Open AccessLost times of harvesting processes of the Thai combine harvesters
Author(s) -
Khunnithi Doungpueng,
Somchai Chuan-Udom,
A. Numsong,
W. Chansrakoo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/301/1/012018
Subject(s) - headland , combine harvester , harvest time , agricultural engineering , environmental science , engineering , agronomy , geology , mechanical engineering , biology , oceanography , shore
The loss of time during harvesting processes can affect the effective field capacity. This study aimed to observe and analyse the time that is lost during harvesting processes utilizing Thai combine harvesters. The random data was collected in November 2017 from 28 Thai combine harvesters harvesting Khao Dowk Mali 105 and in May 2017 from 27 Thai combine harvesters harvesting Phitsanulok-2. The theoretical field time, the headland turning time, the un-harvest moving and unloading time, the adjustment and maintenance time, and the bund crossing time were all recorded. The results indicated that the headland turning time and the un-harvest moving and unloading time had been the major influences that had been responsible for the increases in total time and had resulted in decreases in the effective field capacity. The times for adjustment and maintenance and for bund crossing had shown only minor losses.