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Desa Ahmad, . and Shamsudden V.G., . Development of a prototype tractor-operated groundnut digger-lifter. pp. 219-223. ISSN 0126-6128
Abstract
Digging or pulling groundnuts from the ground is a laborious and time consuming hand operation. The use of a mechanical digger will reduce the labour requirement and minimise the drudgery. This paper describes the development and fabrication of a prototype groundnut digger-lifter based on a potato digging machine. The design consists of two digging blades which penetrate under the plant row to loosen the soil and cut the tap root. There are lifting rods on the blades which help lift the plants from the soil and elevate them to the conveyor. The conveyor performs the tasks of separating shaking and elevating the plants to a discharge unit. The conveyor is1353powered from the tractor PTO. The power is transmitted to the conveyor shaft through a chain sprocket transmission system. From preliminary tests carried out at a speed of 0.9 km/hr the machine has a working capacity of 0.5 ha/hr with an efficiency of 63 percent. The estimated output per hectare is 126 kg of peanu
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Abstract
Digging or pulling groundnuts from the ground is a laborious and time consuming hand operation. The use of a mechanical digger will reduce the labour requirement and minimise the drudgery. This paper describes the development and fabrication of a prototype groundnut digger-lifter based on a potato digging machine. The design consists of two digging blades which penetrate under the plant row to loosen the soil and cut the tap root. There are lifting rods on the blades which help lift the plants from the soil and elevate them to the conveyor. The conveyor performs the tasks of separating shaking and elevating the plants to a discharge unit. The conveyor is1353powered from the tractor PTO. The power is transmitted to the conveyor shaft through a chain sprocket transmission system. From preliminary tests carried out at a speed of 0.9 km/hr the machine has a working capacity of 0.5 ha/hr with an efficiency of 63 percent. The estimated output per hectare is 126 kg of peanu
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | 3 ill; 2 tables; 7 ref. Summaries (En Malay) |
| AGROVOC Term: | ARACHIS HYPOGAEA |
| AGROVOC Term: | COSECHA |
| AGROVOC Term: | TRANSPORTADORAS |
| AGROVOC Term: | MALASIA PENINSULAR/ TRACTORES |
| AGROVOC Term: | TOMA DE FUERZA |
| AGROVOC Term: | EFICA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:54 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19122 |
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