Farm Vehicles & Agricultural Equipments, Off Highway Workhorse - Team-BHP

SirAlec · 22nd April 2008, 16:54

There happen to be no thread dedicated to above, so decided to start one. I feel they also play an important role in Automotive World. Without them creating roads/highways and stuff where will we run our souped up skodas or swift.

Here I start with a very quirky farm vehicle that visited our city yesterday. I decided to follow him for pix and infos. As I have never seen such a small vehicle with so much payload capacity.

The Vehicle
Dunno the make or who makes it . But it use mitshubishi single cylinder DI diesel.
One Cylinder NA, i guess its rated at about 10hp
Handle start.
3 forward and 1 reverse gear.
Belt driven.
ALso has a PTO
6.00/12 mrf shakti.
Trailer is custom built and rides on Ceat 7.00/16.

And yeah! the lucky owner is Hemraj Singh from Marwar, Pali. He drives around selling his produce, this time A1 quality Garlic. @ Rs.15-30/kg.

spadival · 22nd April 2008, 17:05

We used to call it "Tiller". My grandpa had one in addition to the tractor. use it to till the paddy fields which were too small for a tractor.

shankar.balan · 22nd April 2008, 17:17

bang on - this is a typical tiller - used especially for ploughing fields too small for tractors- quite a common sight in rural karnataka
surprisingly, though small and fairly light, it is not too easy to handle inside a paddy field - if you are not used to it that is - it can tend to go all over the place and you with it!

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Originally Posted by spadival

We used to call it "Tiller". My grandpa had one in addition to the tractor. use it to till the paddy fields which were too small for a tractor.

dinar · 22nd April 2008, 21:04

It,s called a Power Tiller and the one in the pic is made By 'Mistubhi Shakti' there are other companies thou in the market.
There is a smaller [read cheaper ] model with 6BHP engine with no Light. and than there is a Mini tractor with a three cylinder motor it has four wheels like a tractor.

maddy42 · 22nd April 2008, 21:25

It is a tiller and is usually used to plough fields with slush as the tractor tends to be a pain repairing it after it has done some puddle work. Still sold in numbers in paddy growing areas. Got one at home without the trailor where you have to walk alongside it. It is really noisy an slow and can give a guy with a faint heart a really bad time.

phamilyman · 23rd April 2008, 01:07

Very common. seen similar versions back in iit delhi since the late 90s.

Bigzero · 23rd April 2008, 08:55

Nice pics! yes, its a tiller. Dont see them very often nowadays though. Quite nostalgic in a way.

Kubota was one brand I used to associate with tillers.

Mayavi · 23rd April 2008, 10:42

In Hyderabad these tillers with trailers were used to transport goods locally. I drove one couple of times, its such a pain to maneuver.

kavesh55 · 23rd April 2008, 11:29

Yes its a tiller, have nostalgic experiences of this. My mothers distant cousin had one somewhere in Shimoga district. I still remember it would start with a hand driven shaft which required a lot of effort. Every 4pm he would drive down to the market and I would be up & ready to have a ride.

dadu · 23rd April 2008, 11:40

Its the hand tiller and initially was imported by the govt and given to farmers on subsidy.

While ploughing the fields, you have to walk behind it while controlling it.

sushrutha · 23rd April 2008, 14:50

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kaustubh_vaze · 23rd April 2008, 16:48

My "mamaji" used to own one. I have driven it around a bit and also had it out of control and get the horizontal chrome handle (the one in sushruta's pics) hit me in the chest.
To put it into drive, you have to press the handle down and put it into gear.
The 2 levers on the handles act like "clutches". If you have to turn right, you press the right lever and to turn left you press the left lever. This disengages the respective wheel and turning the tiller becomes easier. Its kind of an assist. The manufacturer used to be Mitsubishi as mentioned earlier. The upright lever on the left side, which @sushruta is holding, is used to disengage the gears.
So to put it into motion, you engage the first gear, and move the lever forward. Its got amazing torque and moves forward almost with a jerk. To stop, you have to pull back the lever.
Its a nice and practical machine for small farmers and I have very nostalgic memories about it.

Regards,
Kaustubh

22nd April 2008, 16:54	#1 (permalink)
SirAlec BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIA Posts: 583 View My Garage	Farm Vehicles & Agricultural Equipments, Off Highway Workhorse There happen to be no thread dedicated to above, so decided to start one. I feel they also play an important role in Automotive World. Without them creating roads/highways and stuff where will we run our souped up skodas or swift. Here I start with a very quirky farm vehicle that visited our city yesterday. I decided to follow him for pix and infos. As I have never seen such a small vehicle with so much payload capacity. *The Vehicle* Dunno the make or who makes it . But it use mitshubishi single cylinder DI diesel. One Cylinder NA, i guess its rated at about 10hp Handle start. 3 forward and 1 reverse gear. Belt driven. ALso has a PTO 6.00/12 mrf shakti. Trailer is custom built and rides on Ceat 7.00/16. And yeah! the lucky owner is Hemraj Singh from Marwar, Pali. He drives around selling his produce, this time A1 quality Garlic. @ Rs.15-30/kg. Attached Images __________________ Living Life a quarter mile at a time...

22nd April 2008, 21:25	#5 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 477 View My Garage	It is a tiller and is usually used to plough fields with slush as the tractor tends to be a pain repairing it after it has done some puddle work. Still sold in numbers in paddy growing areas. Got one at home without the trailor where you have to walk alongside it. It is really noisy an slow and can give a guy with a faint heart a really bad time. __________________ Life is Short Drive HARD!!

23rd April 2008, 01:07	#6 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,088	Very common. seen similar versions back in iit delhi since the late 90s. __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

23rd April 2008, 10:42	#8 (permalink)
Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 551	In Hyderabad these tillers with trailers were used to transport goods locally. I drove one couple of times, its such a pain to maneuver. Last edited by Rehaan : 23rd April 2008 at 12:16. Reason: Unnecessary language.

23rd April 2008, 11:40	#10 (permalink)
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,994 View My Garage	Its the hand tiller and initially was imported by the govt and given to farmers on subsidy. While ploughing the fields, you have to walk behind it while controlling it. __________________ Remember, its a machine Last edited by dadu : 23rd April 2008 at 11:41.

22nd April 2008, 17:05	#2 (permalink)
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 1,463 View My Garage	We used to call it "Tiller". My grandpa had one in addition to the tractor. use it to till the paddy fields which were too small for a tractor.

22nd April 2008, 21:04	#4 (permalink)
dinar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 430	It,s called a Power Tiller and the one in the pic is made By 'Mistubhi Shakti' there are other companies thou in the market. There is a smaller [read cheaper ] model with 6BHP engine with no Light. and than there is a Mini tractor with a three cylinder motor it has four wheels like a tractor.

23rd April 2008, 08:55	#7 (permalink)
Bigzero Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 37	Nice pics! yes, its a tiller. Dont see them very often nowadays though. Quite nostalgic in a way. Kubota was one brand I used to associate with tillers.

23rd April 2008, 11:29	#9 (permalink)
kavesh55 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 106	Yes its a tiller, have nostalgic experiences of this. My mothers distant cousin had one somewhere in Shimoga district. I still remember it would start with a hand driven shaft which required a lot of effort. Every 4pm he would drive down to the market and I would be up & ready to have a ride.

23rd April 2008, 14:50	#11 (permalink)
sushrutha BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chikmagalur/Bangalore Posts: 336 View My Garage	My contribution. Myself ploughing our paddy fields. __________________ Honda City Maruti ZEN - SOLD Maruti 800 Bajaj Pulsar

23rd April 2008, 16:48	#12 (permalink)
kaustubh_vaze Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 38	My "mamaji" used to own one. I have driven it around a bit and also had it out of control and get the horizontal chrome handle (the one in sushruta's pics) hit me in the chest. To put it into drive, you have to press the handle down and put it into gear. The 2 levers on the handles act like "clutches". If you have to turn right, you press the right lever and to turn left you press the left lever. This disengages the respective wheel and turning the tiller becomes easier. Its kind of an assist. The manufacturer used to be Mitsubishi as mentioned earlier. The upright lever on the left side, which @sushruta is holding, is used to disengage the gears. So to put it into motion, you engage the first gear, and move the lever forward. Its got amazing torque and moves forward almost with a jerk. To stop, you have to pull back the lever. Its a nice and practical machine for small farmers and I have very nostalgic memories about it. Regards, Kaustubh __________________ be happy for no reason

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