Development and Evaluation of Power Operated Sugarcane Sett Cutter

India has the second highest area under sugarcane cultivation, next to Brazil. Sugarcane is cultivated 4.7 million ha with productivity of 72 tonnes/ha. Tamil Nadu ranks first in country, recording an average more than 100 tonne/ha. Manual sett cutting method time consuming, expensive, and involves human drudgery. To reduce drudgery involved operation, cutter developed 3.7 kW diesel engine, basic frame, belt clutch assembly, power transmission serrated discs, bearings, safety cover. The rotational speed 1100 rev./min, disc 160 mm diameter 45˚ angle were optimized based on number setts cut per hour, fissures germination percentage. cost for planting by machine comes Rs. 91/h, including depreciation, interest, fuel, lubricating oil, repairs maintenance operators’ wages. could 5940 setts/h. operational 16 / 1000 1200/ha. Then, it observed was 92 percent. 27,000/-.