5.0 SOWING AND FERTILISER APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT
5.1
SEED-CUM-FERTILIZER DRILL |
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Features:
The seed cum fertilizer drill consists of a seed box, fertilizer box,
seed and fertilizer metering mechanisms, seed/fertiliser tubes, furrow
openers, seed and fertilizer rate adjusting lever, chain, sprockets,
and transport cum power transmitting wheel. The fluted rollers are
driven by a shaft which gets power from wheels. Fluted rollers fixed
in the seed box, receive the seeds into longitudinal grooves and drop
them in the seed tube attached to the furrow opener. By shifting the
rollers sideways, the length of the grooves exposed to the seed, can
be increased or decreased and hence the amount of seed to be dropped
can be varied. Fertiliser rate can be varied by increasing or
decreasing the opening provided at the bottom of the fertiliser box
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Specifications:
Length (mm)
Width (mm)
Height (mm)
Seed metering mechanism
Fertilizer metering mechanism
Number of furrow opener
Furrow opener
Size of feed shaft (mm)
Size (diameter) and number of flutes
Seed box capacity (cm3)
Fertilizer box capacity (cm3)
Weight (kg)
Power source (hp/kW) |
: 1940-2310
: 970-1560
: 1070-1350
: Fluted roller
: Gravity feed with agitator
: 9-13
: Reversible shovel
: 16-19
: 42.7-49.2 and 9-11
: 66241-10308
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: 63310-10141
: 224-328
: 5/26.25, tractor |
Uses:
Seed cum fertilizer drills are used for sowing of wheat and other
cereal crops in already prepared field. It has provision to change the
row to row distance by adjusting the furrow openers.
Cost of Machine
: Rs.35,000/
5.2 ZERO –TILL DRILL |
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Features:
Zero-till drill consists of frame, seed box, fertilizer box, seed
metering mechanism, fertilizer metering mechanism’, seed tubes, furrow
opener seed/fertiliser adjusting mechanism and transport cum power
transmitting wheel. The frame is made from mild steel box section. The
tynes are mounted with the help of clamps, to obtain infinite row
spacing. The main difference between no-till drill and conventional
drill is that it has inverted T-type furrow opener fixed on the tyne
instead of reversible shovels type furrow openers. The main advantage
of inverted t-type furrow opener’s is non formation of clods, lower
draft requirement and easier penetration in the soil.
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Specifications
Length (mm)
Width (mm)
Height (mm)
Seed metering mechanism
Fertilizer metering mechanism
Power transmission
Furrow opener
No of furrow opener
Size of fertilizer shaft (mm)
Seed box capacity (cm3)
Fertilizer box capacity (cm3)
Weight (kg)
Power requirement(hp/KW)
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: 1960-2310
: 970-1560
: 1070-1350
: Fluted roller
: Gravity feed or corrugated roller
: Through chain and sprockets
: Inverted T -type
: 9-13
: 20-22.3
: 66241-10308
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: 63310-10141
: 224-328
: 35/26.25, tractor
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Uses:
Zero-till-drills are used for sowing wheat crop in unprepared field
after harvesting of paddy. It saves Rs 2000-3000 per hectare and one
pre irrigation of the field is avoided.
Cost of Machine : Rs.35,000/- |
5.3
RAISED BED PLANTER
Features:
It consists of a seed box, fertiliser box, seed and fertiliser
metering mechanism, 3-ridgers, chain, sprockets, transmission wheels,
seed/fertiliser cut-off levers and rollers for compacting the beds.
The planters form the flat ridges on which seeds are sown. As seeds
are sown on the ridges hence root growth is better and increased yield
is obtained. The furrows formed are used for irrigation purpose. It
is suitable for sowing wheat, maize, peas etc. Vegetable seed can also
sown by this planter.
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Specification:
Suitability :
Wheat, maize, peas, pulses etc.
Power Source : 45 hp
tractor
Weight (kg) : 230
Overall dimensions (mm) :
1200x2200x1200
(LxWxH)
Working width (mm) : 1800
Capacity (ha/h) :
0.26
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Uses:
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Sowing wheat on beds for economical use of irrigation water and
fertilizer in light and medium soils.
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Cost (Rs) : 45,000
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5.4 MAT TYPE RICE TRANSPLANTER
Features:
It is a single wheel driven and fitted with diesel engine. The machine is
riding type and it transplants seedlings from mat type nursery in eight
rows in a single pass. The drive wheel receives power from the engine
through V-belt, cone clutch and gearbox. A propeller shaft from the gear
box provides power to the transplanting mechanism mounted over the float.
The tray containing mat type nursery for rows is moved sideways by a
scroll shaft mechanism, which converts rotary motion received from the
engine through belt-pulley, gear and universal joint shaft into linear
motion of a rod connected to the seedling tray having provision to reverse
the direction of movement of tray after it reaches the extreme position at
one end. Fixed fork with knock out lever type planting fingers (cranking
type) are moved by a four bar linkage to give the designed locus to the
tip of the planting finger. It is used to transplant paddy in the puddled
field.
Specification:
No's of rows :
6-8
Length (mm) :
2410
Width (mm) :
2130
Height (mm) :
1300
Row spacing(mm) : 238
Distance between hills (mm) : 140 &170
Weight (kg) :
320
Working capacity (ha/h) : 0.57
Prime mover (hp/kW) : 4.4/3.3,
Air cooled, diesel engine
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Uses:
It is used for transplanting of mat type paddy seedlings. Manually
operated 6-row mat type paddy transplanters can be used for
transplanting in small size lands. Riding type self-propelled version
of these mat type transplanter is also available.
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Cost(Rs) : 1,75,000-10,00,000
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5.5
SUGARCANE CUTTER PLANTER
Features:
Machine consists of furrow opening unit, sett cutting unit, fertilizer
application unit, chemical application unit, sett covering unit and
seed box. The furrow-opening unit has two ridgers mounted on the frame
for opening the furrow. The machine has two-sett cutting units one for
each row. For the operation, two labourers sitting on the machine feed
complete sugarcane one by one into the sett cutting unit by picking
from the cane from the hopper. The rotating blades cut the setts
automatically before dropping into the furrows. Fertilizer and
chemicals are also applied simultaneously along with the setts, before
covering of furrows. |
Specification:
Length (mm) : 2070
Width (mm) : 1850
Height (mm) : 2100
Row to row spacing (mm) : 600-1050
Number of seed box : 2
Fertilizer metering system : Gravity
type
Number of furrow openers : 2
Field capacity (ha/h) : 0.2
Weight (kg) : 475
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Power source (hp/kW) : 35/26.25, tractor |
Uses:
It is used for sowing of sugarcane. It cuts the seed setts, opens the
furrows, places the setts into the furrows, drops fertilizer, treats
setts and covers the setts simultaneously. About 3 budded 20000 setts
are required for planting one hectare land.
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Cost (Rs) : 50,000-60,000
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5.6
VEGETABLE TRANSPLANTER
Features:
The machine consists of seedling tray, seat for the operator, furrow
opener, compaction wheels, finger guide tunnel, picker wheel type
metering mechanism. Picking forks has spring mounted rubber flappers,
which opens before passing through the tunnel and closes during its
passage. These flappers open again at the bottom end of the tunnel to
release the seedlings in a furrow. The inclined wheels compact the
soil around the seedlings. Two persons one for each row sitting on the
machine is required to place the seedlings in the flappers when these
open at the top position. The root side of the seedlings is kept
towards the operator.
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Specification:
Length (mm) : 1850
Width (mm) : 1520
Height (mm) : 1160
Number of rows : 2
Metering mechanism : Picker
wheel type
Number of picking fingers : 10
Type of pickers : Rubber
flappers
Row spacing (mm) : 600
Watering arrangement : Two nozzles
Diameter of ground wheel (mm) : 520
Machine weight(kg) : 225
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Power source (hp/kW) : 35/26.25, tractor |
Uses:
Vegetable transplanters are used for transplanting seedlings of
vegetables such as, brinjal, cauliflower, chillies, tomatoes etc.at
desired spacing.
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Cost (Rs) : 35,000-40,000
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