Abstract
Experiments were conducted in a stubbled paddy field with clay soil to determine the effect of enamel coating on the draft of a mouldboard plough. An enamel-coated plate of mouldboard shape was fabricated, and the performance of a mouldboard plough with and without this plate was evaluated for soil with averages of 24.1%, 28.4% and 32.8% dry basis moisture contents. The average ploughing speed was 3.8, 4.8 and 5.8 km h −1 and the ploughing depth was 18, 22 and 25 cm. It was observed that at all moisture content levels, the enamel coating reduced the specific draft required to pull the mouldboard plough, compared with no enamel plate. The overall percent reduction in the specific draft was in the range of 8–23%. An increase in depth increased the plough draft requirements, but an increase in moisture content decreased the draft required for ploughs with and without the enamel-coated plate. The enamel-coated plough gave the best reduction of 23% in specific draft at 25 cm ploughing depth, 5.8 km h −1 speed and 32.8% soil moisture content. Results of this study showed that enamel coating can be used effectively to reduce the draft of the ploughs.
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