DESENVOLVIMENTO E VERIFICAÇÃO DA EFICÁCIA DE IMPLEMENTO AGRÍCOLA PARA DISTRIBUIÇÃO E COMPACTAÇÃO DA SILAGEM DE MILHO

Abstract

This research addresses the importance of compaction in the production of corn silage, since the correct execution, compaction and distribution of the product in the silo is restricted to contact with oxygen, so that it is preserved through anaerobic fermentation processes, being necessary to ensure the quality of silage for animal consumption. Thus, the objective was to develop a front blade for coupling to a tractor in order to carry out distribution and compaction of corn silage and to analyze the efficiency of the front blade developed in compaction. Thus, the experiment was carried out in two stages, the first being the development and manufacture of the blade for coupling on a tractor, and the second the evaluation of the effectiveness of the equipment, where the experimental design DIC - (Fully Randomized Design) with 10 repetitions was used. for each treatment, with 2 treatments, totaling 20 plots. The treatments consisted of two blades: blade A, developed and coupled to the front of the tractor (treatment 1) and blade B, common rear coupling blade on tractor (treatment 2), both were coupled simultaneously on the tractor, New Holland T7 175 CV. To evaluate the silage compaction performed by the rear blade and the front blade, the Falker penetrometer equipment was used, being an electronic compaction meter, with a unit of data expressed in MPa. Through the study of the test used, it was observed that the blade developed in the research differed from the rear blade, being thus effective to distribute and compact the corn silage. It was possible to conclude in this research that the developed front blade presented greater compaction of corn silage when compared to the common rear blade and, thus, according to the efficiency of this blade, it will be possible to help the producer to obtain a good quality silage in terms of compaction.