Performance Evaluation of Bullock Drawn Puddlers

摘要

This experiment was conducted in the farmers' fields with five bullock drawn puddlers viz. the Implement Factory puddler, the CAET puddler, the APAU puddler, the UP Agro Industries harrow cum puddler and the rotary blade puddler. The pudding operations of these five implements were compared with that of the country plough relative to the puddling index, power requirement, field capacity, puddling efficiency and the cost of operation. The puddler manufactured in the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (CAET puddler) was found to be the best with a puddling index of 83.10 percent, energy requirement of 4.38 kwh/ha, field capacity of 0.146 ha/hr, field efficiency of 70.19 percent and operating cost of Rs. 129.17 per hectare. The net energy saving per hectare for this puddler over the country plough was found to be 71.41 percent. This puddler was recommended for use in the farmers' fields.