Scarifiying, broadacre crop, conventional {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: 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
f92c735b-f1ef-3a1a-8f6a-2f75a97505f3

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Documentation

Quantitative reference
Scarifiying, broadacre crop, 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
Cropland - Broadacre buyer's guide 2010/2010/Croplands

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Scarifiying, broadacre crop, conventional {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.0 ha —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U 0.07507507507507508 kg weight amortized over lifetime
Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U 6.82 l —
Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U 0.14973700192702702 kg weight amortized over lifetime

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
implement_weight 500.0 — [kg] weight of implement - Marshallspreadersales.com.au - spreader up to 36m width, 5m3 tank.
tractor_power 57.0 — [kW] average power of tractor
implement_lifetime 2250.0 — [hours] lifetime of the implement - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
speed 8.0 — [km/h] average speed of the tractor
tractor_weight 3545.772205632 tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors
implement_lifetime_ha 6660.0 speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed
UC_kWtoHP 1.341022 — Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower.
tractor_lifetime 8000.0 — [hours] lifetime of the tractor - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html
implement_width 3.7 — [m] width of implement
fuel_ha 6.82 — (1,3,2,3,1,na) [l] WA Farm Fuel Calculator; average for a range of tractor speed: 20, 25, 30 km/hr; tractor power: 100, 125, 150 kW; These 3 factors have largest effect on fuel consumption per ha.
tractor_lifetime_ha 23680.0 speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed