Power requirements to macerate fresh forage and chop wilted mats

Journal Article · · Transactions of the ASAE; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.28173· OSTI ID:6925060

Tremblay, D; Savoie, P; Drouin, M; Theriault, R ^[1]; Amyot, A ^[2]

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1. Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec (Canada)
2. Service de Zootechnie, Deschambault, Quebec (Canada)

Timothy and alfalfa were mowed, macerated, compressed into a mat, deposited onto the stubble, and, after a wilting period, chopped with a forage harvester. The pto (power take-off) power to mow and macerate forage was estimated at 24 and 60 kW for throughputs of 5.0 and 14.4 t DM/h, respectively. The pto power to harvest and chop forage was lower with mats than with conventional windrows because mats were drier and resulted in a longer length of cut. 14 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 6925060
• Journal Information: Transactions of the ASAE; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the ASAE; (United States) Vol. 37:4; ISSN TAAEAJ; ISSN 0001-2351
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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