Name of the product: “Aaruni”- Tilting Bullock CartProject title: “Aaruni”- Tilting Bullock Cart
Application / Use : Agricultural operation as well as road transport vehicle
Brief description and salient features of technology
In the traditional bullock cart, with two wheels, part of the load is borne by the draft animals on their shoulders and neck and the harnessing system at present makes it difficult to negotiate sharp bends or turns in the road. This causes the gals on the neck of the bullocks, which affects not only the efficiency of the animals but also their stamina. This cart is thus designed to overcome the shortcomings of the traditional carts by having an additional wheel to balance the load. In addition the cart has a tilting mechanism which is based on the rope and pulley system which can be controlled by a lever located alongside the cart driver. Amrutbhai Agrawat is a creative artisan of Junagadh districts. He invented many farm equipments and innovations related to reduce the drudgery of Animals and Women like pulley with stopper. He is also one of the most senior and active member of Honey Bee Network.
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Salient Features
· Load carrying capacity - 1.5 to 2.0 Mt.
· Available in two different models of three and four wheels
· Adjustable tilting and dumping mechanism, thereby saving labour
costs
· Iron Body makes it more durable compared to traditional wooden
cart
· Four-wheel base equalizes load & prevents the yoke gall
formation on bullock's neck.
· Can be attached as trailer with tractor or any other vehicle
· Unit cost approved by NABARD, enabling a buyer to get loan
from any scheduled bank
IPR
status
Patent Application
filed in India
Current status of
Technology
GIAN is looking for entrepreneurs interested in buying and
commercializing the technology.
Approximate size
of the market opportunity in India -
The market potential in India and other developing countries is extremely
high.
Approximate ex-factory price of the product - Rs. 25,000
/-
Name and address of technology transfer agency, if different from above.
GIAN
(Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network)
Bungalow No: B-1, Satellite complex, Opp. Satellit
Premchand Nagar Road, Bodakdev , Ahmedabad :380015
Tel: 079-26879468 Fax:079-26760398
Email:gian@gian.org
Web: www.gian.org