FUNCTIONS OF POWER WEEDER

      1)  Before sowing operations such as tillage like ploughing:

Video of Tillage Operation

Video of Tillage Operation

Video of Tillage Operation

      2)  Remove the weedes and inter cultivation between the growing crops:

Video of Paddy Weeding Operation (Paddy Weeder)

Video of Intercultural Operation

      3)  Spraying of chemical fertilizers on crops:

Video of Spraying Operation ( THROUGH HTP)

Video of Spraying Operation ( THROUGH HTP)

       4)  Water pump:

Video of Water Pump 

Video of Water Pump

      5) Seed drill:

Video of Seed Drill

Video of Seed Drill

      6) Trailer / Trolley:

Video of Trailer

      

Video of Trailer

    7) Reaper unit / CuttingAttachment:

Video of Reaper Unit Attached with Power Weeder

Video of Reaper Unit Attached with Power Weeder

Some Imporatant Features: 

     1) Power Weeders are specially designed & used in sugarcane, ginger & turmeric field where tractor is not easily working.
      2)  Anyone can easily operate (either man or woman). We can called it as Gender Friendly Machine.
      3)  Easily transportation from home to farm.
      4)  Handle rotate upto 180°.
      5)  Handle height adjustment for operators comfort.

      6) Light weight.

 * All the PICS & VIDEOS are given for study & knowing for how to actual work in field. 

* On you tube channel there are several videos of field operations are available . You can refer these for your more information.

TYPES OF POWER WEEDER

METHODS OF DRIVE OF POWER WEEDER

Two methods of drive in power weeder such as Belt Drive & Gear Drive.

• Belt Drive:

1. Generally, in petrol engine belt drive method is used which is upto 6 hp.
2. It is beneficial when the machine is stuck while operation, there is minimum chance of breakdowns as compare to gear drive machine. 

   

Pic: Belt Drive Power Weeder

Working Video of Belt Drive Power Weeder 

• Gear Drive:

1. Most of gear drive weeder used in field operation.

Pic: Gear Drive Power Weeder

   

TYPES OF POWER WEEDER

Generally there are three types of power weeder, they all are as follows:    

      1)  Center rotary
      2)  Back rotary
      3)  Front rotary

1) Center rotary:

Pic: Center Rotary Power Weeder with drive wheels

a) Center rotary means the drive wheel & blade rotary shaft is fix on a one shaft while working.

b) While transportation (either home to farm or farm to home) on road there is drive wheel insert in the drive axle shaft.

c) While field operation, the blade rotary (rotor) shaft fix to the drive axle shaft after removing the drive wheels.

Pic: Center Rotary Power Weeder with blade rotary shaft 

d)  While works in the field, the drive wheel should be remove and insert the blade rotor shaft in the drive axle shaft & fix with cotter pin.

e) The blade rotor shaft have 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 blades as per manufacturer recommendations and also depends on machine power.

ØFeatures: 

            a) Light in weight.

           b) Handle direction & height adjustment change as per operators comfort.

           c) Any one can easily operates (either man or woman) 

Working Video of Center Rotary Power Weeder

Working Video of Center Rotary Power Weeder

Working Video of Center Rotary Power Weeder

2) Back rotary:

Pic: Back Rotary Power Weeder

a) Back rotary power weeder means the power weeder have individual blade rotary shaft or unit (back side) and drive wheel shaft.

b) There is no need to remove drive wheel while field operation.

c)  In wet land (puddling) operation, fix the cage wheel instead of drive wheel.

ØFeatures:

a) Handle is rotate upto 180° and also handle height adjustment for operators comfort.

b) Specially used in sugarcane, ginger & turmeric field where tractor is not easily working.

Working Video of Back Rotary Power Weeder

Working Video of Back Rotary Power Weeder

Working Video of Back Rotary Power Weeder

 3) Front rotary:

a) Front rotary power weeder means the power weeder have individual blade rotary shaft (front side) and drive wheel shaft.

b) There is no need to remove drive wheel while field operation.

c) In this type of power weeder the roatry blade shaft is front side and engine is back side.

 

Pic: Front Rotary Power Weeder

ØFeatures:

a) Handle is rotate upto 180° and also handle height adjustment for operators comfort.

b) Specially used in sugarcane, ginger & turmeric field where tractor is not easily working and where is crop row spacing is 0.75 - 1 foot (9 - 12 inch) and also attached the upto 3 foot blade shaft.

c) Depth control mechanism provided.

Working Video of Front Rotary Power Weeder

Working Video of Front Rotary Power Weeder

 * All the PICS & VIDEOS are given for study & knowing for how to actual work in field. 

BASIC INFORMATION OF POWER WEEDER

    Basically, it means that removing of the farm weeds by using the power. We can term as “power is the source from engine” & “weeds means the unwanted material in the farm” 

    In other words, Power Weeder used for removing weeds, stirring (mixing) and pulverizing (grinding) the soil and for loosening the soil after the crop begins to grow.

Note:- Generally the power weeder power ranges from 1 hp to 8 hp (0.7 kW to 6kW).

Ø Why the farmers buy the POWER WEEDER?

         i.)    Today’s, mostly farmers have marginal farm land. They can’t afford the tractor. OR no one can easily gives their tractor on rent for this farm operation & also the tractor owner will not afford it for this land.

         ii.)  Sometimes, in field operation season labors are not easily available. If labors are available then their wages demanding is very high. And this thing can’t afford the small marginal land farmer.

         iii.)  Power Weeder is affordable as compared to tractor & pair of bull.

         iv.)  Power Weeder 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, Cage Wheel, etc.

         v.)   Power weeder is specially designed for inter cultivation or inter crop weeding (row spacing around 0.5 - 5 foot) where Tractor or Power Tillers are easily not work.

         vi.)  There are three types of power weeder such as Center Rotary, Back Rotary & Front Rotary.

         vii.) Low maintenance cost.

         viii.) One person (either man or woman) can easily operate. We can called it Gender Friendly machine.

         ix.) Also Power Weeder has government subsidies.

POWER WEEDER