ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING THE ROTARY PLOW UNDER EGYPTION CONDITIONS

Abo-Habaga, M. M. E.; Khadr, Kh. A. A.; Naeem, O. E. M. M.

doi:10.21608/jssae.2010.74865

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING THE ROTARY PLOW UNDER EGYPTION CONDITIONS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Agric. Engineering Dept., Faculty of Agric. Mansoura University

² Agric. Engineering Research Institute, ARC.

³ Ministry of Agriculture

10.21608/jssae.2010.74865

Abstract

The experiments were carried out at the farm of El-Gimmaza Research Station, El-Gharbia Governorate , on clayey soil .
The field study was conducted to determined the energy requirements for operating the rotary plow as primary and secondary tillage machin under Egyption conditions .
The results indicated that , the energy requirement for operating the chisel plow the equivalent of 67% from the energy requirement rotary plow at the same operating speed and soil conditions .The rotary plow produce a suitable seedbed without a secondary tillage operation . Therefore , the use of rotary plow to prepare a suitable seedbed as secondary tillage need the energy equivalent to 82 % of the energy needed using the chisel plow for seedbed preparation.