Levelling, cotton {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 Craig Bailey based on survey of 6 cotton producers in NSW. 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
55e27544-6925-3a40-839c-440b2e9076d5
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Levelling, cotton {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
Cropland - Broadacre buyer's guide 2010/2010/Croplands
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levelling, cotton {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | ha | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.375 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
| Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 44.0 | l | — |
| Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U | 0.04348118045 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC_kWtoHP | 1.341022 | — | Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower. |
| implement_width | 4.0 | — | [m] width of implement |
| tractor_lifetime_ha | 160000.0 | speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed |
| implement_lifetime | 1200.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the implement - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html |
| implement_lifetime_ha | 12000.0 | speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed |
| speed | 25.0 | — | [km/h] average speed of the tractor |
| tractor_power | 125.0 | — | [kW] average power of tractor |
| implement_weight | 4500.0 | — | [kg] weight of implement - Marshallspreadersales.com.au - spreader up to 36m width, 5m3 tank. |
| fuel_ha | 44.0 | — | [l] from Craig Bailey based on survey of 6 cotton producers in NSW. |
| tractor_lifetime | 16000.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the tractor - University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/equipment/agmachinerymgt.html |
| tractor_weight | 6956.988872 | tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 | [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors |