DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MULTIPURPOSE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT
Abstract – Agriculture being one of the major occupations in India, it is very essential to discover and implement new idea in this field, though lot of work has been done in this area. It is unfortunate that, these ideas are not been implemented properly in actual field. This is due to high cost and is complicated for rural people. Multipurpose agriculture equipment is basic and major equipment involved in agriculture for maximum yielding. Conventional method of planting and cultivating the crops is a laborious process and hence for that reason there is a scarcity of labours, this result in delayed agriculture to overcome these difficulties,
Multipurpose agriculture equipment is designed. Agriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy. Over 70 % of the rural households depend on agriculture. Agriculture is an important sector of Indian economy as it contributes about 8.4% to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60% of the population. Indian agriculture has registered impressive growth over last few decades.
Aim & Objectives
The main aim of the project is to develop multipurpose agricultural vehicle, for performing major agricultural operations like ploughing, seeding. The modification includes fabricating a vehicle which is small, compact in size. The project is about a machine design which makes cultivation much simpler. The design of the chassis of the vehicle is made in such a way that it is suitable for the operations. The purpose of this project is to provide farmer with multipurpose equipment which implements all the scientific farming specifications and technology to get maximum yield and good quality crops by reducing investment and number of labor. The objectives is 1) To manufacture a machine for a farmer who cannot afford the tractor and other heavy equipment. 2) To design all the operations in one machine. 3) The reduction of cost of the Ploughing tool and other tools. 4) To provide easy operation in one machine and also in less cost.
COMPONENTS USED
- Hopper for Seed store
- Plough
- Spray
- Chain and Sprocket
- Chassis of the Vehicle
- Free Wheel
CONCLUSION
Practically our multipurpose agricultural equipment can be used for tilling, fertilizing, sowing, leveling and also used for weed removal purposes. All the parts are connected in such a way that in every stage of agriculture the equipment can be rearranged or easily assembled with fasteners to required length and specifications of field operation. Our team has successfully combined many ideas from various fields of mechanical engineering and agricultural knowledge to improve the yield and by reducing the labor effort and expenses.
FUTURE SCOPE
By increasing the equipment strength and quality to its peak, we can have multipurpose agricultural equipment for life time usage. By providing hydraulics, gear arrangements,
using non-corrosive material and some minor adjustments the equipment can also be made as tractor powered equipment.
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