VIBRATION MEASUREMENT AND PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY  OF GRASS MOWER

A. A. Hamid, Ahmed

	VIBRATION MEASUREMENT AND PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY OF GRASS MOWER
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 540-552
Author
Ahmed A. A. Hamid
Abstract
The experiment was conducted in field of the University of Baghdad, Jadryia region, Baghdad to measure vibration and performance efficiency of grass mower (machine cutting grass). Vibration in three axes are longitudinal X , lateral Y and vertical Z in four places of mower machine during cutting grass and Practical Productivity, Efficiency and Fuel Consumption measured in this experiment . Factorial design (3 x 2) used, mower speeds included 1.9 3.6 and 6.4 km/hr and engine load included idling and full load according to randomized complete design were used in this experiment. Least Significant Design (LSD) 0.05 was used to compare the mean of treatment. Result were showed that the mower speed 6.4 km/hr recorded high productivity (0.6557 ha/hr), low fuel consumption (1.62 l/ha), least efficiency ( 83.97 %), vibration values for three axes X,Y and Z (8.28, 7.85) and (5.35 m/sec²) for mower seat, (6.25, 7.05) and (4.80 m/sec²) for steering wheel and (14.78, 13.8) and (11.58 m/sec²) for mower chasses and (21.45, 20.05) and (16.15 m/sec²) for cover blades. Engine full load recorded high productivity (0.4080 ha/hr), efficiency (84.47%), and high vibration values for three axes X, Y and Z were (5.46, 5,03) and (3.56 m/sec²) for mower seat , (4.56, 5.30) and (3.36 m/sec²) for steering wheel, (13.30, 12.32) and (10.93 m/sec²) for mower chasses and (18.13, 17.03) and (13.83 m/sec²) for cover blades,Then these result a cross legislated permissible vibration exposure limits in the world.
Keywords
Fuel consumption; Cutting productivity; Mower speed

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