During preparations for every seasonal crop, a series of steps are required before the actual production phase. These steps are commonly called the "tune-up." We send our cars for a checkup before a long trip or during intervals of every so many kilometres. Athletes check their equipment before a match, whether it's their rackets, bows or skates, etc. I worked on a farm for a couple of years and my boss, Mr. Freeman, would always stress the need to get the machinery well-tuned well ahead of field work for two reasons: It takes much longer to fix machinery after it breaks than a preventive tune-up, not to mention how inconvenient and frustrating it is to deal with equipment that has broken down when you need it most.
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