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Tractor Drawn Bed Furrow Former
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Function |
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Forms alternate beds and channels in ploughed fields. |
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Specification |
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i. Type |
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Mounted implement |
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ii.Power requirement |
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35 to 45 hp Tractor |
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iii. Weight |
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200kg |
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iv. Capacity |
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3-3.5 ha per day |
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General Information |
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By using the furrow former in well ploughed and prepared the land, we can form beds of 30 cm top width with ‘V’ shaped channels of 14 cm in depth and 45 cm in top width. The distance between centre to centre of the bed for furrow obtained is 75 cm. The furrow former is lifted by the hydraulic control of the tractor at the head lands. |
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Cost of the unit |
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Rs. 18,000/- |
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Salient features |
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- The beds are suitable for planting crops like sorghum, maize, cotton etc.
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- The bed and furrow system is ideally suitable for efficient irrigation and save water.
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- It also facilitates intercropping and intercultural operations.
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