CAPACITIVE STUDY OF COMBINE FOR HARVESTING RICE IN CHIROMAWA VILLAGE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • A. Akintayo Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Author
  • A. E. Adeyemi Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Kano Station PMB 3032, Hadejia Road, Kano, Nigeria. Author
  • Y. E. Samuel Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Nigeria. Author

Keywords:

Combine harvester, theoretical filed capacity, actual field capacity, man-machine productivity, man-machine performance, filed machine-index.

Abstract

The capacitive performance of a combine for harvesting paddy rice was investigated in Chiromawa village,
northern Nigeria. It was found that the forward speed of the combine during her operation has low value of
0.36 km/h as a result of the roughness of the surface of the rice field caused by the bunks used in making
the basins. It was observed that the time for field primary operations of 50% of total field time is low due
to the age of the combine. However, the field efficiency of the combine is within the acceptable limit of
above 70%. The man-machine productivity and the man-machine performance of the combine in the said
location for the investigated harvest season were found to range from 0.15 to 0.38 ha/hr and 0.09 to 0.27
ha/hr respectively. It was also found that there exist a correlation between the forward speed and each of
theoretical capacity, actual capacity and field efficiency.

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Published

2025-05-10

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2014): JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (JAET)

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