Title: Performance Evaluation of Tractor During Ploughing and Harrowing Operations
Authors: Ntesat Unyeawaji Brownson; Dumkhana Bernard B., Ekemube Raymond Ozurumba Macanthony and Nkakini Silas O.
Volume: 8
Issue: 8
Pages: 167-178
Publication Date: 2024/08/28
Abstract:
This study investigated the features that make a farm tractor function when plowing and harrowing utilizing different traveling speeds 5 and 9 km/hr. The ploughing depth were (15-30 cm), on a loamy soil with an average moisture content of 17.51%. The result show that harrowing operation of 5.75 km/hr at a depth of 30 cm had influenced on fuel consumption of 4.55 l/hr. Further result show that depth of cut during harrowing increased soil cone index from 253.91 N/cm to 505 N/cm as the depth increased. The observed increase in drawbar pulls of 45450 KN occurred at 9 km/hr traveling speed. Therefore, the tractor advance speed's impact on ploughing and harrowing interaction regarding bulk density was 1.55 and 1.85 g/cm at 15 and 30 cm, respectively. The study demonstrated that increase in depth during harrowing operation had influence on fuel consumption.