Studies on harvesting machines (14)

Field Test Carried out on the HR553 and HR555 type Power Harvesters

Abstract

Up to last year we had designed and turned out three types of harvesters. They are the windrower type; i. e. E52 E54 and E55. (Journal of the society of agricultural machinery, Japan, V15. No3, V16. No1. Journal of the Kanto Tosan experiment station No. 7)
These windrowers were found to be defective when tried out in the field. In 1955, two improved types of windrowers were designed and turned out i. e. HR553 and HR555 as shown in Fig 1; and tested out in the field.
These windrowers are equiped with a 2_??_ engine, 2 wheels, monotype frame, conical reel, lay out bar and 12″ reciprocating cutter bar.
The new machines are suitable for harvesting rice and wheat under good field conditions; and not practical in a wetty field.
The new attachment to these machines have been found to be very useful in field test.
Our next ambition will be to design and construct a harvester to collect the plants into sheaves.