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Table 1.
Results of a time study of the technological process of fertilization.
| Operation | Parameter | Loading / reloading parameter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the stack to the field | From the tractor trailer | From the hangar | |||
| 1 | Container loading | Time spent on approaching and lowering the machine for fertilization | 20 sec | 20 sec | 20 sec |
| Time to seize the container | 10 sec | 10 sec | 10 sec | ||
| Time spent on raising and moving into the bunker of the fertilizer distributor | 15 sec | 15 sec | 15 sec | ||
| 2 | Container delivery and setting to the tractor trailer | Time spent on approaching the trailer | - | 32 sec | - |
| Time spent on setting the container into the trailer body | - | 25 sec | - | ||
| 3 | Loading the container from the stack into the distributor and its setting | Time spent on approaching and lowering the machine for fertilization | 45 sec | - | - |
| Time to seize the container | 10 sec | - | - | ||
| Time spent on raising and moving into the bunker of the fertilizer distributor | 15 sec | - | - | ||
| 4 | Container loading from the tractor trailer | Time spent on approaching and lowering the machine for fertilization | - | 45 sec | - |
| Time to seize the container | - | 10 sec | - | ||
| Time spent on raising and moving into the bunker of the fertilizer distributor | - | 15 sec | - | ||
| 5 | Transportation to the field and across the field | Time spent on the move for the next soft container | 5 min | 3 min | 20 min |
| 6 | Fertilization | Tine for fertilization | 22 min | 22 min | 22 min |
| 7 | Total | 28 min 55 sec |
27 min 32 sec |
42 min 45 sec |
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