e-Article
Development of a High-Performance Levee Mower / 高機動畦畔草刈機の開発
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
農業食料工学会誌 / Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers. 2020, 82(4):400
Subject
Language
Japanese
ISSN
2188-224X
2189-0765
2189-0765
Abstract
In this study, we developed a high-performance levee mower. The developed levee mower can be equipped with a stable running device and can automatically run along a levee. The developed mower is an electromotive-type device with a remote-control operation. The device is adaptable to both levees and slopes. From the field test results, the work efficiency of the developed levee mower was 151.0 min/10 a when used on levees and 99.1 min/10 a when used on slopes. By operating the remote control unit, the heavy workload was reduced, and the noise, exhaust gas emission, and vibration were less pronounced when compared with those of mowers available in the market. Therefore, the mowing surroundings of the operator improved significantly.