DESCRIPTION

The Comb-type Groundnut Stripper is a manually operated agricultural equipment for detaching pods from groundnut vines. 

CONSTRUCTION

The sieve comprises of a rectangular frame consisting of vertical pegs and a horizontal strip of expanded metal fixed on each side of the frame, in the shape of a comb. 

WORKING

The operation commences by drawing a handful of groundnut wines across the comb with some force which culminates in stripping of the pod. Four women can conveniently utilize this device at one 80. This equipment strips 2-3 quintals of pod, with 4 workers doing the job simultaneously. 

SOURCE

The Head, Dept. of Agricultural Processing, College of Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641 036, Tamil Nadu