Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight
The purpose of the study is to increase the efficiency of using the tractor hitch weight in traction mode by reducing the uneven distribution of vertical reactions between the wheels. This work is grounded on a methodology that involves summarizing and analyzing established scientific findings relat...
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| author | Anatoliy Lebedev Mykhailo Shuliak Stanislav Khalin Sergei Lebedev Katarzyna Szwedziak Krzysztof Lejman Gniewko Niedbała Tomasz Łusiak |
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| description | The purpose of the study is to increase the efficiency of using the tractor hitch weight in traction mode by reducing the uneven distribution of vertical reactions between the wheels. This work is grounded on a methodology that involves summarizing and analyzing established scientific findings related to the theory of tractors operating in traction mode. The analytical method and comparative analysis were employed to establish a scientific problem, define research objectives, and achieve the goal. The key principles of probability theory were applied in developing the empirical models of the tractor. The main provisions of the methodology for evaluating the traction properties of the tractor with the instability of the coupling weight were formulated. The method of evaluating the vertical reactions on the wheels of the tractor is substantiated, which is based on the measurement of the vertical reaction on one of the four wheels. It was proven that tractors with a center of mass offset to the front or rear axles have the greatest probability of equal distribution of vertical reactions between the wheels of one axle, and tractors with a center of mass in the middle between the axles have the lowest probability. It is theoretically substantiated and experimentally confirmed that when the tractor performs plowing work with uneven distribution of loads on the sides, its operation with maximum traction efficiency is ensured by blocking the front and rear axle drivers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bce5c4f566f4ebf949e2ce681a5e8e02023-11-18T00:02:06ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722023-04-0113597710.3390/agriculture13050977Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling WeightAnatoliy Lebedev0Mykhailo Shuliak1Stanislav Khalin2Sergei Lebedev3Katarzyna Szwedziak4Krzysztof Lejman5Gniewko Niedbała6Tomasz Łusiak7Agroengineering Department, Sumy National Agrarian University, 160 Herasyma Kondratieva Street, 4000 Sumy, UkraineAgroengineering Department, Sumy National Agrarian University, 160 Herasyma Kondratieva Street, 4000 Sumy, UkraineLeonid Pogorilyy Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute, 08654 Doslidnitske, UkraineLeonid Pogorilyy Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute, 08654 Doslidnitske, UkraineInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 37b Chełmońskiego Street, 51-630 Wrocław, PolandInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 37b Chełmońskiego Street, 51-630 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38 D, 20-618 Lublin, PolandThe purpose of the study is to increase the efficiency of using the tractor hitch weight in traction mode by reducing the uneven distribution of vertical reactions between the wheels. This work is grounded on a methodology that involves summarizing and analyzing established scientific findings related to the theory of tractors operating in traction mode. The analytical method and comparative analysis were employed to establish a scientific problem, define research objectives, and achieve the goal. The key principles of probability theory were applied in developing the empirical models of the tractor. The main provisions of the methodology for evaluating the traction properties of the tractor with the instability of the coupling weight were formulated. The method of evaluating the vertical reactions on the wheels of the tractor is substantiated, which is based on the measurement of the vertical reaction on one of the four wheels. It was proven that tractors with a center of mass offset to the front or rear axles have the greatest probability of equal distribution of vertical reactions between the wheels of one axle, and tractors with a center of mass in the middle between the axles have the lowest probability. It is theoretically substantiated and experimentally confirmed that when the tractor performs plowing work with uneven distribution of loads on the sides, its operation with maximum traction efficiency is ensured by blocking the front and rear axle drivers.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/5/977tractortraction propertiescoupling weightcenter of massvertical reactionsdriving bridges |
| spellingShingle | Anatoliy Lebedev Mykhailo Shuliak Stanislav Khalin Sergei Lebedev Katarzyna Szwedziak Krzysztof Lejman Gniewko Niedbała Tomasz Łusiak Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight Agriculture tractor traction properties coupling weight center of mass vertical reactions driving bridges |
| title | Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight |
| title_full | Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight |
| title_fullStr | Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight |
| title_short | Methodology for Assessing Tractor Traction Properties with Instability of Coupling Weight |
| title_sort | methodology for assessing tractor traction properties with instability of coupling weight |
| topic | tractor traction properties coupling weight center of mass vertical reactions driving bridges |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/5/977 |
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