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[9001098.] رقم البحث : 9001098 - |
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Performance of Commercial Sugarcane Loading Equipment Available in Upper Egypt / |
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Egyptian sٍugar journal / / vol.8 - 20/6/2016 |
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اسماء فتحى محمود - مؤلف رئيسي |
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sugar technology - sugar crop |
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The current research article study the performance of the commercially sugarcane loaders available in the sugarcane production area in Upper Egypt. The sugarcane loaders that are owned and operated for sugarcane loading are the tri-wheel self propelled loader, the four wheel self propelled loader and the articulated tractor front mounted loader. The tri-wheel loader is hydraulically driven and of high maneuverability. The four wheel self propelled loader is mechanically driven that has equal maneuverability as the tractor mounted loader. The study devoted to evaluate the performance of each loader and to determine the capabilities of each machine when operated at the prevailing conditions of sugarcane delivery system. Self propelled loaders are expensive machines supposed to be operated at higher loading rate to maintain economical performance especially, such machines are seasonally operated during the sugarcane delivery season and have no chance to be operated after the season end. The tractor mounted loader is easy attached and detached on the tractor where the tractor become free to be operated for the regular farm duty after the sugarcane delivery season end. The high capabilities of the self propelled loaders especially the tri-wheel loader is largely determined when the loader operated in a transloading site located on asphalt road. The operator has to be carful while maneuvering and the loader has to wait for the road to be free from traffic. Also the excellent maneuvering capabilities of the tri-wheel loader as a hydraulically driven machine may not represent an advantage when the machine operated for infield loading. This mainly because of the machine has to move slowly when maneuvering cross furrows to maintain loader stability. The tractor mounted loader proved high stability when operated for infield loading because the tractor is designed to move inside the field.
The results show that the tri-wheel-loader is expensive machine has excellent maneuverability and short loading cycle time if and only if no other limitations exist in the yard. The tractor front mounted loader shows higher stability and traction capabilities when operated inside the field. |
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