Tractor Mounted hydraulic Ladder for Mango Fruit Harvesting
R. Thiyagarajan*
Dept. of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
B. Suthakar
Dept. of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
A. Tajuddin
Dept. of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Fruit harvesting, Hydraulic ladder, Mango orchard, Tractor mounted
Abstract
A tractor-mounted hydraulic operated ladder developed to reduce the harvesting/ pruning costs, increase the harvesting/ pruning efficiency and enhances the overall productivity of mango orchards. The hydraulic ladder was evaluated in the actual field condition and it was observed that it can be rotated from 0 to 360 degree both in clockwise and anticlockwise direction so that minimum 4 mango trees can be covered by simply operating the directional valve. The hydraulic ladder is suitable for harvesting of mango upto 12 m, pruning of tree up to 12 m height comfortably and spraying over the tree canopy up to a height of 12 m. The cost of operation of the hydraulic ladder (Inclusive of tractor) for harvesting mango is Rs. 4,240.00 /day.
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