DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A MOTOR OPERATED WEEDER

R. MURUGESAN; A. TAJUDDIN and A SAMPATHRAJAN

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

Research Article | Open Access | Peer Review

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A MOTOR OPERATED WEEDER

R. MURUGESAN A. TAJUDDIN and A SAMPATHRAJAN

Volume : 85

Issue: Jul-sep

Pages: 338 - 340

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

Published: July 02, 2023

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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.

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

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338 - 340

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Motorised weeder power weeder sweep blade

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