International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : (1512) Last page : (1519)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6357

Field Performance of Machine for Harvesting of Wheat and Linseed

Ashutosh Tripathi*, B. P. Mishra, Mithlesh Kumar and Nikhil Kumar Patre
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krishak Nagar, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ashutosh.tripathi1988@gmail.com
Received: 16.01.2018  |  Revised: 20.02.2018   |  Accepted: 24.02.2018  

 ABSTRACT

The actual field capacity of the reaper cum binder to harvest the wheat crop was compared with the harvesting by sickle and Naveen sickle (serrated) .Which reveals that the maximum actual field capacity (0.32 ha/h) was found with the reaper cum binder followed by the Naveen ( 0.00657) and local sickle (0.00632). The field efficiency of the reaper was found as 87 per cent at different speed of operation. The labour requirement for harvesting by local sickle and reaper cum binder was found as 158 man -h/ha, 152 man-h/h and 3 man-h/ha respectively. The harvesting loss of wheat was found comparatively more (about 1.5%), than the traditional method of harvesting (<1%). Bundling of wheat crop was found good. The field capacity was observed in Ist gear in the gear (2nd,3rd,4th ) the machine was not operated. In Ist - gear no clogging was observed. The performance of the machine with linseed was also not found satisfactory. The harvesting losses of linseed were found comparatively more (about 17%), than the traditional method of harvesting (< 2%) was found. The cost of harvesting of wheat was found maximum with local sickle (3455Rs/ha), followed by Naveen sickle (3324 Rs/ha) whereas the lowest cost was recorded with the reaper cum binder (833 Rs/ha). Therefore net saving of Rs 2622 /-per hectare is recorded with the self-propelled reaper cum binder over traditional manual harvesting. The cost of harvesting of linseed was found maximum with local sickle (3499 Rs/ha), followed by Naveen sickle (3127 Rs/ha) whereas the lowest cost was recorded with the reaper cum binder (1180 Rs/ha). Therefore net saving of Rs 2319 /-per hectare is recorded with the self-propelled reaper cum binder over traditional manual harvesting, but the cost of harvesting of linseed was found more than wheat. During harvesting of wheat, Reaper cum binder consumed minimum energy (236 MJ/ha) than the local (248 MJ/ha) and Naveen (238 MJ/ha) sickle this is due to less fuel consumed in operation.

Key word: Field efficiency, Harvesting loss, Field capacity, Reaper cum binder

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Cite this article: Tripathi, A., Mishra, B. P., Kumar, M. and Patre, N.K., Field Performance of Machine for Harvesting of Wheat and Linseed, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(1): 1512-1519 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6357