The Performance of Machinery for Mechanical Harvesting and Loading of Sugarcane

The results of these studies showed that mechanical loader and combine harvester performance varied considerably depending on the type of machine, cane yield, and crop and field conditions. Instantaneous loading rates and mechanical harvesting pour rates varied between 60 and 100 tons per hour. Infield cane losses were significantly lower where the cane was manually cut and mechanically loaded using high-capacity push-pile loaders compared with cane harvested by combine harvester.