Background: In rice farming system, threshing of paddy is a very tedious and labour consuming
operation. Introduction of paddy thresher has lessened the drudgery of paddy cultivation. In this respect,
Seva Bharati Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kapgari, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal-721505 played a vital
role for developing a suitable paddy thresher for threshing the local paddy as well as HYV paddy over
the commercial paddy thresher with the help of one of the ex-trainee and farmers Shri Vidyasagar
Mahato under close guidance of Seva Bharati KVK. Shri Mahato is young, energetic and innovative rural
youth. He has his own fascination on new machinery and equipment for necessary befitting to the
prevailing tillage environment. Under prevailing CDR agriculture system, people used to cultivate long
sender as well as short sender varieties of paddy as per their need and land situation. The commercial
paddle thresher introduced was find to be more suitable to HYV paddy straw rather than local long
sender varieties causing a looping of the straw and hampering the output and maneuverability. Farmers
were not aware about the driving mechanical parts used and repair and maintenance of the commercial
paddle threshers. Resultant, then introduced paddle thresher was not suited to the farming system as
well as accepted by the whole farming community.
SBKVK INTERVENTION.
Threshing of paddy crop is done by holding the paddy against the wire loop of revolving cylinders.
The grains are easily shattered out. Due to centrifugal forces, the grains are thrown away from
operators. There is no looping of paddy straws.
Items
Detailed Specification
1.
Type of Machine
2.
Type of operation
Manually Operated
3.
4.
Market Price
Rs.4000.00
5.
6.
Length =100cm
Width=90cm
Height=90cm.
7.
Weight in Kg.
120 kgs
8.
Power source
9.
Dia, of Drum-26040cm
Length of drum-66cm.
Rated cylinder speed-300rpm
No. and size of wire loops-5.5cm.ht.,243 nos.
11. Labour requirement for feeding and :
supply of crop to the feeders
120 Kgs./hr
13. Others
Mechanical
advantages-Length
of
adjustable, No looping of paddy straws.
chain
Farmers Refinement: Shri Vidyasagar Mahato, Manufacturer and user of KVKs Paddy thresher refined
the machine in following ways which has improved the efficacy:
Sl. No.
Parameters
Out put
65 kgs
Gear
Single
Type of Drum
Weight (kgs)
65 kgs
Labour requirement
140 kgs/hr