Effect of Power Tiller Weight on the Field Performance

Authors

  • M.M. Hossain Associate Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M. M. Alam Associate Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • A.K.M. Saiful Islam Graduate Student, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61361/jambe.v2i1.49

Keywords:

Power tiller, Power, Speed, Slip

Abstract

A power tiller having rated power of 6.71kW and weight of 350kg was tested to determine the optimum weight of power tiller for better tractive performance. The experiment was conducted in uncultivated land (silty loam, 12.66% m.c.(d.b.)). The maximum drawbar power was found to be 0.545kW with the present weight at the speed and slip of 0.344(m/s) and 31.5(%) respectively. With the addition of extra weight of 40kg at the speed and slip of 0.368(m/s) and 26.4(%) maximum drawbar power of 0.82kW was obtained. The draft at maximum drawbar power was 1.57, 1.62, 2.21, 2.06, 2.25 kN for the extra weight of 0, 20, 40, 60 & 80 kg respectively.

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Published

1995-12-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (1995)

Section

Original Research

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