SALIENT FEATURES OF POWER WEEDER

Make & Model of machine : Texas Hobby 380 TG Power Weeder

Test Report No. and Year of release
Applicant’s Address
(Commercial)
: Machine-57/454, June, 2014
: Farm and Garden Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,
(Subsidiary unit of TEXAS A/S. Denmark),
544P Pace City 2, Sector 37, Gurgaon,
Haryana - 122 001.

Technical Specification:

Sl. No. Parameters Observation/Declaration

1. Engine
- Type : Four stroke, Air cooled, Over head
valve, Single cylinder, Spark ignition
engine
- Make : Texas
- Power, (kW) (apa) : 1.95 @ 3000 rpm
2. Transmission system
2.1 Type of clutch : Tensioner pulley work as a main
clutch
2.2 Type of drive between gear box to drive : V-belt and Pulley, with 1:1 reduction
shaft ratio
2.3 Type of drive between gear box to : Worm and wheel, with 4.33 : 1
rotary shaft reduction ratio
3. No. of rotor blades : 16
4. Drive Wheel
-Type : Pneumatic, Traction
-Make (apa) : HAORUM
-Number(s) : Two
5. Starting method : Manual, Recoil starting system
6. Overall Dimensions, (mm) : 1670 (L) x 700 (W) x 1130 (H)
7. Operational Mass, (kg) : 136
Field performance:

Sl. No. Parameters Observation

1. Av. Speed of operation, (km/h) : 1.68 to 1.69
2. Av. Depth of cut, (cm) : 3
3. Av. Width of cut, (cm) : 36 to 37
4. Av. Area covered, (ha/h) : 0.040 to 0.041
5. Av. Time required for 1 ha, (h) : 24.39 to 25.00
6. Av. Field efficiency, (%) : 65 to 67
7. Av. Weeding efficiency, (%) : 53 to 66
8. Av. Fuel consumption - l/h : 0.72 to 0.75
- l/ha : 17.49 to 18.33

TESTED AT : S.R.F.M.T&T.I - ANANTAPUR