The Evaluation of Performance of Sugarcane Combine Harvester

Abstract

This research was conducted in Algnied sugar scheme during the period from ( November 2014 to April 2015) the objective of the research was to evaluate the field performance of sugarcane harvester. The criteria which were taken include: actual and theoretical field capacities , the field efficiency, fuel consumption , losses after harvest , and productivity . The results obtained were found to be :Actual field capacities 3.03fed/hr , theoretical field capacities 4.14 fed/hr and efficiency 73.18% , fuel consumption 16.86 liter/fed , harvest losses 1.76 ton/fed , productivity 11782.72 tons for an area of 4300 feddan and no major troubles were faced .