Engineering and Economic Evaluation of a Prototype Fabricated for Harvesting Sugarcane

A sugarcane harvester prototype was fabricated and evaluated to save time, labor, harvesting expenses, which are included in production costs. The single-row fits the functional needs of physical qualities designed be installed on a tractor. One serrated edge cutter disc, three forward speeds, disc speeds were used evaluate performance harvester. results technical evaluation showed that average speed 5 km h−1, 2000 rpm by with produced ideal parameters. actual field capacity, power required specific energy requirements, determined. Despite economic empathies combination 3.5 h−1 1000 cutting also achieved highest benefits ($115.12/ha).