Design Of Sugarcane Leaf Trash Shredder

Abstract

A prototype of shredder for cutting up sugar cane leaf trash has been designed and constructed. The machine was designed for gathering the sugar cane leaf trash that was piled up on the field, conveying it to the feeder and chopping it into short pieces. The machine consisted of: a gathering cylinder, a conveying unit, a pairs of feeding cylinders, a reel type chopping cylinder, a main frame and wheels. The prototype has been tested and showed a good functional performance. In a stationary working test, the gathering unit and the feeding unit could work properly. The chopping unit could cut stems of sugar cane tip into 2-3 cm length of pieces. However, the dry leaf of sugar cane could not be chopped well. The working capacity of the machine was 400-500 kg/hour.