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Detailed Project Report IWMP-2
Production System: Chaff cutter (Fodder management)
Introduction
Among the recent trends in development of agricultural mechanization are an increase in power and energy capacity of tractors, agricultural machines and
equipments, an increase in their reliability and decrease in exploitation expenses and labour consumption. Reliability of agricultural equipments is greatly enhanced
provided it is designed with due consideration to the strength parameters of target users / operators. Farm machinery opens new avenues for better management
of farm enterprises. Selection of farm machinery is influenced by the farm size, cost of farm labour, cost of farm machines and energy requirement, yet the use of
improved agricultural machinery ensures better quality of field operation in lesser time.
Chaff cutter machine or manual chaff cutter machine is highly precised machine and are smooth to operate. Impeccably designed, these hand operated chaff cutter
machines are useful for chopping up hay and oat-straw to feed livestock and prepare fine raw material for food processing industries.
Chaff cutter — a mechanical device for cutting straw or hay into small pieces — before being mixed together with other forage and fed to cattle. This aids the
animal's digestion and prevents animals from rejecting any part of their food. Chaff and hay played a vital role in most agricultural production as it was used for
feeding cattle.
Chaff cutters have evolved from the basic machines into commercial standard machines that can be driven at various speeds and can achieved various lengths of
cuts of chaff with respect to animal preference type. New chaff cutter machines include portable tractor driven chaff cutter - where chaff cutter can be in the field
and load trolleys. Extra Heavy Duty Chaff Cutter mounted on pneumatic type can be hauled to site and driven by any make of tractor having 500 to 1000 R.P.M. of
P.T.O. shafts.
Advantages of chaff cutter
1. Reduces wastage of fodder
It cuts the fodder uniformly, which is ideal for the livestock. It improves the digestion of Cattle yielding more milking output capacity.
Smooth working:
Machine cut steel gears running in enclosed oil chamber with all axles and shaft fitted with ball bearings makes the machine run very smooth and trouble
free.
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