Technologies

Rural Technologies

Title:

Chaff Cutter

Area:

Rural Technologies

Focus Area:

Agricultural Technology

Developing Agency:

Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati

Email:

sashin@iitg.ac.in

Brief Description

Description :

It is a table top machine for cutting of paddy straws, grass, etc. which is one of the essential parts of farming activities. This machine is made of wooden rollers and gears. Salient features of chaff cutter: Manual driven wooden feeding roller of 15cm diameter and 30cm length. Employed for cutting straws of uniform length with a blade made of leaf string. Negligible maintenance is required. The cutter can easily be disassembles for sharpening. Feeding and cutting mechanisms carried out simultaneously.

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