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Farman Chandio
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam 70060, Pakistan

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Published: 22 January 2021 in Sustainability
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The grouser height and soil conditions have a considerable influence on the tractive performance of single-track shoe. A soil bin-based research was conducted to assess the influence of grouser height on the tractive performance of single-track shoe at different moisture contents of clay loam soil. Eight moisture contents (7.5, 12, 16.7, 21.5, 26.2, 30.7, 35.8, and 38%) and three grouser heights (45, 55, and 60 mm) were comprised during this study. The tractive performance parameters of (thrust, running resistance, and traction) were determined by penetration test. A sensor-based soil bin was designed for penetration tests, which was included penetration system (AC motor, loadcell, and displacement sensor). The test results revealed that soil cohesion was decreased, and adhesion was increased after 16.7% moisture content. Soil thrust at lateral sides and bottom of grouser were increased before 16.7%, and then decreased for all the three heights but the major decrease was observed at 45 mm height. The motion resistance was linearly decreased, the more reduction was on 45 mm at 38% moisture content. The traction of the single-track shoe was decreased with a rise in moisture content, the maximum decrease was on 45 mm grouser height at 38% moisture content. It could be concluded that an off-road tracked vehicle (crawler combine harvester) with 45 mm grouser height of single-track shoe could be operated towards a moderate moisture content range (16.7–21.5%) under paddy soil for better traction.

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Sher Shaikh; Yaoming Li; Ma Zheng; Farman Chandio; Fiaz Ahmad; Mazhar Tunio; Irfan Abbas. Effect of Grouser Height on the Tractive Performance of Single Grouser Shoe under Different Soil Moisture Contents in Clay Loam Terrain. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1156 .

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Sher Shaikh, Yaoming Li, Ma Zheng, Farman Chandio, Fiaz Ahmad, Mazhar Tunio, Irfan Abbas. Effect of Grouser Height on the Tractive Performance of Single Grouser Shoe under Different Soil Moisture Contents in Clay Loam Terrain. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1156.

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Sher Shaikh; Yaoming Li; Ma Zheng; Farman Chandio; Fiaz Ahmad; Mazhar Tunio; Irfan Abbas. 2021. "Effect of Grouser Height on the Tractive Performance of Single Grouser Shoe under Different Soil Moisture Contents in Clay Loam Terrain." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1156.

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Published: 22 April 2020 in Sustainability
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The pink bollworm is one of the most dangerous pests of cotton crops. In order to control it, a number of methods, including physical, chemical, and biological control, have been used. Cotton crop is under threat by various pests, but pink bollworm is its worst enemy, as it not only reduces yield, but also affects the cotton fiber quality. Cotton bolls are the oviposition sites of this pest. The application of chemicals does not affect pink bollworms’ efficiently due to their hidden position in the cotton bolls. Therefore, their accommodation has to be destroyed. A cotton stalk puller shredder (designed and developed by Agriculture Mechanization Research Institute, Multan (AMRI) and Agritech Industry Multan) was tested to determine its field performance. The performance evaluation of the machine was conducted in a goat-grazed and an ungrazed field. The machine was tested at three engine speeds and three levels of forward ground speed. A finite element analysis of parts of the cotton stalk puller-shredder was performed for the purpose of improving the machine’s efficiency. A static structure analysis of the soil cutting blade at four attachment angles (30°, 45°, 60°, and 75°) showed that a maximum equivalent stress of 584 MPa at 75° and a maximum total deformation of 0.75 mm and maximum directional deformation of 0.74 mm were observed with a blade attachment angle of 75°.

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Fiaz Ahmad; Muhammad Tahir Jamil; Alamgir Akhtar Khan; Zahid Mehmood-Khan; Baijing Qiu; Jing Ma; Farman Ali Chandio. Field Performance Evaluation and Finite Element Simulation of Cotton Stalk Puller-Shredder: A Sustainable Mechanical Solution to Control Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora Gossypiella). Sustainability 2020, 12, 3407 .

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Fiaz Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir Jamil, Alamgir Akhtar Khan, Zahid Mehmood-Khan, Baijing Qiu, Jing Ma, Farman Ali Chandio. Field Performance Evaluation and Finite Element Simulation of Cotton Stalk Puller-Shredder: A Sustainable Mechanical Solution to Control Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora Gossypiella). Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3407.

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Fiaz Ahmad; Muhammad Tahir Jamil; Alamgir Akhtar Khan; Zahid Mehmood-Khan; Baijing Qiu; Jing Ma; Farman Ali Chandio. 2020. "Field Performance Evaluation and Finite Element Simulation of Cotton Stalk Puller-Shredder: A Sustainable Mechanical Solution to Control Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora Gossypiella)." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3407.