Farm Power And Machinery (1+1)

Dry land weeder

• Dry land weeders with long handles are suitable for weeding in row crops in rainfed and garden lands.
• The long handle eliminates the back strain and provides comfort to the operator for continuous operation in standing posture.
• This is a long handled tool and consists of 25 mm diameter, 1200 mm long conduit pipe over which 520 mm long handle is fitted.
• To the bottom of the vertical pipe frame, two arms made of 250 x 25 x 3 mm of MS plates are fitted. At the extreme end of the arm 120 mm diameter star wheel is fixed.
• The cutting blade is fitted to the bottom portion of the arm, and 200 mm to the back of the star wheel. The star wheel facilitates easy movement of the tool.
• The cutting blade cuts the weeds. The operating width of the blade is 120 mm.
• The star type is suitable for operation in loamy and sandy soil. In the peg type the star wheel is replaced by pegs facilitating easier operation in clay soil.
• The area covered by the weeder is about 0.08 ha/day.