Development of a No-till Transplanter for Walk-behind Tractors

IF 0.8 4区农林科学 Q4 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Applied Engineering in Agriculture Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.13031/aea.15126

T. Kornecki, C. Kichler

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Abstract

Highlights Walk-behind tractor. No-till vegetable transplanter. Small local garden type farming. Transplanting precision. Abstract. A no-till vegetable transplanter powered by a walk-behind tractor was developed to reduce heavy physical labor, that is often required on small scale farming operations. Currently, there are no existing commercially available no-till transplanters made for walk-behind tractors. This concept can be an important factor in improving field transplanting operations by reducing time and human labor. The original patented concept was heavy (103 kg) and included complex mechanical assemblies to be powered by the tractor’s PTO (power-take-off). It was designed for walk-behind tractors not equipped with a battery and alternator to charge the battery in which newer walk-behind tractors are equipped. Therefore, the original functional idea of the transplanter did not change, but the transplanter’s components were modified and simplified by substituting mechanical drives and control mechanisms with a single 12-V electric motor allowing variable rpm (infinitely variable spacing) and reversible direction of rotation. The improved version of the transplanter has fewer components and weighs only 83 kg, a decrease of 20 kg. Powering the transplanter electrically (not mechanically) reduced overall weight by 19%. This new version of a modular design allows easier and faster transplanter fabrication, giving farmers an option to fabricate their own transplanter to reduce costs and increase adoption of no-till vegetable systems with cover crops. Keywords: 12-V DC variable speed reversible electric motor, No-till transplanter, Power take-off (PTO), Walk-behind two-wheel tractor.

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履带式拖拉机免耕移栽机的研制

履带式拖拉机。免耕蔬菜移栽机。当地小型园林式耕作。移植的精度。摘要一种由履带式拖拉机驱动的免耕蔬菜移栽机被开发出来，以减少在小规模农业经营中经常需要的繁重体力劳动。目前，市面上还没有为履带式拖拉机制造的免耕移栽机。这一概念可以通过减少时间和人力劳动来改善田间移栽操作。最初的专利概念很重(103公斤)，包括复杂的机械组件，由拖拉机的PTO(动力起飞)提供动力。它是为没有配备电池的履带式拖拉机设计的，并为新型履带式拖拉机配备的电池充电的交流发电机。因此，移栽机原有的功能思路没有改变，但对移栽机的部件进行了修改和简化，将机械驱动和控制机构替换为单个12v电机，允许可变转速(无限大间距)和可逆旋转方向。改进型移栽机的部件更少，重量只有83公斤，减少了20公斤。为移秧机供电(不是机械供电)减少了总重量19%。这种模块化设计的新版本可以更容易、更快地制造移栽机，让农民可以选择制造自己的移栽机，以降低成本，并增加对覆盖作物免耕蔬菜系统的采用。关键词:12v直流变速可逆电动机，免耕插秧机，动力起飞，履带式两轮拖拉机

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Applied Engineering in Agriculture 农林科学-农业工程

CiteScore

1.80

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： This peer-reviewed journal publishes applications of engineering and technology research that address agricultural, food, and biological systems problems. Submissions must include results of practical experiences, tests, or trials presented in a manner and style that will allow easy adaptation by others; results of reviews or studies of installations or applications with substantially new or significant information not readily available in other refereed publications; or a description of successful methods of techniques of education, outreach, or technology transfer.