Author(s): Pote Vidya Ramrao, SN Solanki, AA Waghmare, RT Ramteke and SS Deshmukh

Abstract: Farm Mechanization of agricultural operations in plains has played a vital role in efficient and timely field operations, increased productivity, cost and labour savings, but mechanization almost untouched in hilly areas. The farmers are still using traditional methods. Considering these points, efforts was made to develop lightweight, simple and compact equipments Plough, Ridger, Seed Planter, Ferti- hoe, Solar Sprayer matching for the hilly existing farming situations. A bullock drawn package of implements for hilly area developed at AICRP on Utilization of Animal Energy, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, VNMKV, Parbhani and field trials performed at Dhamangaon, taluka Pathardi and district Ahmednagar. One person are required to operate this machines by using single or pair of bullock. The results from the study for single bullock showed that, the draft of plough, ridger, ferti-hoe is 411, 421 and 372 N and the theoretical field capacity is 0.035, 0.048 and 0.06 ha/hr. The field efficiency of plough, ridger, ferti-hoe, 85.71, 85.21 and 85.00% and the power requirement is 0.19, 0.19 and 0.20 kW and for pair of bullock the draft of plough, ridger, ferti-hoe, planter, solar sprayer is 392, 402, 343, 274 and 264 N and the theoretical field capacity is 0.040, 0.057, 0.069, 0.124 and 0.264 ha/hr. The field efficiency of plough, ridger, ferti-hoe, planter, solar sprayer 83.33, 84.21, 85.50, 79.03 and 84.35% and the power requirement is 0.22, 0.21, 0.22, 0.19 and 0.25 kW.

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