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.