Development of a cutter bar driver for reduction of vibration for a rice combine harvester

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop cutter bar driver for reduction of vibration for a rice combine harvester. 3 types of new cutter bar drivers were developed: stir type, perpendicular axis type driven by chain, and perpendicular axis type driven by belt. Comparative vibration and header loss of the 4 types were tested. Results of the test indicated that the 4 type tested similarly in the header loss. The vibration of the header tended to be lowest when using the perpendicular axis type driven by chain.