Performance evaluation of giad chisel plow cp007 under different type of soils

Chisel plow is widely used by farmers as a primary tillage tool. Performance data for chisel plow operation is essential in order to optimize its performance and reduce the cost of tillage operation. Field experiments were conducted using Armatrac852e tractor to evaluate the performance of GIAD chisel plow (CP007) in two types of clay soils (a light clay soil in Khartoum state (soil-1) and heavy dark clay soilGadarif state(soil-2)). The fuel consumption, effective field capacity, and field efficiency were measured and recorded. The results of the statistical analysis showed a significant difference in the two types of soils (P<0.05)between the measured parameters. the fuel consumption (lit/ha) for the soil 2 is found to be greater by 15.78% than soil 1, while soil (1) recorded belter results in actual field capacity and field efficiency by (6.02%) and (5.81%) respectively. Generally, the results of fuel consumption, field effective capacity and field efficiency for the tested implement it recorded normal or better results compare to the results found by other researchers.