ABSTRACT
Vasile Cracium et al. 0 A common transplanting machine consists of individual sections
fitted on a frame. Each section represents a single-row complete machine. The seedlings are located in containers (9) on the platforms fitted on the machine frame. Seated on the saddle the operators (4) take a seedling from the container (9) and place it roots downward on the open surface of the revolving grab (5). The seedlings are conducted to the soil and upon release from the holder immediately enclosed with soil by two press wheels (2) obliquely positioned to each other. The revolving grabs (generally, the transplanting device) are driven by one of the press wheels (2), through a gear transmission at the usual ratio of i = 1 - 1.5. It follows from the foregoing that the speed and productivity of the transplanting machine depend on the ability of the operators who feed the grabs on the transplanting disc. Experimental researchers (Bemacki, 1972; Bumacov, 1997; Balan, 1998) have shown that in the field, the frequency of feeding (depending on operational ability) is 43-48 seedlings per minute, which means an average time of about 1.30 seconds for each plant.
