Power consumption of cutting sugar cane stalk is high, measuring cutting resistance is therefore necessary for improving cutting efficiency. Pendulum is the most simple device for measuring dynamic strength, but for a simple compact design with high capacity of energy storage and impact velocity requirement a pair of pendulum with one torcional spring are used. The preliminary investigation revealed that the cutting resistance is greatly affected by the cutter geometries, particularly the sharpness of cutter edge. The difference of cutting resistance between sharpened hand cutter and the less sharpened commercial base cutter of mechanical harvester is three to six times, the power loss for which can not be overlooked.