| Purpose |
Mechanized
shelling of maize |
| Capacity |
800
to 1,000 kg/hour with 18% Moisture Content of maize
kernel. It is powered by a 9 hp petrol engine. |
| Target
client |
Farmers'groups,
traders and commerical farmers |
| Advantage |
It
shells and cleans maize with a negligible damage
which makes it suitable for shelling seed maize.
It is easy to fabricate since it uses no oscillating
screens.
It can be driven with a tractor PTO attachement.
Its estimated life span is 8 years for the stand
and 5 years for the petrol engine. |
| Disadvantage |
It
requires a separate means of transportation. |
| Cost |
Sheller
stand alone: US$ 575
9 hp Petrol Engine: US$ 870 |
| Market
potential / Status |
Five
units have been built and bought by local farmers.
Three more units are on order as of December 1999 |
| Information
provided by |
Post-Harvest
Handling & Storage Project, P.O. Box 7856 Kampala,
Uganda. Phone (256)-41-234531. |
| Manufactured
by |
JBT
Engineering, Makere Road, P.O. Box 11091, Kampala,
Phone: (256)-77- 502709/532861.
Tonnet Enterprises, Gayaza Road, just after Kalerwe
market, P.O. Box 3136 Kampala, Uganda. Phone: (256)-077-413754 |
