Development and testing of a motor operated weeder

摘要

A motor operated weeder was developed and tested in the field for weeding operation using sweep blade. The non-polluting eco-friendly traction device has less moving parts, negligible noise and vibration. A minimum power consumption of 550 W and an effective field capacity of 0.09 ha/h was obtained with the machine at a forward speed of 1.86 km/h with 450 mm width sweep blade at 20 mm depth of operation. The test results indicate the suitability of the machine for weeding and intercultural operations in row crops.