Implementation of a 2m Farming System

Project Title: Implementation of a 2m Farming System in Far North Queensland

Group Name: Singh Harvesting Group

Project Objectives:

• The aim of this project is to implement harvester modifications in a manner which allows manufacturers to incorporate them during production. This would allow transition from 1.5m to 2.0m at low cost.
• In 2006 group members in the Arriga area of Tableland Mill will trial plantings on 2.0m.
• Growers will compare the 2.0 metre system with the conventional system

Financial ($) and production (t/ha) data will be collated to compare the productivity and profitability of the two systems

Project Activities: 

• Building and fitting a timed basecutter box with legs at 0.775 m spacing on a Cameco 3510 wheeled harvester
• Widening front of machine from 1.0m to 1.3m and making the gatherers hydraulically adjustable for row spacings between 1.5m and 2.0 m
• Modifications to steering system to suit the wider front
• Modifications to harvester elevator and haulout rims
• Planting dual rows 0.8m apart on 2.0 m rows

Contact person: Rajinder Singh 4056 1245 singh_rajinda@hotmail.com

Final Report

Photos of the modifications made to the harvester