Title Agri Engineering Part-8.pdf ✅

www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 1 Agriculture Engineering 5 th Edition 2024
www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 2 Selected Equipment for Seedbed Preparation: S.No. Name of Implement (Tractor Operated) Size (mm) Work Capacity 1 M.B. Plough Ha/h h/ha 2 x 350 0.20-0.25 4-5 3 x 350 0.30-0.35 3-4 2 Disc Plough 2 x 350 0.20-0.25 4-5 3 x 350 0.30-0.35 3-4 3 Disc harrow (16 Disc) 2000 0.40-0.50 2-2.5 4 Cultivator (9-11) 2500 0.40-0.50 2-2.5 5 Rotavator 1500 0.2 5 6 Sweep Cultivator 5 x 500 0.35 3-3.5 Part - 8
www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 3 S.No. Name of the implement (Animal operated) Size(mm) Work Capacity Ha/h h/ha 1 M.B. Plough 150 0.024 40 - 42 2 Disc harrow (4-8 Disc) 600 - 1200 0.18 - 0.22 5-6 3 Cultivator (3 tynes) 300 - 400 0.08 12-14 4 Bhakhar 500 0.06 16-18 5 Helical puddler 500 0.06 16-18 6 Harrow patela 1500 - 1200 0.2 - 0.25 4-5 7 Rotavator (Power Tiller operated) 500 - 600 0.07 - 0.09 11-13 Selected Equipment for Sowing and Planting:  Seed drill or seed cum fertilizers drills facilitate line sowing, and 10-15% inputs saving and about 30% loss of fertilizers in the field estimated if not properly applied.  Dufan (two row), Tifan (three row), enatigoru and FESPO plough all are animal drawn local sowing devices.  Tractor drawn seed-cum fertilizers drill equipped with inverted ‘T’ type furrow openers used directly after paddy harvest under zero tillage.
www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 4 S.No. Name of the implement Size (mm) Work Capacity Ha/h h/ha Power tiller operated 1. Seed-cum-fertilizer drill 5 × 225 0.164 6-6.5 5 × 300 0-21 5-5.5 Tractor operated 1 Seed-cum-fertilizer drill 11 × 225 0.75 1.25-1.5 2 No-trill-drill 11 × 225 0.75 1.25-1.5 3 Strip-till-drill 1500 0.25 4-5 4 Sugarcane cutter planter 2 × 900 0.25 4 5 Potato planter 2 × 600 0.25 4 Manual Operated 6 Mustard seed drill 1 x 600 0.10 10-12 Weeding and Intercultural Equipment: S.No. Name of the implement Size (mm) Work Capacity Ha/h h/Ha Power tiller operated 1 3 tyned cultivator/sweep 1000 0.2 5 Tractor operated 1 9 – 11 tyned tiller 2500 0.45 2-2.5 2 5 tyned sweep 2500 0.45 2-2.5