JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD B.Tech IV FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - II Previous Question Paper (November/December - 2018 - R15)
Part A is compulsory (25 marks). Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit (10 marks each).
Part A
What is Alignment of mower cutter bar?
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Alignment of a mower cutter bar refers to the setting of the cutter bar at a slight forward angle relative to the direction of travel. This ensures that the knife sections and guard plates maintain proper contact during operation, compensating for the backward deflection caused by the resistance of the crop.
Draw a neat sketch of mower cutter bar and label the parts.
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The mower cutter bar consists of the following key components: Guard, Ledger plate, Knife head, Knife section, Wearing plate, Knife clip, and Inner/Outer shoes. The assembly functions by reciprocating the knife sections across the ledger plates of the guards to create a shearing action.
Write about capacity of field chopper.
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Explain about silo forage blower.
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Write about disadvantages of grain combine.
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Explain about working of olpad thresher.
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Write about corn picker.
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What are the different types of corn pickers?
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Explain about spindle moistening of cotton pickers.
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Write short note on types of cotton pickers.
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Part B
With neat sketch explain about different components of a mower.
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Explain about self propelled windrower.
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Write about care and maintenance of the mower.
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Explain about Tractor operated vertical conveyer reaper.
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Explain about various components of shear bar type filed chopper.
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Explain about silo un loaders.
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Write about care and maintenance of a reaper.
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Explain about different types of threshing cylinders with diagrams.
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Explain about safety considerations while operating the thresher.
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With neat sketch explain about working of self-propelled combine harvester.
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Explain about working of groundnut digger.
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Write about digger operation procedure and various adjustments.
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Explain about One row and Two row potato harvesters.
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Explain about gathering and snapping mechanism of corn picker.
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Explain about Drum type spindle arrangement of cotton pickers.
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What are the factors affecting the mechanical harvesting of cotton crop?
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Explain the factors affecting the performance of the cotton strippers.
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