Subtopic: Functional requirements, principles of working, construction and operation of manual, animal, tractor and renewable energy operated equipment for tillage, sowing, planting, fertilizer application, inter-cultivation, spraying, mowing, chaff cutting, harvesting and threshing
Question Statement:
A sweep shovel used on tractor-drawn inter-row cultivators has an included nose angle typically between:
Options:
(A) $60^\circ\text{ and }70^\circ$
(B) $120^\circ\text{ and }150^\circ$
(C) $15^\circ\text{ and }25^\circ$
(D) $180^\circ$
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Cultivator sweep wings have included nose angles of $60-70^\circ$ to slice weed roots horizontally while shedding residue.