Use of Pedestrian Tractors For Padi Land 
Cultivation In Malaysia

Source : MARDI Report No.131  (1990)

Author : Ooi, H.S. 

ABSTRACT

The extent of padi land in the eight granary areas which is "soft", where four-wheeled tractors cannot be used, was estimated at 20%. Another 24% was estimated as potentially soft depending on the weather. A review of the trends and practices in mechanical land cultivation in this country revealed that the size and type of machines used were determined by the soil condition of the land to be worked on. A survey on the pedestrian tractor sale and use in the country showed that over 80% of the pedestrian tractors sold are 10 hp and above and they are being used primarily for padi land cultivation. Comparative testing of available pedestrian tractors under MARDI Rice Research Station field conditions at Alor Setar and Tanjong Karang were undertaken and the machinery design features and soil parameters that affected the field performance of a pedestrian tractor were evaluated and identified.

ABSTRAK

Keluasan tanah padi yang lembut yang tidak boleh digunakan oleh traktor empat roda telah dianggarkan lebih kurang 20% di lapan kawasan padi utama di negara ini. Sebanyak 24% kawasan telah dianggapkan sebagai mungkin lembut bergantung pada cuaca. Kajian semula aliran dan amalan penjenteraan pembajakan sawah padi yang lampau telah dijalankan dan didapati keadaan tanah mempengaruhi pilihan jentera yang digunakan. Tinjauan mengenai penjualan dan penggunaan traktor dua roda di negara ini telah dijalankan dan didapati lebih 80% traktor dua roda mempunyai 10 k.k. dan lebih. Hampir semua traktor dua roda ini digunakan untuk pembajakan sawah padi. Ujian perbandingan traktor- traktor dua roda telah dijalankan di Stesen Penyelidikan MARDI Alor Setar dan Tanjong Karang. Ciri-ciri rekabentuk jentera dan ciri-ciri tanah yang ada hubungan rapat dengan prestasi traktor dua roda di sawah padi telah diujinilai dan dikenalpastikan.

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