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Performance Evaluation of a Tractor Mounted Groundnut Pod Collecting Machine


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The performance of a tractor mounted groundnut pod collector was evaluated at different levels of machine speed (1.0-1.5, 1.5-2.0 and 2.0-2.5 km/h) and sieve oscillations (200, 250 and 300 rpm) at a constant penetration depth of 10 cm. The performance of the machine was found to be better at 1.5-2.0 km/h forward speed and 250 rpm sieve oscillations, respectively, looking to minimum losses and maximum pod collection efficiency. Pod collection efficiency was found maximum (93.75%) at 1.5-2.0 km/h and 250 rpm. The theoretical field capacity of groundnut pod collector was found as 0.22 ha/h while effective field capacity was 0.18 ha/h and field efficiency was 81.81 per cent. On comparison with manual pod collection method, there was 88.42 per cent reduction in time while 48.10 per cent reduction in pod collection cost was observed.

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Performance, Groundnuts, Tractor Mounted, Pod Collection, Cost Economics.
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Authors

Saumya Shukla
Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
Priyanka R. Khole
Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
R. A. Gupta
Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India

Abstract


The performance of a tractor mounted groundnut pod collector was evaluated at different levels of machine speed (1.0-1.5, 1.5-2.0 and 2.0-2.5 km/h) and sieve oscillations (200, 250 and 300 rpm) at a constant penetration depth of 10 cm. The performance of the machine was found to be better at 1.5-2.0 km/h forward speed and 250 rpm sieve oscillations, respectively, looking to minimum losses and maximum pod collection efficiency. Pod collection efficiency was found maximum (93.75%) at 1.5-2.0 km/h and 250 rpm. The theoretical field capacity of groundnut pod collector was found as 0.22 ha/h while effective field capacity was 0.18 ha/h and field efficiency was 81.81 per cent. On comparison with manual pod collection method, there was 88.42 per cent reduction in time while 48.10 per cent reduction in pod collection cost was observed.

Keywords


Performance, Groundnuts, Tractor Mounted, Pod Collection, Cost Economics.

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