Effect of Machine Clearance and Maize Moisture Contents on Mechanical Parameters for Local Shelling Machine

Abstract

The impact of local thresher machine on maize Syn12 cultivar was tested at two CL-0.5, and 0.7 mm at three ranges of MOI-16%, 18%, and 21%. The experiments were conducted in a factorial experiment under a complete randomized design with three replications. The CL-0.7 mm was significantly more than CL-0.5 mm in all studied parameters. While the corn grain moisture content at a range of 16% was significantly superior compared to the other ranges (18 and 21%) in all parameters. For the CL-0.7mm and MOI 16%, the PP,PR,TE,BR,PCG,WG and GC were 1.566 t.hr-1and 1.715 t.hr-1, 9.155 Kw and 9.028 Kw, 86.009% and 89.587%; 3.228% and 3.064%;2.184% and 2.013; 81.14% and 81.69%and 90.743% and 91.587%, respectively.