Development of a manure spreader
Click here to download PDF

How to Cite

Adgidzi, D., Balami, A., & Bashir, M. (2007). Development of a manure spreader. ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, 5, 37-44. Retrieved from https://www.azojete.com.ng/index.php/azojete/article/view/332

Abstract

A manure spreader was designed, constructed and evaluated.  Cow dung collected from abattoirs was composted and used to test the machine in the field.  Bulk density, moisture content, angle of repose and coefficient of friction of the composted dung were determined and found to be 791.9 kgm-3, 44%, 420 and 0.88 respectively.  The developed machine was tested in the field using the organic manure and the following parameters were obtained:  rate of application of 5.9 tha-1, field capacity of 0.6 hah-1, efficiency of discharge of 86% (when fed with a 75 kg of the manure) and operating width of 1.096 m

Click here to download PDF
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Copyright (c) 2007 Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment published by University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.