The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State
ABSTRACT
An implement made up
of a combination of soil working tools was developed and tested. The Implement
was intended to enable 45-55 hp tractors to complete a seedbed in a single pass
for both dry and wet land crops. It was envisaged that such an implement would
affect considerable saving of time, fuel and energy. This would also reduce the
cost of operation. The combination of rotary tiller and disc harrow for using good
seed bed preparation in short time. The prototype clearly indicated a potential
for improvement performance in terms of time, fuel consumption, field capacity
and cost operation. Effects of depth of cut, velocity ratio, and forward speed
on mean weight diameter of soil aggregates and draft of the implement were
studied. Field studies indicated that the prototype had an effective single
pass capability and the average mean weight diameter of the soil clods achieved
was 4.5 to 5 mm. The field capacity of the machine for the first treatment i.
e. MB plough ± combination tillage implement was 0.25 ha/h. In case of other
remaining treatments where primary and secondary tillage operations covered by
direct combination implement. The field capacity was observed to be 0.78 ha/h.
In case of cost of operation in the treatment first i.e. (MB plough +
combination tillage implement) was Rs. 1200/ha. In case of second treatment for
direct use combination implement the cost of operations was Rs. 510/ha in
medium black soil.
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IKEVUDE, C (2021). The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-tractor-coupled-implement-on-soil-type-field-efficiency-power-and-energy-requirement-in-umudike-abia-state-7-2
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CHINEDUM, IKEVUDE. "The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 18 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-tractor-coupled-implement-on-soil-type-field-efficiency-power-and-energy-requirement-in-umudike-abia-state-7-2