Farm Power And Machinery (1+1)

Ridger

• A ridger is an implement which cuts and turns the soil in two opposite directions simultaneously for forming ridges.
• It is also known as Furrower. Ridger is used to form ridges, for sowing row crop seeds and plants in well tilled soil.
• The ridger is also used for forming field furrows or channels, earthing up and similar other operations.
• Ridgers are also known ridging plough, middle buster plough and double mouldboard plough.
• The ridger generally has V-shaped or wedge-shaped share, fitted to the frog.
• The nose or the tip of the share penetrates into the soil and breaks the earth.
• The mouldboards lift, invert and cast aside the soil, forming deep channels and ridges of the required size.


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Plate : 15.5 Tractor operated ridger in operation

• A Ridger required for row planted crops. It is also used for making field furrows or channels, earthing up, and similar other operations.
• It generally has a ‘V’ shaped share either rigidly fixed or hinged to the mould boards.
• The short beamed ridger is provided with a gauge wheel attached to the front end of the beam.
• This gauge wheel facilitates movement and control of the ridger. It may be operated by one or two pair of bullocks are a tractor.
• A ridger consists of beam, clevis, frog, handle, mouldboards, braces, share, and sliding shoe.