Mechanical weed cutter

[vinayvparthasarathy]

Hi,
I am looking for models of mechanical weed cutter. I believe TNAU has some models. Can anyone throw light on the same? Thank you in anticipation.
Regards,
Vinay

[milkdairy]

Please try Tanaca combo pack machine. It serves as weed cutter, grass cutter, trimmer, and harvester.


Dileep Jain

[dolma]

Please can I have some details on availability of the Tanaca combo pack machine?

[bhagya2008]

Originally Posted by milkdairy

Please try Tanaca combo pack machine. It serves as weed cutter, grass cutter, trimmer, and harvester.


Dileep Jain

Dear Mr Dileep Jain,
Can you provide info on the availability,source etc of this Tanaca combo pack machine.
Regards
Krishna Pillai

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

Annai Engineering Enterprises
Address: 11/10, Kavundampalayam Road, Near Angappa School, Edayarpalayam
Coimbatore - 641 001, India
Phone: +(91)-(422)-2405129 Fax: +(91)-(422)-2402449

Process Ekuipment Engineers
Address: Process Nagar, Kovaipudur
Coimbatore - 641 042, India
Phone: +(91)-(422)-2608456/2607373 Fax: +(91)-(422)-2608456

Sourcing Team
Address: 1st Floor, Vishwalakshmi Complex, 5th Street, Gandhipuram
Coimbatore - 641 012, India
Phone: +(91)-(422)-4371013

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Address: Directorate of Extension Education
Coimbatore - 641 003, India
Phone: +(91)-(422)-6611233/6611244 Fax: +(91)-(422)-6611433

Regards

Kirti

[milkdairy]

Dear sir

Kisankraft Machine Tools (P) Ltd.
32/5C Dasarahalli Village, Dasarahalli Main Road,
H.A. Farm Post Office, Hebbal
Bangalore (Karnataka) 560024.
Phone: 080-23625318
Mobile: 9449865257 (Ravi Aggarwal) 9449865257 (Hemant)

[vinayvparthasarathy]

Dear All,
I am looking for a mechanical weed/forage cutter which does not need fuel as input. There are mechanical lawn mowers called reel mower, which cut the grass when pushed forward and the blades turn and cut.
I am growing Alfalfa as a living mulch and hence before the main crop is sown I have to suppress Alfalfa by leaving a 4 inch stubble of Alfalfa in the soil and spread the cut portion on the soil there itself as mulch.
I am basically looking at a sustainable solution to handle this problem. Please advise with vendor details. Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Vinay

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

The problem with planting too quickly is a condition called autotoxicity. Autotoxicity is where the old alfalfa plants that have been killed or allowed to decompose in the ground produce chemicals that inhibit germination of new plants resulting in a poor stand.

Reducing the amount of leaf by a fall cutting or a first cutting in May, will help reduce the leaves and perhaps lower the autotoxicity in stands killed by tillage. It will not work when herbicides are involved because the leaves are necessary for the chemical to be effective.

continue providing at least one growing season between alfalfa stands. The minimum is a fall kill with a spring seeding or a spring kill with a fall planting. spring plowing with a corn silage crop and alfalfa seeding in the fall. If corn is harvested for grain, alfalfa will need to be seeded the next spring.
Using rotation has more advantages than reducing autotoxicity problems.

Other benefits include weed, insect and disease suppression. The rotational crops can also utilize the nitrogen that has been fixed by the alfalfa.

Regards

Kirti

[vinayvparthasarathy]

Dear Kirti,
I am sorry to have miscommunicated. What I meant was mixed cropping of corn and alfalfa. Both with grow simultaneously. Alfalfa will be grown in between rows of corn. And monthly I will cut alfalfa and use the leaves as mulch on the soil. So the stand of alfalfa is not destroyed, but acts as a permanent structure at least for 3-4 years. I have heard some alfalfa stands being maintained for 25 yrs!! I plan to put the cash crops in between permanent stands of alfalfa and at no time I want to destroy these stands. I want to just mow it to a height of 6 inches and allow it to regrow. Hence I am looking for a mechanical weed/grass cutter as the recurring costs are low.
Regards,
Vinay