PRODUCTION OF CATTLE FEED CRUSHER MACHINE WITH CAPACITY 200 kg/hour
Kautsar Munazz Firdaus, Asep Setiadi Husein, Aam Hamdani
Mechanical Engineering Education Department FPTK UPI
Abstract
ABSTRACT Cattle raising is inseparable from the continuous supply and preparation of food. To increase livestock productivity, one important factor that must be considered is the supply of forage both in quality and quantity. The purpose of designing a crusher machine of elephant grass as cattle feed is 1) being able to determine the design of the machine precisely, 2) being able to determine the design of the right cutting knife, 3) being able to determine the engine transmission system circuit, 4) being able to determine the required motor drive power machines, 5) being able to build machines in accordance with the plans that have been made, and 6) determine the effectiveness of the machine with the results of cattle feed production. This machine design step begins with field observations to the “RT.02” cattle breeder group in the Cilumber Village at Tangkuban Parahu street, Lembang, West Bandung to analyze the situation of partners, analyze problems owned by partners and develop data collection techniques through book references and journals related to the topic of discussion and then become solutions to partner problems. The next step is the preparation of working drawings, manufacturing and testing tools with the results of the design of this cattle feed crusher machine is 1) the technique of cutting this machine with 4 blades that cut the grass continuously, 2) the transmission system of this engine changes the rotation of the power motor from 2400 rpm to 800 rpm, with components in the form of 2 pulleys of 2 inch and 6 inch diameter connected by v-belts type A no. 41, 3) the design of this engine requires 2.5 kW of power motor and 6) the results of the performance test show that the engine is working quite well, producing grass cutters of 1-7 cm in size with a cutting capacity of 200 kg / hour.
Keywords: elephant grass, crusher machine, capacity, production.
Topic: Mechanical Engineering