- Power Tiller (Tiller is refer as Tilling) is used for tilling the farm.
- Power tiller is known as Single axle Two-Wheel Tractor.
- Power Tiller helps in preparing the soil, sowing seeds, planting seeds, adding & spraying the fertilizers, herbicides & water. In addition to it also helps in pumping water, harvesting, threshing & transporting crops.
Generally the POWER TILLERs power ranges from 8 hp to 18 hp (6 kW to 14kW).
Ø Why the farmers buy the POWER TILLER?
i.) Today’s, mostly farmers have marginal farm land. They can’t afford the tractor. OR no one can easily give them tractor on rent for this farm operation & also the tractor owner will not afford it for this land.
ii.) Sometimes, in season labors are not easily available. If labors are available then their wages demand is high. This thing can’t afford the small marginal land farmer.
iii.) Power Tiller is affordable as compared to tractor & pair of bull.
iv.) Power Tiller operated implements also available which are same as tractor implements but only small in size such As M.B. Plough, Ridger, Furrow Opener, Seed Drill, Cultivator, Potato digger, Reaper Unit, Trailer, HTP, Water Pump, Alternator, Thresher, Cage Wheel, etc.
v.) Power tiller is specially designed for puddling (wet land) operation i.e., paddy cultivation.
vi.) There are two types of Power Tiller such as Walk Behind & Riding Type.
vii.) Low maintenance cost.
viii.) One person (either man or woman) can easily operate. We can called it Gender Friendly machine.
ix.) Power Tiller has government subsidies.
POWER TILLER