Rotary Tiller or Rotavator Use in Tillage

What is Tillage?

 

Tillage can be defined as the process of manipulation of soil to develop a suitable soil structure to create seedbed or root-bed with controlling weeds, manage crop residues, minimize soil erosion and also establish specific upper layer for planting and irrigation etc. Tillage operations to create seedbed are usually known as primary and secondary. A primary tillage operation includes some initial significant soil operations that are normally designed to loosen the soil.

 

On the other hand, secondary tillage operations are performed to create refined soil conditions for planting crops. A mouldboard plough is the most commonly used farm equipment for primary tillage. While a Rotary tiller or rotavator is popularly used as secondary tillage equipment nowadays as it acquires energy in more than one manner, energy from a rotary source usually the tractor PTO. More versatility and reduced draft requirements to obtain the desired outcome in manipulating the soil are the two reasons for considering such more complex farm equipment.

 

Rotary Tiller and Its Uses in Tillage

 

The minimum tillage system is necessary for reducing the use of mechanical energy and labour requirement in soil tillage and is also important to conserve the natural moisture in the soil by minimizing the number of rounds over the field. The rotary tiller is a perfect tilling machine to be used as a minimum tillage system. The high quality of pulverization makes rotary tillers suitable for seedbed preparation.

 

Rotary tillers are also used for uprooting the organic matter and mixing it in all over the tilled upper layer of the soil. Rotary tillers or rotavators are widely used specifically for rice crops in most of the Asiatic countries. Rice fields in such countries are often ploughed by underwater rotary tillage. The rotor or rotating blades usually rotates in the same direction of tractor wheels. Each blade cuts a section of soil as it moves downward and in the direction of the rear wheels. Mostly rotary tillers make 2 or 3 cuts in the soil per round.

 

How to choose a perfect Rotary Tiller for your farm

 

Before choosing a rotary tiller a farmer should consider the size of the farm, the strength of the tractor, budget and how often they will need it. These factors will help a farmer in choosing the right design and combination of features in a rotavator. If there is only a one time need in a year to prepare the field, a farmer can also consider to rent a rotary tiller. This may also provide the time to evaluate either or not they need purchasing one. For a gardener on a small scale farmer, a small rotary tiller or cultivator may be more appropriate.

Reversible Plough Overview

Reversible Plough Overview

In the modern era of mechanization, people use various types of farm machinery like rotavator, combine harvester, plough, seeder, and many more to perform farming activity efficiently. 

Plough is one of the most popular agriculture machinery from ancient time,  reversible plough is specially designed farm plough use for turning the soil level upside and downside, It can directly be mounted with a tractor. It is a hydraulically operated form of farm implements used for the preparation of land. It is ideal for use in hard and dry trashy stumpy land conditions. It works from both sides including left and right & it automatically changes the position while plowing hence it minimize our time & fuel consumption. It is ideal for a big piece of land.

Benefits of Reversible Plough

• It is Specially designed Plough use for turning the soil level upside and downside
• It has excellent penetration power due to this it performs the toughest plowing job
• It widely used in stony & rooted soils

Features of Reversible Plough

• It specially designs in such a manner that extra furrow or repositioning units allow extra clearance quickly and easily.
• It has wear-resistant steel bottoms including bar points that help to perform toughest plowing jobs
• Bar point bottoms ensure longer life of plough as they can be extended or reversed and re-used till the last possible length.

What is a Disc Harrow? Disc Harrow Type.

In the era of mechanization, there are various types of tillage implement like plogh, rotavator, ripper, power harrow, etc used for different applications, Disc harrow is one of them. The disc harrow is a secondary tillage implement used for soil preparation.

It helps in breaking up clods and surface crusts, enhances soil granulation and surface uniformity, and prevents weed growth and destroys already existing weeds.

What is a Disc Harrow from Tractor Agriculture

Types of Disc Harrows

These types of Disc Harrows are available in different sizes, gang arrangements according to different types of tractors. These are basically of 2 types.

Trailing Type

The Mounted Type Harrow is hitched to a three-point linkage of Tractor and is raised using hydraulic power when transportation is completed.

Disc Harrows are available in many forms like:

i) Single Action

ii) Double Action

iii) Offset Type

Single Action disk harrow

Single Action Disc Harrows cuts the soil in just one direction. The cutting width is usually between 4’ to 20’.

Double Action disk harrow

Double Action Disc Harrows also are named Tandem Disc Harrows. Here, Disks are arranged in such how that disc of front gang throws the soil in one direction and discs of rear gang throws the soil in another way. this sort of harrow facilitates the homogeneous mixing of soil. they're the most suitable option for such requirements.

Offset disk harrow

This type of harrows is often worked upon in an offset position i.e. why it's called offset harrow. one change in hitch makes the harrow to maneuver either to the left or right side of the tractor. this is often very fashionable nowadays because it gives a smooth soil.

Offset Discs are available in both mounted and trailing types. Their sizes vary consistent with the dimensions and capability of a tractor.

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