Precision planting, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes:Process includes tractor and other machinery production and operation of equipment including fuel production and use. Remark: 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
- —
- Last updated
- 13 Jun 2012
- Reference ID
c4d1ec35-b732-3775-8b75-218073dab476
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Precision planting, 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 | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision planting, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | ha | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.6172839506172839 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
| Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 20.8 | l | — |
| Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U | 0.7200587244444443 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| implement_lifetime_ha | 3240.0 | speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed |
| tractor_weight | 5702.865097599999 | tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 | [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors |
| tractor_lifetime_ha | 7920.0 | speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed |
| speed | 4.0 | — | [km/h] average speed of the tractor |
| 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 |
| implement_lifetime | 2700.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the implement - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops |
| implement_width | 3.0 | — | [m] width of implement |
| UC_kWtoHP | 1.341022 | — | Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower. |
| implement_weight | 2000.0 | — | [kg] weight of implement - estimate only |
| fuel_ha | 20.8 | — | (2,3,1,3,1,na) - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops, Queensland DPI |