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A Tractor Mounted Unit for Harvesting Potatoes in Experimental Plots 1
Author(s) -
Christenson D. R.,
White R. P.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1970.00021962006200050043x
Subject(s) - tractor , digging , mathematics , unit (ring theory) , agronomy , agricultural engineering , cylinder , point (geometry) , environmental science , engineering , biology , geometry , automotive engineering , geography , mathematics education , archaeology
A transportable unit for harvesting potatoes in experimental plots was developed by adapting a single row, power‐take‐off potato digger to a “three‐point” hydraulic tractor hitch. Digging depth was controlled by using a double acting hydraulic cylinder as the top link in combination with the lifting arms of the hitch. With the unit potatoes may be harvested from small plot areas without disturbing adjacent areas.