Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food
Online ISSN : 1881-8366
ISSN-L : 1881-8366
Estimating the performance of small sugarcane harvesters in Okinawa
Yoshiaki Shinzato Hayato KomesuToru AkatiMasami Ueno
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2019 Volume 12 Issue 4 Pages 499-504

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A mechanized sugarcane production system with small machinery is important because it is good farming management, lowers carbon, saves energy and conserves the environment. Making a database is necessary to achieve high working efficiency and low fuel consumption of farm machines such as harvesters and tractors. Mechanizing Okinawa farms with small machines is important. Two small sugarcane harvesters were recently introduced to Okinawa. The time and fuel consumption to operate, harvesting, hauling out, stopping, and traveling forward and backward were measured. A computer program to estimate these variables was developed based on past and current performance tests. There was little difference between estimated values and measured data.
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