Design concept of a trailed type transplanter for oil palm seedling.

摘要

A design concept for a trailed transplanter for oil palm seedlings was developed using AutoCAD R14 software. This type of transplanter consists of a main chassis, seedling bin, conveying unit, seedling placement assembly and associated hydraulic control unit. The transplanter is trailed from a 4-wheel tractor of at least 70 hp (52 kW) engine size. It is equipped with a seedling bin that can hold 28 oil palm seedlings. Two operators are required for the transplanting operation; a driver for the tractor and an operator for the hydraulic control system of the transplanter to integrate all operational activities. Operational activities include the preparation of planting holes, placement of seedlings in the hole, covering of seedlings, and compactionof the soil around the seedling.