Influence of Combine Harvester Forward and Reel Speeds on Wheat Harvesting Losses in Gezira Scheme (Sudan)

Omer A. Abdalla¹, Mohamed. H. Dahab^1*, Mukhtar M. Musa² and Eltayeb S. N. Babikir¹

Abstract

The present study was conducted at the demonstration farm of Massaed Technology Transfer Center, Gezira State, during 2016/2017, to evaluate the effect of combine harvester forward and reel speed on wheat harvesting losses (total header, processing and total machine losses). Three combine harvester forward speeds (4, 5 and 6 km/h), and three reel speeds (25, 35 and 45 rpm) were used in the experiment, which was arranged in a split plot design with three replications. The results showed that forward speed 4 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm recorded the lowest total header losses (31.8 kg/ha) while the highest losses (90.1 kg/ha) was recorded by the forward speed 6 km/h and reel seed 25 rpm. The lowest processing losses was obtained from the forward speed 6 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm (13.2 kg/ha) while the highest was recorded by the forward speed 4 km/h with the reel speed 45 rpm (38.2 kg/ha). Forward speed 4 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm recorded the lowest total machine losses (56.7 kg/ha) which represents 9.5% of the total yield as compared to 118.0 kg/ha which represents 19.67% of the total yield recorded by the same speed with 45 rpm reel speed. It was concluded that the forward speed 4 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm was appropriate for reducing combined wheat harvesting losses under Gezira Scheme conditions.

Keywords

combine; losses; forward; reel; speed

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Abdalla, O. A., Dahab, M. H., Musa, M. M. (2021). Influence of Combine Harvester Forward and Reel Speeds on Wheat Harvesting Losses in Gezira Scheme (Sudan). International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 2| Issue 2: Mar-Apr 2021, Pages 177-182, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Volume2-Issue2-Mar-Apr-No.65-177-182.pdf

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Volume 2 | Issue 2: Mar-Apr 2021