The Study of Cassava Digger Attached to a Tractor's Side

Authors

  • Chaiyan Junsiri Assoc. Prof. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Chainarong Lomchangkum Lecturer, Department of Food and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Khon Kaen Campus, Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Nattaporn PhongAran Lecturer, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Business Administration and Information Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Khon Kaen Campus, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Keywords:

Cassava, Digger, Side of a tractor

Abstract

This research objectives were to design and construct a cassava digger prototype attached to a tractor's side. The prototype had a working width of 60 cm. The digger was attached to the left side of an L-shaped frame on the tractor's three-point hitch. Testing of the prototype was carried out to study factors affecting its performance and to compare the results with a farmers' cassava Digger. The research's factors were a digger speed at three levels: 2.30, 2.60 and 3.20 km/hr and a 9-month age of cassava plants. The results indicated that the machine's suitable speed was 3.20 km/hr Other results were as follows: the percentage of total cassava tubers dug out was 88.80%, and of complete cassava tubers dug out was 73.05% of damaged cassava tubers was 15.75% of undug tubers remaining in the soil was 11.20% of total losses was 26.95% field capacity was 0.68 rai/hr, time efficiency was 72.66% and fuel consumption was 4.67 l/ rai.

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2023-09-05

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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2023)

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บทความวิจัย

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