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VOL. 7, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Performance evaluation of mini-tractor drawn 5-tyne cultivator for small scale farmers
Authors
Sundaragiri Rahaman, J Trivikrama Raju, Saikrishna Reddy Thokala, Mude Vinayak, Vedantam Sai Krishna
Abstract
The performance evaluation of agricultural machinery greatly depends on
utilization of time and efficiency of field operations. The objective of
present study was to assess performance indicators such as actual field capacity
(AFC), theoretical field capacity (TFC) and field efficiency (FE) of an
agricultural implement (cultivator) with respect to different engine speeds.
The evaluation was done on three different engine speeds of 1500, 2000 and 2500
rpm respectively. The reported forward speeds were 2.409, 3.636 and 4.878 km/h
respectively with corresponding engine speeds. The corresponding increase in
TFC (0.2409 to 0.4878 ha/h) and AFC (0.2313 to 0.4390 ha/h) represents a
positive relationship between engine speed and area covered. The field
efficiency for the corresponding above speeds was reported as 96.01, 91.99 and
89.99% respectively, the variation in field efficiency because of minimal
turning and overlap which leads to less time losses and reported good field efficiency.
The average specific fuel consumptions were reported as 0.58 L/h. The small
difference in TFC and AFC at all engine speeds confirmed that the accuracy and
precision of the machine was very high under ideal test conditions was
observed. These results reported high work performance, less operating time
with respect to different engine speeds.
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Pages:101-104
How to cite this article:
Sundaragiri Rahaman, J Trivikrama Raju, Saikrishna Reddy Thokala, Mude Vinayak, Vedantam Sai Krishna "Performance evaluation of mini-tractor drawn 5-tyne cultivator for small scale farmers". International Journal of Agriculture and Plant Science, Vol 7, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 101-104
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