A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Explores the Performance Evaluation of a Combined Machine for Cutting and Gathering Fodder
The thesis, conducted in the College of Agriculture at the University of Basrah, examines the performance of a combined machine for cutting and gathering barley and alfalfa fodder, focusing on several technical and economic characteristics.
The thesis, presented by the researcher Ahd As'ad Yasser, aims to develop a combined machine that accomplishes two functions in one pass (cutting function and gathering or windrowing function).
The thesis includes a comparison between the combined machine and both the sickle mower and the forage gathering machine, each assessed individually.
The findings indicate that the combined machine achieved the best material productivity and the highest gathering efficiency, along with positive capacity and field efficiency, as well as savings in fuel and operating costs.
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