International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Avinash Kumar, Yalaka Nandini, DM Kadam, Rohit Namdeo, Indraveer Singh, AK Shrivastava and Anil R Pimpale

abstract
The goal of this study is to evaluate the performance parameters and their effects on horizontal force F_x (draft force), vertical force F_y (vertical reaction), and height of ridge for hoe type ridger during the operation in vertisol soil under controlled soil bin condition and optimize the best combination of width of cut, operational depth, and forward speed for hoe type ridger. All the fabrication work and experiments were completed in workshop and indoor soil bin laboratory of Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur. After completing all experiments on the basis of Randomised Block Design (RBD) pattern and optimise the experimental data by using Box-Behnken Design (BBD) of Response Surface Method (RSM). The optimised solution from all experiments, we found a combination of all independent and dependent variables. The value of horizontal force F_x 1353.57 N, vertical force F_y 2731.21 N, and height of ridge 67.28 mm at 2.172 km/h forward speed, 40 cm width of cut, and 9.72 cm operational depth for the designed hoe type ridger.