Performance of a Self-propelled Walking Type Whole Stalk Green Sugarcane Harvester

Authors

  • Banshaw Bahalayodhin Department of Agriculture Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Mikio Kanamitsu Short term expert, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Japan
  • Yoshiaki Goto Long term expert, KU-JAPAN Phase II

Abstract

The NB-11 self propelled whole stalk green sugarcane harvester walking type of Bunmei Noki Company Limited was tested both in the laboratory and the filed for its performance. The engine speed, traveling speed with various transmission gear 0peration pick - up chain, cutter blade and delivery chain speed with low and high PTO operation were measured and recorded as well as its operation with variety of he plant and field efficiency. Four varieties of sugarcane about 10 months old which were planted in the same field and treatment condition were harvested. The harvester performed the field efficiency of 0.82 rai/hr at low PTO operation and 1.3 rai/hr. at high PRO operation with tonnage of 7 t/hr. at low PTO operation and 14.5 t/hr. at high PTO operation respectively. The percentage of splitted stalk and remained stalk cut were determined.

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Published

1991-12-31

How to Cite

Banshaw Bahalayodhin, Mikio Kanamitsu, and Yoshiaki Goto. 1991. “Performance of a Self-Propelled Walking Type Whole Stalk Green Sugarcane Harvester”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 25 (5). Bangkok, Thailand:157-61. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/242026.

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 5 (1991): January-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.