Harvesting Equipment for Roots Crops

A) Tractor Mounted Groundnut Digger- Shaker:

• used for digging of groundnut crop.
• It consists of digging blade and a spike tooth conveyer.
• The material is lifted over the chain and as it is moved over the conveyor, the soil is loosened and removed.

B) Animal Drawn Groundnut Digger:

• made of steel sections with adjustable depth of operation.
• Its digging blades are fixed on the curved tynes and are fitted with lifting rods.
• The implement can be successfully used for potato digging and harrowing operations.

Harvesting Equipment for Tuber Crops

Potato digger elevator:

• used for digging and windrowing the potatoes.
• consists of cutting blade and elevator roller chain of iron bars.
• The potatoes are dug by the blade and lifted to a conveyor.
• The potatoes are delivered at the rear of machine and collected manually.
• It can be operated by a 20-25 hp tractor.