Technical Diplomas Agricultural Equipment Mechanics Courses Program Index Agricultural Equipment Mechanics Agribusiness has gone high tech. Complex farm and industrial implements utilize hydraulics, computer technology, advanced electronics, and diesel power in their operation, requiring a mechanic to have technical skills and mechanical aptitude. Through the Agriculture Equipment Mechanics program at Blackhawk Technical College, students work in a modern technical training facility at BTC's North Rock County Center to gain these skills. Whether you wish to return to the farm, work for an implement dealership, or work on industrial implements, this program will give you the knowledge of maintenance, diagnosis and repair of today's agriculture and industrial machinery that is critical to ensuring farm and business profitability. Instruction includes power and mechanical operating systems of tractors, lift trucks, combines, forage harvesting, planting, primary and secondary tillage and loading equipment.
Students have an opportunity to return equipment to service, operate and field test equipment.
BTC has a full range of heavy duty modern agricultural and industrial machinery for use in the program. This program may be used as the first year of the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technician program. The increase in the average size of farms and in the complexity of farming are expected to spur demand for highly trained and experienced farm equipment repair persons. Additional demand will come from the increasing number of absentee owners who, rather than work their farms, often hire independent contractors to manage and run the farm.