Leveling machine

Japanese: 均平機 - きんへいき
Leveling machine

…Rake dozers are often used to remove obstacles in the field, such as large stones and tree roots. Levelers are used to smooth the surface of a field so that seeding and other operations can be carried out smoothly and irrigation water can be distributed evenly. Bulldozers equipped with drainage plates are often used, but scrapers, scrape dozers, and land planes may also be used for large-scale leveling work. Scrapers and scrape dozers excavate and remove excess soil, and are generally used in land development. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "leveller" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大きな石や木の根などの圃場障害物を除去するにはレーキドーザーがよく使われる。 均平機は圃場の表面をならして,播種(はしゆ)作業などが円滑に行われ,灌漑水が均等に行き渡るようにするためのもので,排水板をつけたブルドーザーがよく用いられるが,大規模の均平作業には,スクレーパーやスクレープドーザーやランドプレーンが用いられることもある。スクレーパーやスクレープドーザーは掘削し,余った土を運び去るもので,一般には造成に用いられる。…

※「均平機」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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