Research and Development of small Riding Mower

Authors

  • Mongkol Kwangwaropas Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Keywords:

mower, small riding

Abstract

An orchard mower was designed and manufactured. The machine consisted of a specially designed small four wheels type tractor. A mowing mechanism was mounted underneath the tractor between the font and rear wheels. Steering of the tractor was achieved by using steering mechanism in conjunction with wheels clutch-brake mechanism. The transmission system was similar to that of the locally made two wheels type tractor. Minimum turning radius was found to be 2.7 meters. A 8-10 horsepower single cylinder diesel engine was used. Fuel consumption was about 1.2 – 1.4 liters/hour. Mowing mechanism consisted of two set of rotor blade which were driven at the peripheral speed of 40 meters/second. The cutting width was 0.8 meter. Using forward working speed at 1.1 meters/hour the field capacity was found to be 1.4 rais/hour.

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Published

1994-12-31

How to Cite

Mongkol Kwangwaropas. 1994. “Research and Development of Small Riding Mower”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 28 (4). Bangkok, Thailand:608-15. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/241474.

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (1994): October-December

Section

Research Article

License

online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
production and hosting by Kasetsart University of Research and Development Institute on behalf of Kasetsart University.