TKP 3501

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND IRRIGATION

ASSIGNMENT 1

NAMA : IKMAL RIZAL BIN MOHMAD

MATRIC NO. : 196626

LECTURER’S NAME : DR WAN FAZILAH BINTI FAZLIL ILAHI

 TKP3501
Agricultural Mechanization & Irrigation
Assignment 1

DUE on 12th Mac 2019 and Submission by group

Question #1: - 10 marks

A combine harvester was deployed in order to help with the harvesting operation in
rice production. A combine harvester for rice is having 400 cm cutter bar is operated
at an average speed of 10 km/hr.
I. Calculates the theoretical field capacity of the combine? If we assumed the
field efficiency of the combine is 80 percent, what is the effective field efficiency?
{2 marks}

TFC= V x W
10
TFC= (10 x 4) / 10
= 4 ha/hr

FE = EFC x 100
TFC
80= (EFC/ 4) x 100
EFC = (80x4) / 100
= 3.2 ha/hr

II. If 10% time is lost in turning, loading and unloading, calculate the
harvested area in 5 hours, and the farm machinery index (FMI). {2 marks}

TFC= 4 ha/hr

10% time is lost in turning, loading and unloading

FE= 100-10= 90%

Actual Field capacity= 0.9 x 4

= 3.6 ha/hr
 #Total harvested area in 5 hours= 3.6 x 5= 18 ha

III. What can be expected when the speed is reduced by half from the initial speed?
{1.5 mark)

● Effective Field Capacity (EFC) and Actual Field capacity will be in half
values which is 1.6 and 1.8.

IV. Briefly explain, how you can improve the actual field efficiency? {1.5 marks}
● Reduce turning time. Farmers should strive to make fields large, long, and
narrow by eliminating fence rows, ditches, or other barriers.

V. List down three factors contributed to the low efficiency during such operation.
{1 marks}
● Operator Availability
● One Operator Multi-Tasking
● Limited Output

VI. If we assume the field is perfectly square, calculate how many paths of
the combine made to harvest the crop? Please give a brief explanation.
(Tips: consider the area and the width of the combine).

{2 marks}

● Assume the length of the field is 400m and the width is 400m too.
● So, the are of the field is 4ha.
● Assume the width of the implement is 4m
● To calculate path 400m is divided by the width of the implement.
● 400/4 = 100 path. And the number of turning is 99.