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Effect of Weight and Draught on the Performance of Disc Plough on Sandy-loam Soil
Olatunji, O.M. and Davies, R. M.
Corresponding Author: Davies Rotimi Moses
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In this research, the relationship between depth of cut, increase in weight of disc plough as well as
the draught has been investigated using dimensional analysis on a sandy loam soil. The experiment was
conducted on a site with three different moisture contents level at five different speeds (0.83, 1.39, 1.94, 2.5
and 2.78 m s¯1). It was observed that the depth of penetration increase with an increase in draught and increase
in soil moisture content. From the site, the depth of cut was minimum at 4.9% and maximum at 9.4% moisture
content. The result obtained from the validation shows that the model can be used effectively to determine the
depth of cut in sandy loam soil and also the draught-speed relationship obtained from this work can be used
to predict the power requirement of the disc plough in other soil types. The draught increase linearly with the
depth of cut as predicted from the model. The result of the soil properties after tillage showed increase with
shear strength, bulk density and depth.
Key words: Disc plough, sandy- loam, moisture content, shear strength, bulk density, depth,
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Olatunji, O.M. and Davies, R. M., . Effect of Weight and Draught on the Performance of Disc Plough on Sandy-loam Soil. Research Journal of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology, (1): Page No: 22-26.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
ISSN (Print): 2040-7459 |
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