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Tractors

Did you know that using small implements with large tractors reduces their energy efficiency?

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When a tractor runs at low load levels, its daily consumption will also reduced, but when it uses a relatively narrow implement its work capacity reduces and fuel consumption in litres per hectare will thus increase.
Tractors

Did you know that modern tractors do not reach their top power when the accelerator is pushed to the floor?

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Maximum power is reached under conditions between about 1900 and 2000 revolutions per minute. In addition, this consumes less fuel and there is less motor wear due to the fact that it is turning over more slowly.
Other farm equipment

Did you know that you will need to check the state of your fertilizer nozzles when you start a spreading session or whenever you see that the flow from the nozzle is uneven?

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Nozzles wear out with use, so the atomized flow will increase at the same pressure. In addition you should note that the wear is not uniform, so as the distribution pattern changes, it will begin to lose uniformity.
Other farm equipment

Did you know that low-drift atomizer nozzles with air injection allow you to work in less favourable weather conditions?

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The drops produced by these nozzles contain air bubbles, which makes them more stable and causes them to continue on their path despite the wind without this increasing the quantity of atomized product as would happen if you were using larger droplets.
Other farm equipment

Did you know that it makes sense to check the distribution pattern of fertilizers when you are changing the type of fertilizer you are using?

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The physical properties of the fertilizer you are using, especially its granule size, will change the distribution pattern of the fertilizer, which means that it makes sense to recalibrate the fertilizer for the new fertilizer.
Did you know that a sugar cane harvester, can harvest an quantity roughly equal to what 80 to 100 manual workers?

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In a mechanized system collecting 3200 T per day, the job can be completed with 4 harvesters working 24 hours a day. To operate them 12 drivers would be required (taking the three shifts into account) in addition to the drivers for the hopper trailers, plus mechanics, etc. totalling about 75 workers. To harvest the same volume using manual cutting, as well as the 400 cutters, you would also need porters and others, totalling about 479 workers.
Did you know that 80% of the sugar cane harvest in Brazil in 2018 is expected to be mechanized?

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In 2008 only 30% of the harvest in Brazil was mechanized compared to the 70% that was done using semi-mechanized methods
Did you know that sugar cane originated in New Guinea?

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From New Guinea it spread to India, and then continued on to China and the Middle East. The Arabs brought it to Spain in the 11th Century and it was brought to America with discovery of the new continents. Between 1580 and 1640 Brazil was the most important sugar colony on the Atlantic coast and the largest sugar supplier on the international market.
Plough

Did you know that skimmer mouldboards give you more control over vegetation in wetter regions?

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The incorporation of a skimmer in a mouldboard plough gives you better control of the higher concentrations of vegetation in wetter regions, as well as better burial of abundant stubble in the soil.
Plough

Did you know that the recommended working depth for a 16" coulter is about 28 cm?

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As the cut width becomes narrower it is also a good idea to reduce the working depth correspondingly, as otherwise the quality of your work will suffer. For a 14" coulter the working width is 35 cm and the recommended depth is 25 cm. For a 16" coulter the working width is 40 cm and the recommended depth is 28 cm. For a 18" coulter the working width is 45 cm and the recommended depth is 32 cm.

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