Farm Power And Machinery (1+1)

Power tiller

• The power tiller ( Plate : 9.4) is a walking type tractor in which the direction of travel and its control for field operation is performed by the operator walking behind it.
• It is also known as Hand tractor or Walking type tractor. The concept of also known as Hand tractor or walking tractor.
• The operator walks behind the power tiller, holding the two handles of power tiller in his hands. Power tiller may be called a single axle walking type tractor, though a riding seat is provided in certain designs.
• The concept of power tiller came in the world in the year 1920. Japan is the first country to use power tiller was designed in the year 1947.
• Production of power tiller rapidly increased during the year 1950 to 1965.
• Power tiller was first introduced in India in the year 1963.
• Manufacturing of several makes of power tillers like Iseki, Sato, Krishi, Kubota, Yanmar and Mitsubishi were started in India after 1962.

Plate : 9.4 Power tiller