Design and fabrication of an engine powered forage harvesting machine

Abstract

This study will highlight generally the design and fabrication of an engine powered forage harvesting machine. Currently most livestock farmers in Uganda use the manual methods for forage harvesting i.e., harvesting forage manually using pangas and sickles. This method is associated with drudgery, time consuming and expensive as it requires several people to meet the labor demand. There are machines available in the other developed countries but due to their high costs, they are not affordable for the local farmers. Thus, need to develop an affordable machine for the local farmers that satisfies their needs from locally available material. The effective development of this machine reduces on the fully dependence of human labor, increasing the harvested forage output due to increased efficiency of the forage harvester machine. Key words: Design and fabrication, forage harvesting, locally available materials.