Small tractor operated seed planter with battery drive consists of a frame, furrow openers, individual seed boxes and battery drive, vertical rotor type seed metering mechanism, push button switch, and speed regulator. Seed metering mechanism gets a drive from the dc motor with aids of chain and sprocket arrangement instead of from ground wheel. As per the design calculations, the width of seed planter was m. Shoe type furrow openers were selected to open the furrow. No. of furrow openers and row to row spacing was and 25 cm respectively. | Development and evaluation of small tractor drawn seed planter with battery operated seed metering mechanism
