DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A MOTOR OPERATED WEEDER

R. MURUGESAN; A. TAJUDDIN and A SAMPATHRAJAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00745

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DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A MOTOR OPERATED WEEDER

Author: R. MURUGESAN, A. TAJUDDIN and A SAMPATHRAJAN,

p-ISSN: 0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol: 85, Issue: jul-sep,

DOI:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00745

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Abstract

A motor operated weeder was developed and tested in the field for weeding operation using sweep blade. The non-polluting eco-friendly traction device has less moving parts, negligible noise and vibration. A minimum power consumption of 550 W and an effective field capacity of 0.09 ha/h was obtained with the machine at a forward speed of 1.86 km/h with 450 mm width sweep blade at 20 mm depth of operation. The test results indicate the suitability of the machine for weeding and intercultural operations in row crops.

Keywords: Motorised weeder, power weeder, sweep blade

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