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Field Performance Evaluation of L-Shaped Blade Rotary Tiller Cum Inter Row Weeder


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1 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
2 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (W.B.), India
3 Department of Watershed Development and Soil Conservation, Government of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), India
4 ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal (M.P.), India
     

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Weeding is one of the most difficult tasks on an agriculture farm, especially so in the humid tropical regions. Due to lack of suitable technology weed pose a major problem in Indian agriculture. A self-propelled rotary tiller machine was designed and developed for weeding purpose without damaging of plants. It comprises of ‘L-shaped’ blades mounted on flanges that was affixed to a shaft driven by a 5 HP diesel engine. The field performance evaluation of machine was calculated based on theoretical field capacity, effective field capacity and field efficiency and was found to be 0.26 ha/h, 0.19 ha/h and 73 per cent, respectively. The mean mass diameter and power requirement was minimum 1.64 mm and 1.05 kW at λ-ratio of 5.65 and was maximum 2.24 mm and 1.25 kW at λ-ratio of 3.26, respectively. The 16 per cent less power required when the operating speed was 0.64 m/s. The average weeding efficiency of machine and fuel consumption was obtain 94 per cent and 1.6 l/h (8.42 l/ha). The operation cost was calculated 184 Rs./h (970 Rs./ha).

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Rotary Tiller, L-Shaped, Performance, Weeding Efficiency.
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Authors

N. K. Dhruwe
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.), India
S. Sahu
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (W.B.), India
R. Raghuwanshi
Department of Watershed Development and Soil Conservation, Government of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), India
P. K. Nishad
ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal (M.P.), India

Abstract


Weeding is one of the most difficult tasks on an agriculture farm, especially so in the humid tropical regions. Due to lack of suitable technology weed pose a major problem in Indian agriculture. A self-propelled rotary tiller machine was designed and developed for weeding purpose without damaging of plants. It comprises of ‘L-shaped’ blades mounted on flanges that was affixed to a shaft driven by a 5 HP diesel engine. The field performance evaluation of machine was calculated based on theoretical field capacity, effective field capacity and field efficiency and was found to be 0.26 ha/h, 0.19 ha/h and 73 per cent, respectively. The mean mass diameter and power requirement was minimum 1.64 mm and 1.05 kW at λ-ratio of 5.65 and was maximum 2.24 mm and 1.25 kW at λ-ratio of 3.26, respectively. The 16 per cent less power required when the operating speed was 0.64 m/s. The average weeding efficiency of machine and fuel consumption was obtain 94 per cent and 1.6 l/h (8.42 l/ha). The operation cost was calculated 184 Rs./h (970 Rs./ha).

Keywords


Rotary Tiller, L-Shaped, Performance, Weeding Efficiency.

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