Design and Development of a Power Tiller Mounted Sugarcane Harvester

Authors

  • S. M. I. Hossain Assistant Agricultural Engineer, Agricultutural Engineering Division, Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Ishurdi-6620, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • M. D. Hussain Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M. M. Hossain Associate Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M. Ahiduzzaman Graduate Student, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61361/jambe.v3i12.60

Keywords:

Sugarcane harvester, Power tiller, Cost, Field capacity

Abstract

A low cost power tiller mounted sugarcane harvester was designed and developed in the Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The harvester was mounted at the front of the power tiller. This machine was suitable for cutting the sugarcane only. The harvested cane was gathered manually. The field capacity of the machine was 0.5 ha/day. The total fabricating cost of the machine was Tk. 3955. The cost of harvesting sugarcane was Tk. 1450 and Tk. 986 per ha for manual and mechanical harvesting respectively.

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Published

1996-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1&2 (1996)

Section

Original Research

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