Design and Development of Manually Operated Fertilizer Spreader

Abstract

In order to provide a better alternative to traditional and traditional (scattering by hand) methods for dispersion of fertiliser a manually operated fertiliser spreader is designed and developed. Objective of the equipment is to uniformly disperse fertiliser in farm. Bearing in mind the fact that this equipment is manually operated, ergonomics has been a major factor hence, it is evident to keep the equipment light in weight. The human pushing force is converted into rotational motion of wheel and with aptly designed gearbox unit this motion is further transmitted to impeller disc. This fertiliser spreading equipment works on the principle of centrifugal force, wherein the fertiliser is poured from hopper on the impeller disc which rotates with proportionate speed with that of wheels so that fertiliser is dispersed in a specified range uniformly.