Chapter 997 Rotary Tiller
On the snow-covered plain, the tractor driven by Luo Chong seemed like an oil brush, brushing out a neat black line behind him. Those were all wet soil that had been turned up.
The snow was like a white background, and the oil brush driven by Luo Chong kept moving forward, as if it was going to paint the entire background black.
The mace whirred and whirred, scraping the soil under it up and down. At a faster speed, you could even see the soil being thrown backwards.
The people behind him exclaimed repeatedly at the scene in front of them. Only then did they understand why the leader had the sudden idea to build this thing. With such a combination of a tractor and a rotary tiller, how many oxen could be replaced?
"Isn't the speed of this tilling the land too fast?!" One of the R&D team immediately shouted in surprise.
"Hahaha, did you see that, did you see that? The blades on the rotary tiller were all welded by me, I welded them."
"Oh my god, this thing doesn't plow the land very fast, you know? It's just that, not only does it move fast, but it also plows the land very wide at a time. Look, an ox can only plow one row at a time, or two or three rows at most, but this rotary tiller can plow six meters wide in one trip!"
"Yeah, this tractor plus the rotary tiller, in one trip, it's as good as several oxen plowing the land together. And look at the effect of the land after it's been turned over, it's turned over much more evenly than by oxen."
Everyone was looking at the shocking scene before them, and they all chattered in amazement. Lin Fei, the team leader, was the first to react and scolded everyone.
"Why are you all chattering? You know this thing is powerful, why don't you work quickly? Don't you see the importance of this thing? Where does it need to be improved? What is the tillage depth for one operation? How big are the particles of soil? Does it meet the needs of sowing? Have you checked everything that needs to be checked?"
Everyone dispersed immediately after hearing this, and then began to check various things.
After seeing the power of rotary tillers and tractors, everyone naturally knew the importance of this thing. For the Han tribe, where food is the first priority and agriculture is the foundation, this large-scale farming machinery has an irreplaceable role.
The newly changed reign title is the best proof. After all, the leader has said that accumulating and storing strategic materials, especially grain, is currently the most important thing for the Han tribe, and even the industry must be placed in the position of serving agriculture.
There is no doubt that what they are doing now is to serve agriculture. Just imagine how much more food the Han tribe will have in the future if this tractor and rotary tiller can be successfully finalized and popularized. The most important thing is that with a tractor, one person can do the farm work that used to take dozens or even hundreds of people.
By then, the Han tribe will no longer have to worry about food, and those who participate in the research and development will surely be able to gain both fame and fortune in the future, and be promoted to higher positions.
Thinking of this, everyone's attitude towards work became more enthusiastic.
Some people began to take out small shovels to clean the land that had just been plowed by the rotary tiller. They dug up the soft soil layer on the top, dug into the hard frozen soil underneath, and then used a ruler to measure the depth of plowing.
Others were observing the size of the soil clods after plowing to see if they met the needs of sowing. If the clods were too large, how should they adjust them next, such as increasing the speed of the rotary tiller, rolling it several times in the same place, or adding more blades to the "wolf club" to break the lumps of soil into smaller pieces?
Others who had been following the rotary tiller carefully observed the operation of the machine, and then discussed while observing.
"Look, isn't the speed of this rotary tiller too fast? The soil below was blown up. Should we improve the transmission system and reduce the speed next time?"
"Not appropriate!" A person next to him immediately denied.
"It's better to rotate fast. If it doesn't rotate fast, the soil can't be finely ground. If the speed is slow, the soil in the ground after turning is still as big as bricks. What's the difference between turning or not turning?"
"Then it's not good to keep flying the soil back like this, right? Look, it's only because there is snow that the soil is wet. If the land is dry, there will definitely be a lot of dust behind it, maybe a yellow smoke."
"This is simple. Just add a cover plate to the back of the rotary tiller, and then add a rake to the back. Well, add the cover plate to the connecting bracket of the rake, so that the soil thrown by the rotary tiller can be blocked by the cover plate, and then it can be raked flat by the rake at the back at one time. In this way, two jobs can be done at once, saving the need to level the land after finishing the tillage." The researcher who opposed reducing the speed before immediately suggested.
"Hey, this is a good idea. It gives me an inspiration. If several tools with different functions can be integrated into one machine, it can indeed achieve the effect of carrying out several steps at the same time." The person next to him clapped his hands and immediately agreed.
"Well, that's really good. What ideas do you have?"
"Ideas? For example, we can add a huge iron funnel in front of the rotary tiller, fill it with mixed fertilizer, and then control the speed of the funnel. We can spread fertilizer in the front and till the land in the back. In this way, the fertilizer can be directly turned under the soil layer, which is equivalent to applying base fertilizer.
"Well, and then add the cover and rake you just mentioned at the back. In this way, we have completed three preparation steps at once, from fertilizing, to turning the soil, and then to leveling. We drive the tractor over once and directly complete all the preparations before sowing."
"Not bad, not bad, this idea is indeed feasible, so why not add a plow at the back, wouldn't it be possible to complete everything from fertilizing, turning the soil, leveling, digging furrows, to sowing at one time?"
The people around immediately looked at the person who was speaking with contempt, and then one of them said contemptuously, "I can see that you have never planted before. You can't sow directly on the land that has just been turned over, and you can't sow on the land that has just been fertilized. The seeds will burn to death. "
Oh, so that's how it happens. My family is from Xingang County. My father used to be a miner, and I've never farmed before." The new intern said embarrassedly.
"Well, you can consider the previous plan and integrate the rotary tiller, the fertilizer hopper, and the harrow for leveling the land into one machine.
"Then build a machine similar to a harrow. There should be a row of plows in the front to dig furrows, and a rack on top. The rack can hold movable funnels for holding seeds, and finally there should be a device for covering the soil to solve the problem of sowing at one time.
"But this is not the key. My suggestion is to make this large harrow into an assembled machine that can be adjusted at any time. For example, when sowing wheat, how deep the furrows should be, and how wide the ridges should be. We should not make these things fixed, otherwise the utilization rate will be too low.
"Because the sowing depth, ridge spacing, plant spacing, and soil cover thickness of crops such as wheat, corn, rice, sorghum, soybeans, peanuts, and sesame are all different. If we weld it directly, it can only meet the sowing needs of one crop. If we make it into a movable assembly, then every time we change the crop variety, we can make temporary modifications according to the requirements."
Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard it.
"That makes sense."
"Indeed, this is indeed very important. Everyone, write it down as a design idea for future research and development."
"Ah, my brush is frozen. Can anyone of you still write with it?"
"Well, what's the big deal? If it's frozen, just put it in your mouth for a while. Ink is not toxic anyway. It will just stain your mouth black at most. Hehehe," another experienced person joked.
Everyone followed behind and discussed while walking. Soon, they came up with many suggestions for improvement and ideas for the research and development of related equipment in the future.
Luo Chong also drove the tractor to plow dozens of acres of land without complaint, and then stopped. Then everyone gathered together to discuss the ideas just now and the data collected in this experiment. In addition, they reported to Luo Chong and asked him for ideas.
"You said that you want to integrate several different functions into one machine. This is a good idea and can be used as the main research and development direction in the future. However, we need to discuss, experiment and consult more. When spring comes, I want you members of the agricultural machinery group to participate in spring plowing, broaden your horizons, consult more experienced farmers, and record and observe the differences in the cultivation of various crops.
"Another thing is the future research and development direction of agricultural machinery. The ultimate task I propose to you is that from fertilizing, tilling, sowing, to harvesting and threshing, the entire planting process, people don't have to go to the fields.
"What I mean is that all these steps are done by machines. People only need to drive tractors and harvesters around the fields a few times to complete all the work and deliver the grain directly to the warehouse.
"So, do you understand? You still have a long way to go." Luo Chong explained to several members of the agricultural machinery group.
"Yes, we understand, please rest assured, leader. "When they heard Luo Chong's goals and aspirations for the future, their fighting spirit was immediately ignited. Just imagine, if the goals proposed by the leader are really achieved, how easy will farming be in the future?!
Another group of people in charge of vehicle machinery also asked Luo Chong after hearing this.
"Chief, chief, what about us, what is our ultimate goal?"
Luo Chong glanced at them, then said indifferently.
"You? Don't be too ambitious, just do the things at hand first. You don't have long-term goals for the time being, which requires the support of the entire tribe's industrial level.
"Your short-term goal is to develop these types of vehicles as platform carriers to lay a solid foundation for everyone. For example, the wheel loader is different from the tractor in that its power system is at the rear of the vehicle and its working direction is at the front. Such a platform is very advantageous. Although it cannot be used for plowing, it can be used for harvesting. As long as the bucket in front is replaced with a harvesting device, it can be transformed from a loader into a harvester.
"Conversely, the road roller can also be replaced by a tractor. For example, by hanging a steel roller on the back of the tractor, wouldn't it be able to roll the road just the same?
"There are also single-arm excavators. Do you think that excavators can only be used to dig earth and ore? If the bucket in front of the excavator's working arm is removed and replaced with a huge hydraulic air hammer, can it be used to chisel mountains and cut rocks? Some huge rocks or mountains that cannot be cut by manpower can be solved with such a huge air hammer.
"What I want to tell you is actually the four words just now, "platform" and "carrier". Don't think that the tractor you developed can only be used for turning the soil, the loader can only be used for bulldozing and shoveling, and the excavator can only be used for digging holes. These vehicles are different. They are just a carrier for installing tools and a modified platform. Replace the things on it, and it can immediately become a different function. "
When everyone heard Luo Chong's analogy, their eyes lit up and they felt endless admiration and respect in their hearts. What impressed them most was this point of Luo Chong. No one could match him in theory, no one understood practice better than Luo Chong, and no one could compare with Luo Chong's wild imagination in vision and thinking.
They had seen loaders, but who had ever thought of replacing the bucket in front with a harvester?
They had seen excavators, but who had ever thought of replacing the bucket with a pneumatic hammer?
But the chief could think of it. Whether he could make it or not is another matter. The key is to dare to think and to be able to think of it.
"What the hell is wrong with the chief's brain? !!! "Everyone couldn't help but admire in their hearts.
After roasting a fire outside for a while, and collecting first-hand experimental results, data and information, as well as future improvements and research and development ideas, everyone restarted the tractor and started the return journey. Their task was still heavy. They were still far away from what the leader said, from turning the soil to sowing and harvesting, and driving around for a few laps without going to the fields.
After returning to the research institute, each group held a meeting again to discuss and discuss improvement plans and details.
Luo Chong, led by Lin Fei, took another turn and visited the research and development progress of other construction machinery. Finally, he commented and instructed everyone, and then left Xingang County and returned home.
His third son Luo Xing and fourth son Luo Ji were only a few months old. There were only three things they did every day: crying, eating, and sleeping. Such young children were not even fun to play, and Luo Cheng and Luo Lan were already four years old. Children of this age were the most naughty and playful. Luo Chong was annoyed by the children at home, so he didn't Not long after, he "escaped" again and took refuge in Liuyang County.
At present, all aspects of the Han tribe are proceeding in an orderly manner. The storage policy of the Great Life Year is being actively implemented. The cross-sea bridge in the south is also under construction. Various sailboats transporting materials are constantly traveling on the Liuyang River. The comprehensive sinicization of the Tang tribe is proceeding very smoothly. Although the war in the north is not large in scale, there are frequent reports of victory, and every battle will definitely yield gains.
And Luo Chong is also starting to plan for the coming year. He is still very worried about some things, such as the heavy industry layout of the Han tribe. The most important thing now is when Youye can find coal mines in the south. This is extremely important for the heavy industry layout of the Han tribe.
In addition, Zhudao has been conquered for a year. All aspects have been well constructed, and the people's hearts have been well won. The six counties of Qiongzhou are peaceful, so Luo Chong began to consider whether to withdraw some troops next year. To be honest, if Qiongzhou Island is relatively stable, it is a bit of a waste to station so many troops.
(End of this chapter)
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