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GRASS CUTING DATA
Pictured left is the old, cheaper but extremely competent mower needing two stout horses to pull Above right is the lightweight semi-motorised machine, developed for CAMDA by the Developing Technologies Dept. of London Imperial College. A small, economical petrol-driven power unit at the rear drives what resembles an elongated hedge cutter, but in trials it proved very output-efficient. More expensive than the conventional Russian or Chinese machines, its chief advantage is needing only a small horse to pull it, unlike the heavier machine pictured left, it can be used in regions where the heavy horse is often not found. CAMDA is providing for both types, the new model being funded for an initial batch by WSPA (see their page), but we hope to be able to finance the supply of more of these with our fund-raising efforts. The WSPA-funded prototype - the first of its kind ever to be manufactured in Mongolia, was given trials in the autumn of 2006. Apart from a vibration problem which has since been overcome, it performed satisfactorily, and a small batch - funded by WSPA - is being manufactured. We hope this will herald a new era of improved hay-harvesting to small herders in their on-going struggle against the elements as CAMDA widens its funding campaigns to further improve vital fodder supplies. |