Prediction of the Working Time Requirement and Field Capacity of Laser Controlled Land Leveling Machines

: The purposes of this study were, to determine the working time and field capacity of the laser controlled land leveling machine, manufactured by a local manufacturer in Turkey. The percentage of ground surface covered by tractor tire in field due to field traffic was also investigated. Mathematical model that allows predicting the working time by the value of 81.8% coefficient of determination was obtained. If total effective working time and hourly cost of tractor and laser machine combination are known, then prediction of total land leveling cost of any laser controlled land leveling machine could be possible with developed mathematical model.