DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SUGARCANE

CULTIVATOR
ABSTRACT

Sugarcane is an important cash crop in India. It is cultivated in

various regions of India. The cultivation of sugarcane takes more time when it is
done manually. So Sugarcane cultivator is used. It is driven by Wiper motor
which uses 12v or 24v battery. Wiper Motor is used because of high torque. It
is driven by chain drive, the motion is transferred to both shaft for forward and
backward motion. The ditch ploughshare is for sequential dropping of cane on
the ploughed mud. The cane dropping unit also contains a wiper motor and disc
for holding and dropping of cane. Then the cane is enclosed with mud by
using metal strips. It results in benefit of placed at front for ploughing of
mud. A cane dropping unit is placed cost ratio. It used to reduce the labour
cost and planting time period.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

 Wiper Motor
 12 v Battery
 Chain Sprocket (1/2 inch)
 Mild Steel
 Cycle Wheels
 Bearing
 Shaft

Working Principle :

Main purpose of power transmission is to rotate the rotary blades for ploughing
operation and to rotate the worm drive for cutting operation. To rotate the
blades for ploughing the soil, chain drive is employed to transmit power from
the engine to rotary blades. Spacing between cutting of successive sugarcane
depends on the ploughing and closing of sugarcane in the field. Timing takes
around seven to ten seconds per feet depending on the throttle.