Evaluation of Combine Harvester Fuel Consumption and Operation Costs
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چکیده
The aim of this paper is a comparison of the operating parameters of combine harvesters on a selected farm. The working parameters were measured and evaluated on combine harvesters of the CLAAS and CASE IH brand by different ages and different concepts of threshing. Measuring took place in the season of 2013 and 2014 (Lexion 770 in 2012 too). Working parameters in this case mean the performance and economic indicators of the operation, i.e., the fuel consumption and operational costs. Performance of the machines was measured per hectare, number of harvested hectares per day, respectively per hour or season. Fuel consumption was measured in litres and converted per hectare. Costs are calculated as fixed and variable and then summarized as total cost for a given machine.
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