Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content greater than 20%, conventional {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
852a6618-1577-35d3-85f4-a93420be7555

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Documentation

Quantitative reference
Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content greater than 20%, conventional {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
Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content greater than 20%, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.0 ha —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U 0.25555555555555554 kg weight amortized over lifetime
Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U 6.2 l —
Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U 0.08140735565777778 kg weight amortized over lifetime

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
UC_kWtoHP 1.341022 — Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower.
tractor_power 220.0 — [kW] average power of tractor
implement_width 20.0 — [m] width of implement
implement_weight 13800.0 — [kg] weight of implement - John Deere planting equipments
tractor_lifetime_ha 144000.0 speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed
tractor_lifetime 8000.0 — [hours] lifetime of the tractor - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
tractor_weight 11722.65921472 tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors
implement_lifetime_ha 54000.0 speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed
speed 9.0 — [km/h] average speed of the tractor
fuel_ha 6.2 — (1,3,2,3,1,na)WA Farm Fuel Calculator; average for a range of depth: 50-100mm; soil texture: firm, tilled & soft; tine type: full cut point, narrow point, deep point. These 3 factors have largest effect on fuel consumption per ha.
implement_lifetime 3000.0 — [hours] lifetime of the implement - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html