Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
H Ganachari, O Mane, R Yadav, P Kadam, R Jagtap and S Kumbhar

Abstract:
In present study, pedal operated lateral winder mainly consists of Main frame, Sprocket and Chain, Shaft, Fixed wheel, Seat etc. The machine was design and developed at Dadasaheb Mokashi College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Rajmachi. The 100 m lateral with 1.30 m spacing between two laterals spread over 130 m² area. The average time required for retrieving 100 m lateral by pedal operated drip winder was found to be 1.145 min while manually, it takes 1.40 min. Similarly, 150 and 200 m length of lateral was spread over 144 and 255 m² areas for testing, respectively. Machine took 1.525 min and 2.31 min to retrieve the lateral for 150 and 200 m length of lateral, respectively. Also, for the same lateral, manually it took 2.30 and 3.205 min to retrieve the lateral, respectively. Average capacity of manually was 60, 69.23 and 60 meter per minute for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd reading respectively. Similarly, average capacity of pedal operated drip lateral winder was 79.64, 80.35 and 79.99 meter per minute for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd reading respectively. The average capacity of manually and pedal operated lateral winder was found to be 63.08 and 79.99 meter per minute. It was developed by locally available material with minimal cost of Rs. 4800/-.