Land processing machines for farming preparation

Abstract

The texture of agricultural land is one of the determining factors for success in agricultural cultivation. Plants will grow well in loose soil. Traditional tools such as shovels and hoes are still used to loosen the soil, requiring human labor, and the process is very tiring. Besides, the processing time is also long. Many soil processing machines are available on the market, but farmers’ limited funds make them unable to buy these machines. This study designed a machine according to farmers’ demands: simple, easy to operate, and affordable. The machine was designed like a soil processing machine in general, but the study focused on the claw-type plowshare. The number of plowshares is 36 pcs with a plowshare height of 20 cm, a width of 7 cm, and a thickness of 5 mm. The machine trial was carried out on land that had been processed. The machine uses a gasoline motor with a power of 7 HP and a maximum rotation of 3600 rpm. The results showed that the plow depth ranged from 50 mm to 90 mm in one process. The adequate machine capacity is 0.86 square meters per second.