Performance of power tiller with float and two types of rotary tiller attachment | |
| Author | Sariego, Pacifico T., III |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-91-12 |
| Subject(s) | Tillage Agricultural machinery |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A comparison of the C-blade and lug-type rotor was made in terms of the field performance of a single forward speed, conventional power tiller fitted with glass- fiber reinforced plastic float. Field capacity of the two types of rotor was practically equal (0.15 ha/hr) for every pass, but fuel consumption for the lug-type (1.25 1/hr) was higher than that of the C-blade (1.05 1/hr ) for the first pass. Based on cone index profile of their respective test plots, the C-blade has a tilled layer deeper than that of the lug-type rotor. In tests conducted on weed infested areas, the field capacity was 0.13 ha/hr for both the rotor types. Cost analysis show that the lug-type is economical to use because of the high fixed cost associated with imported C-blades. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gee-Clough, D.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Salokhe, Vilas M.;Gupta, C.P.;Maohua, Wang; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Australia; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |