Offset disc harrowing, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.000

Included processes:Process includes tractor and other machinery production and operation of equipement including fuel production and use. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Energy use from WA farm energy calculator. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU

Sector
Processing
Contributor
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Last updated
13 Jun 2012
Reference ID
0de7afa7-8c59-39b7-90f0-31f6e1888515

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Documentation

Quantitative reference
Offset disc harrowing, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Sampling procedure
Fuel consumption data have been derived from the Western Australia Farm Energy Calculator for broadacre crop. Tractor weight has been derived from a survey. Implement weight has been estimated based on manufacturers data.
Creation date
13 Jun 2012
Is copyright protected
No
Is infrastructure process
No
Tags
processing
Sources
Agricultural Machinery Management/2002/The University of Arizona
Farm energy calculator/2010/Salam
John Deere planting equipment/2013/John Deere Ltd

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Offset disc harrowing, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.0 ha —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U 0.6145404663923183 kg weight amortized over lifetime
Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U 17.2 l —
Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U 0.3200260997530864 kg weight amortized over lifetime

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
implement_lifetime_ha 7290.0 speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed
speed 6.0 — [km/h] average speed of the tractor
implement_width 4.5 — [m] width of implement
tractor_lifetime_ha 17820.0 speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed
implement_lifetime 2700.0 — [hours] lifetime of the implement - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops
implement_weight 4480.0 — [kg] weight of implement - http://www.countrywideindustries.com.au/offsetdiscs84.htm
UC_kWtoHP 1.341022 — Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower.
tractor_weight 5702.865097599999 tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors
tractor_power 100.0 — [kW] average power of tractor
tractor_lifetime 6600.0 — [hours] lifetime of the tractor - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops
fuel_ha 17.2 — (2,3,1,3,1,na) - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops, Queensland DPI 17.1 L/ha for 75kW, 15.8 L/ha for 100 kW and 18.5 L/ha for 206 kW tractor: average is 17.2