Farm implements and their field capacity

Farm Implements and Their Field Capacity

Name of Implements	Field Capacity (per 8 hours)
Spring Type Cultivator	3 to 4 ha/day
Rigid Type Cultivator	4 ha/day
Sweep (Animal Drawn Cultivator)	1.75 to 2.5 ha/day
Tractor Drawn Ridger	2 ha/day
Post Hole Digger (Tractor Operated)	90 pits/hour
Tractor Drawn Channel Former	1.2 to 1.5 ha/hr
Tractor Drawn Bed Furrow Former	3–3.5 ha/day
Bullock Drawn Seed Planter	1 ha/day
Tractor Drawn Cultivator Seed Planter	4 ha/day
Power Tiller Operated Air Assisted Seed Drill	2 to 2.5 ha/day
Tractor Drawn Air Assisted Seed Drill	5 ha/day
Power Tiller Operated Groundnut Harvester	0.8 ha/day
Tractor Drawn Groundnut Harvester	2.0 ha/day
Potato Planter (Automatic Seed Dropping)	6000–14000 potatoes/hr
Potato Planter (Semi-Automatic)	0.15–0.35 ha/hr
Manual Rice Planter	0.25 ha/day
Self-Propelled Paddy Transplanter	Planting capacity: 0.4–0.8 ha/day Power requirement: 1.2–1.8 hp petrol engine
Self-Propelled Paddy Harvester	1.5 ha/day
Improved Direct Paddy Seeder	1.1 ha/day
Seed Cum Fertilizer Drill for Paddy	Suitable for direct sowing and fertilizer application Field capacity: 1 ha/day
Engine Operated Weeder	3 hp petrol/kerosene engine Field capacity: 0.75–1.0 ha/day
Engine Operated Rotary Tiller	Walking type tiller with 3 hp engine Field capacity: 0.75–1.0 ha/day Depth of cut: 8–12 cm