor and controlled by the tractor hydraulic system. Land levelling is essential when areas under forests are converted to farm lands.
• The leveller is used in ploughed fields to collect top soil from high spots and to dump the soil in depressions. It is used in irrigated fields for precision levelling. Crawler tractor or chain type tractor fitted with leveling board at the front is known as bulldozer or simply dozer.