Innovation Description
Profile
Innovator Mr. Maharaj Singh Lodhi is from Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, he lives in Nayarkheda (population of 1200 persons)
where 200 families of Lodhi community. Most of them
are engaged in farming activities. Though he passed
Secondary board examination, he was compelled to
leave the studies and engaged in farming activities,
due to the poor economic condition of the family. But he
was interested in research work, especially in farm
machinery. Along the time, he developed Auger
plough, modified submersible pump, MB plough, and
combi-tillage implement using the help of a local fabricator.
Purpose
Maharaj Singh noticed that a conventional tractor-mounted cultivator could not get proper depth hard soil while carrying out a tilling operation on his farm. To address this problem, in his first attempt itself, he developed an auger plough where five rotary augers were placed in place of cultivator tynes. They were powered by tractor PTO, however experiencing frequent wear and tear, he further developed a modified MB plough and Combi-tillage implement.
Technical Details
It is tractor mounted combine tillage implement for primary tillage operations as well as secondary tillage operations which consist of two unique Mouldboard plough, three existing Mouldboard plough or cultivator tines and soil covering attachment. It is mounted on the tractor by tractor hydraulic and powered by tractor PTO to auger drill and rotating soil covering unit.
The tractor-mounted combined tillage (combi tillage) implement does primary tillage operations as well as secondary tillage operation together. It consists of a soil cutting tool (modified plough or cultivator tynes) and soil clods breaker cum levelling unit (tractor PTO powered auger shaft). The modification includes the replacement of the bar point share of MB plough by tractor PTO powered auger. It consumes 3 litres of diesel to cover up to 1.25 acres of land in 1 hour at a field efficiency of 79%. It requires a draft force of around 560 kg to attain a depth of 18 to 21 cm and a width of 2 m. The implement costs Rs. 50,000.
Technical Specifications:
Depth of operations, cm (Avg.) = 19
Width of operations, cm (Avg.) = 200
Draft, kgf = 560
Field capacity = 1.570 acres per hour
Effective Field capacity = 1.25 acre per hour
Field efficiency = 79 Percent
Fuel consumption = 2 lit per hour
Performance
It consumes 2 litres of diesel to cover up to 1.25 acres of land in 1 hour. It requires a draft force of around 560 kgf to attain a depth of 18 to 21 cm and a width of 2 m.
Benefits
This tillage equipment has high field capacity, Less fuel consumption, It has high efficiency and the Machine is cost-effective.
Suggested reading(s):Prem, M., Swarnkar, R., Kantilal, V. D. K., Jeetsinh, P. S. K., & Chitharbhai, K. B. (2016). Combined tillage tools-a review.
Current Agriculture Research Journal, 4(2), 179.
YouTube, (2019). Maharaj singh lodhi - combi tillage implement. Retrieved on March 02, 2021, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wZFExs3N7U
