Agriculture Engineering
Farm Machinery :: Tillage Implements

Tractor Drawn Trencher

1.

Function

:

To form rectangular trench of 30 x 30 cm

2.

Specification

:

 

 

i. Type

:

Mounted implement

 

ii. Power requirement

:

35 to 45 hp Tractor

 

iii. Overall dimensions

:

160  x 940  x 1250 mm

 

iv. Weight

:

240 kg

 

v. Capacity

:

1700 m run per hour

3.

General Information

:

The unit consists of two mould board bottoms placed in line one behind the other.  The front and rear bottoms operate at a depth of 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm respectively.  The two bottoms throw the removed soil in opposite directions and form vertical walls one on each side of the trench. The mould board shape is formed for easy lifting and throwing of soil away from the trench opened. A safety pin is provided to protect the unit from over loading. An adjustable bar point share is provided in addition to the trench bottom cutting share.  

4.

Cost of the unit

:

Rs. 22,000/-

5.

Salient features

:

 

1. It can also be used for laying drip irrigation pipes by opening trenches

 

2. Application of manure in coconut fields

 

3. Making drainage around the sugarcane

 

4. Cost of operation is Rs. 0.10 per m run of trench as against Rs. 2.00 per m run using manual labour

 

5. The cost, time and energy saved by machine trenching in comparison to manual trenching were 95, 99 and 53 per cent respectively.

 
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