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The course will impart students with good problem diagnostic skills and provide technical intuition through reverse engineering. The learning platform will be a 1940s era Ford tractor, which was the first modern tractor whose design set the stage for all tractors that have followed. The tractor has excellent examples of electrical, hydraulic, fuel, cooling, ignition, and propulsion systems. Students will disassemble, inspect, understand and repair the systems as needed. This course is intended for students who have little or no practical engineering experience. A goal of the course is to empower students with the confidence to dissect systems, discover design flaws and propose solutions.