Farm Power & Machinery

Engine operated weeder

Usually a 3-hp petrol start kerosene run engine operates the weeder. The engine power is transmitted to ground wheels through V belt-pulley and sprocket - chain mechanism. At the back of the machine a replaceable sweep blade is fixed. Sweep blades of different width can be fitted to the machine depending on the row to row spacing of the crop. A tail wheel is provided at the rear to maintain the operating depth. The sweep blade can be raised or lowered so as to have the desired operating depth.


The salient features of the unit are


• Useful for weeding between rows of crops like tapioca, cotton, sugarcane, maize, tomato and pulses whose rows spacing is more than 45 cm
• Can also be used for weeding and intercultural operations in orchards, coconut and areca nut plantations.