Design and Development of Tractor Operated Plastic Mulch Laying Machine

Abstract

In recent decade the demand for plastic mulch laying machine has been drastically increased throughout the world. The plastic laying mulch machine will benefit the farmers in controlling weed, moistening of soil, increasing of soil nutrients, reduction of insect’s pests and high crop yield.In this paper, seek to design the plastic mulch laying machine that includes a sliding fit mechanism to adjust the variable size of bund making, press wheel and hoeing blade. The plastic mulch laying machine is a combination of main frame, bund making frame, drip pipe roller, mulch roller, hoeing blades, punching wheel and belt drive mechanism. This machine will perform operations like bund making, drip pipe laying, mulch laying, soil covering and punching mulch sheet in one pass. The plastic mulch laying machine will resolve the problems like laying the mulch, punching mulch sheet at explicit positions and laying the drip pipe.