American Journal of Mechanics and Applications

Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015

  • Development and Evaluation of Pedal Thresher for Threshing of Rice

    Dagninet Amare, Negese Yayu, Asmamaw Endeblihatu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 27-32
    Received: Dec. 05, 2015
    Accepted: Dec. 16, 2015
    Published: Jan. 25, 2016
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    Abstract: Rice is becoming increasingly an important crop in Ethiopia. Owed to the post harvest losses, evaluation and demonstration of an imported pedal thresher was conducted. In addition, a proto type was developed using reverse engineering. Data was collected using structured data sheet and analyzed using descriptive statistics and parametric tests. Dunc... Show More