Development of Bamboo Base Excavator and Grinder

Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) culm base excavator and grinder was developed for large amount of bamboo culm base left after cutting. The excavator consists of a gasoline engine, a reduction gear box, a crank, a connecting rod, a piston, a cylinder, a cutter, a handle, a rake, and the cutter has a handle and a shovel.The grinder consists of a gasoline engine, a reducer, a handle, a rake, cutter which has core bar, cutting tool and twist drill.Performance tests on the two machines showed that bamboo culm base excavator had the maximum depth of 350 mm, and the average excavation time of 163.3 s.The maximum diameter of the bamboo culm base crusher reached 150 mm, with mean time of 142.4 s.