Although it works alone in a quick time, the results are neat. Regular planting holes are 0.75 m x 1 m. Speed Made worked because he used the plant design, Ir Joko Pitoyo, agricultural machinery researchers at the Great Hall of Agricultural mechanization development, Serpong, the municipality of South Tangerang.
Not just fast, but also EFI Sien. Because, fuel consumption in the form of premium only 1 liter per hour or Rp 22.500/5 hours. Engine rental fee Rp 200.000/day. So the total cost once planting Rp 222.500. With 20 workers, a gardener pays Rp 500,000 when the cost of each person is Rp 25,000 per day. It means Made able to save Rp 277.500 for planting costs.
Pull the tractor
The corn seed-planting machine was made of iron. The shape is like a mini bike measuring about 1 m. The front wheel is a dual disc that serves to create the planting flow. Meanwhile, rear wheels such as small-sized road wheels, diameter of 40 cm, function as drive wheels.The machine was attributed on the back of the tractor pulling the seed-mixing machine. ' Usually farmers plant crops after rice harvesting. It was an idle tractor because no rice fields were plowed. It is therefore utilized to pull the seed-planting machine, ' said Joko Pitoyo.
Made using 4 wheeled tractor so it is able to attract a minimum of 3 corners. However, if the planters utilize a 2 wheeled tractor, it is quite appealing to 2 planers. Distance between 1 m. When the tractor is run, the machine is working by making the planting holes, then inserting the seeds, and closing the planting holes.
The crops seed-planting machine is equipped with a Groove opener, a 5 kg container box, a seed-root, and a groove cover. When the machine is run the dual disc opening will make the planting hole as deep as 5 cm. The engine wheel rotation automatically moves the seed root tool. Consequently the corn seeds in the container fall into the planting holes.
After that the groove covers swept through the used land of the groove opening disc to cover the planting holes. The seedling machine produce uniform seeds in quantities and spacing. Every 2-grain hole and planting distance is 75 cm. That's because the seed-piner tool on the machine just drops the seed according to the wheel rotation movement. One-time swivel dropping 2 seed seeds.
Compare when assigned, sometimes the amount of seeds inserted into the hole is not uniform and the spacing is also irregular. Working capacity of the machine if the tractor is pulled 4 wheels with 6 rows of plants ranging from 2.5 – 3 hours/ha. While the tractor wheels 2 with 3 rows of plants ranged 4 – 5 hours/ha.
When arriving at the end of the land, Made lifted the machine weighs 20 kg. It moves the machine to the next track, so on. The seed-washing machine is designed to be lightweight and can be manually moved easily. Musababnya, the condition of farmland is generally an expanse and between the map is only separated by Pematang-small road.
According to Joko, the seed-digger machine is able to work in dry land or wavy result of piracy and rake. Because the machine is a construction of an exible swing arm, so as to adjust to the uneven land conditions.
Farming equipment
In addition, Ir Amir Soediro Notoyudo, a agricultural consultant in Yogyakarta also developed a simpler seed-planting tool. He created a soybean planting machine called sintale. The components consist of pushers such as handlebars on bicycles, skeletons, seed matering devices a.k.a. seed propulsion, transmission chains, drive wheels, Singkal, planting hole hoarders, and Stacu wheels.6 kg weighing machine is easy to carry everywhere. It is only 125 cm long, 40 cm wide, and 80 cm in height. When the handlebars are pushed – the appliance is not fuel – the Singkal works on the ground every distance of 20 cm. Depth of planting holes uniform 3 – 5 cm.
By rotating the tap seed matering device, 3 grains of soy fall from the seed-bending section just below the planting hole. The hole that contains the seed is then piled by the reducer. With the Sintale, a gardener only takes 3 – 4 days to plant Glycine Max in 1 ha land.
Labor process
Planters usually plant crops still use Portugal that requires a lot of
manpower and long time, 20 working days. The use of machines like Made
and Amir facilitate farmers, thrifty, and practical. The problem is, of
course, not merely labor. However, when the current urbanization is
roaring, it is difficult to acquire Labor. Not easy to find people who
want to work in the garden. ' Sometimes have to queue waiting for a few
days to be able to use their services, ' said Made.Joko Pitoyo said the use of the machine is one of the ways to maintain food security amid the reduction of agricultural workers. ' The number of workers who pursue agriculture throughout Indonesia falls from year to year. In 1996 there were 22.6-million workers. A year later it dropped to 22.1-million. Tendency will continue to go down because people prefer to work in the non-agricultural sector, ' said alumnus of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Bogor Agriculture Institute.
The use of machines trim work time and dependence on the workforce. With the seed-mixing machine that Made and Amir can plant the land quickly and efficiently. (Ari Chaidir/Peliput: Lastioro Anmi Tambunan)
Reference
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