Publication Date
1989
Description
Permanent grass covers in Czechoslovakia are to a great extent spread in sloping and rolling countryside. From the total area presenting 1,672 thousand hectares, 240 thousand ha are stretched on slopes with a gradient of 16 to 22 degrees. Research has shown that from 35 to 48 per cent of these pieces of land arc of size less than 10 ha and there are 75 per cent of intensive pastures with size smaller than 6 ha in typical mountainous regions of Czechoslovakia. Mechanization of grass picking on slopes is effected by specific features predetermined by geographical conditions and requirements of safe operation of machines. As in Austria and Switzerland, the main reason for this adaptation is the complicated configuration of mountainous regions, the use of unsuitable« plain» mechanization causing a lot of tragic accidents at work(Sieg, 1981). Complication of natural conditions comparable with those of Alpine countries has motivated also Czechoslovakia to start development of special mechanization for pasture management on hillsides.
Citation
Gonda, L and Likavsky, S, "Continuous Machine Line for Grassland Management on Slopes in Czechoslovakia" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 34.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session4b/34
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Continuous Machine Line for Grassland Management on Slopes in Czechoslovakia
Permanent grass covers in Czechoslovakia are to a great extent spread in sloping and rolling countryside. From the total area presenting 1,672 thousand hectares, 240 thousand ha are stretched on slopes with a gradient of 16 to 22 degrees. Research has shown that from 35 to 48 per cent of these pieces of land arc of size less than 10 ha and there are 75 per cent of intensive pastures with size smaller than 6 ha in typical mountainous regions of Czechoslovakia. Mechanization of grass picking on slopes is effected by specific features predetermined by geographical conditions and requirements of safe operation of machines. As in Austria and Switzerland, the main reason for this adaptation is the complicated configuration of mountainous regions, the use of unsuitable« plain» mechanization causing a lot of tragic accidents at work(Sieg, 1981). Complication of natural conditions comparable with those of Alpine countries has motivated also Czechoslovakia to start development of special mechanization for pasture management on hillsides.
