On February 15, at the “4S” shop for agricultural machinery maintenance in Huilongpu Town of Ningxiang City, the staff were busy with the maintenance of agricultural machinery.

At the beginning of the year, Ningxiang City set up a number of “4S” shops for agricultural machinery maintenance service in the local area to provide farmers with maintenance, commissioning and overhaul services for various agricultural machinery. Huilongpu Town is one of those sites.

Xiao Shengjun, a grain grower in Jinghuapu Village of Jinghuapu Township, plans to plant more than 400 mu (about 26.67 hectares) of rice this year. A few days ago, he went to Huilongpu Town on purpose and sent his tractor, harvester and other four farm implements to the shop for maintenance. Xiao said that the “4S” shop provides good and affordable service. And the staff are also professional in maintenance and repair.

It is learned that the “4S” shop for agricultural machinery maintenance and repair in Huilongpu Town currently employs three maintenance engineers with certificates. It has a standard maintenance operation area, which can serve more than 150 agricultural machinery. It is also equipped with two special maintenance vehicles which can provide farmers with on-site maintenance and repair services for agricultural machinery.

“As long as it is necessary, farmers can call us at any time. We strive to arrive at farmers’ homes in half an hour to one hour to offer maintenance and repair services. Since the 16th day of the first lunar month, more than 30 sets of agricultural machinery of various types have been repaired and maintained by us,” said Huang Liwen, head of the “4S” shop for agricultural machinery maintenance in Huilongpu Town.

At present, it is a critical period for spring ploughing and preparation. In view of the complex outdoor farmland operation environment and the problems like the agricultural machinery prone to failure, Ningxiang City will continue to integrate the resources and advantages of production entities, enterprises, agricultural machinery cooperatives to provide farmers with corresponding services, in an effort to improve the technical performance of agricultural machinery and assist in spring ploughing and preparation.