Amin, E., Ismail, Z., El-Shabrawy, T., Faleih, H. (2014). INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS AFFECTING CARROT HARVESTING. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 5(6), 911-922. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2014.49417
E. A. Amin; Z. E. Ismail; T. H. El-Shabrawy; H.S. Faleih. "INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS AFFECTING CARROT HARVESTING". Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 5, 6, 2014, 911-922. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2014.49417
Amin, E., Ismail, Z., El-Shabrawy, T., Faleih, H. (2014). 'INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS AFFECTING CARROT HARVESTING', Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 5(6), pp. 911-922. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2014.49417
Amin, E., Ismail, Z., El-Shabrawy, T., Faleih, H. INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS AFFECTING CARROT HARVESTING. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2014; 5(6): 911-922. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2014.49417
INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS AFFECTING CARROT HARVESTING
The digging harvesting machine was modified and tested to perform the effect of harvesting speeds on harvesting carrot as lifting, un-lifting, damaged, un-damaged and machine productivity. These indicators were evaluated under condition of medium at El Dakahlia Governorate in Belqas, Egyptian. A lot of the experimental field were conducted on carrot harvesting under three different levels of separator length (450, 700 and 1200mm); reciprocated cam with link length of 180, 210 and 240 mm and three forward speeds (3.6;, 5.1 and 7.2km/h) and three share (Sweeping, Nose and Shovel). The obtained results concluded that the maximum value of carrot lifting efficiency was 99% recorded at nose shape type, 3.6 km/h harvesting speed, separator length 1200mm and reciprocated cam with link length of 210mm. At reciprocated cam with link length of 180mm, increasing forward speed from 3.6 to 7.2 km/h increased the un-lifted of 6, 7 and 9% times at separator length of 450, 700 and 1200mm respectively. Generally, increasing harvesting speed increased carrot damage. For example, recorder less value to damage 1.99at forward speed3.6km/h, sweeping shape type, reciprocated cam with link length of 180mm and length separator 450mm. while recorded highest value to mechanical damage 10% at forward speed 7.2km/h. By increasing forward speed from 3.6 to 7.2 km/h decreased productivity under all treatments at reciprocated cam with link length of 180, 210 and 240mm.