Ridge forming machine for sowing cereals on sloping fields

Abstract

Traditional technologies and machines for sowing cereals lead to increased water erosion on sloping fields and the washout of crops, respectively, causing a sharp decline in yields. The authors proposed anti-erosion technology and machinery for sowing cereals on sloping fields. The research aims to justify the parameters of the ridge forming machine for sowing cereals on sloping fields. The basic principles and methods of classical mechanics, mathematical analysis, and statistics were used in this study. Based on theoretical studies, analytical dependences for determining the parameters of a ridge forming machine in the form of a flat half-disk have been obtained. It was found that the ridge spreader's radius should be 19.5 cm, its height should be 39 cm, and the angle of the disk set to the direction of movement should be within the range of 28-30°.