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:
In a combine harvester, the device that receives the cut crop from the platform auger and conveys it smoothly up into the threshing cylinder is the:
Options:
(A) Feeder conveyor (feeder house)
(B) Straw walker
(C) Tailings auger
(D) Chaffer sieve
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
The feeder house contains an inclined chain-and-slat conveyor that elevates crop material from the header table cross-auger and feeds it uniformly into the threshing drum.