Development and testing of a rotor-float attachment to a power tiller | |
| Author | Tadeo, Bernardo D. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-90-04 |
| Subject(s) | Tillage Agricultural machinery |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A rotor-float attachment to the Philippine-made power tiller was d eveloped for use in soft soil r ice land cultivation. It features the puddling ability of the turtle tiller a nd the concept of flotation at the same time maintains the v ersatility a nd transportability of the power tiller. On wet-plowed soil conditions using a 7 hp (5.2 kW) diesel en gine during the first pass, it h ad a field capacity of 0.27 ha/hr, fuel consumption of 1.84 L/ hr a nd a field efficiency of 86%. Its performance had even improved during the second pass giving 0.35 h a / hr field capacity, 1.59 L/hr fuel con s umption a nd 100% field efficiency. During the field operations, soil blocking did not occur and minimal amounts of weeds accumulated between the rotors and the transmission. The soil's tilth was acceptable. Being heavy, however, steering became a problem. |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| 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. ;Singh, Gajendra ;Gupta, Chandra P. ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of New Zealand; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |