Evaluation of Tractor Maintenance and Servicing Culture in Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Authority (BOSAMA)

Abstract

The Project aims at determining how maintenance and servicing of tractor is carried out in Four selected Locations of Borno state. These locations are: BOSAMA (Borno state Agricultural Mechanization Authority), Biu Local Government, Hawul Local Government, Kwaya-Kusar and Bayo Local Government areas of Borno State. Nigeria, the major cause of tractor breakdown in the case study and the new approaches to farm tractor Maintenance and servicing. It overviews the historical evolution of Maintenance; types of Maintenance; Maintenance strategies; effective utilization of Maintenance resources; total Maintenance and information systems support; measurements, measures and human factor management and finally tractor repair cost. The results found that there are total number of ninety six (96) tractor in farm center fifty two (52) are functional and thirty one (31) are non-functional while the percentage analysis shows that 54.16% are functional and 32.29% are non-functional; there are total number of four (4) and all are functional with a percentage analysis of 100%; Hawul with a total number of ten (10) tractors, five (5) are functional and five (5) are non- functional and with a percentage analysis of 50% functional and 50% non-functional; Bayo with a total number of five (5), two (2) are functional and (3) are non-functional with a percentage analysis of 40% functional and 60% non-functional; Kwaya-kusar with a total number of five (5) tractors and all are functional the percentage analysis is 100%. The major causes of tractor brake down are improper use of tractor; rocks; over working with tractor due to inadequate numbers of tractors with no implement shed in the case study. The study also found that there is no established workshop for repairs of faulty tractors with farm center as exception and Maintenance manual is not been used for Maintenance records.

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