Remote Controlled Power Tiller

• Operating a power tiller is miserable for farmers and laborers
• Drudgery - farmer/operator has to handle heavy power tiller continuously for hours
• Farmer/operator exposed to hot sun, rain, soaked soil and ear splitting noise
• Farmer/operator at risk from muscle pain (knee/shoulder) as well as cholera
• Accidents with power tillers can cause severe injury or death; amputation of legs/hands from contact with blades
• Skilled and physically fit labor to use power tillers is increasingly unavailable
RC-PT kit comprised of three components:
1.Handheld remote control unit
2.Controller unit mounted on power tiller
3.Compact air compressor for powering pneumatics coupled to engine
Operator has three controls:
1.Left direction control
2.Right direction control
3.Brake lever control for stopping the power tiller
• RC-PT kit can be retrofitted on any existing power tiller; simple to install
• Likewise, it can be added to new power tillers rolling out of factory
• Easy to operate; practically zero maintenance
• RC-PT to be sold for Rs 25,000 to 30,000 per unit; price agreed to by VST
NOTE: Remote controlled system for power tiller has a Patent Grant In India and is patent pending in different countries