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Tractive Performance and Fuel Consumption of a 2-Wheel Drive Tractor
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A two-wheel drive tractor's tractive performance and fuel consumption were evaluated. A tractor was instrumented and used as the data collection device. A data acquisition system was used with an on-board computer for data storage.
Tractive performance experiments were conducted using a load unit. Tractive parameters were defined for six different soil surfaces. In a separate experiment and using the same tractor, fuel consumption was recorded during a tillage operation in a soft sand.
The tractive efficiency of a tractor, while pulling implements in normal field conditions, was close to the maximum tractive efficiency attainable on the soils tested. A model to predict the fuel consumption of a tractor from the draft requirements and tractive conditions was developed and an application demonstrated.
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Authors
- D. V. Byerly - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Engineering
- L. L. Bashford - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Engineering
- R. D. Grisso - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Engineering
- K. Von Bargen - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Engineering
Citation
Byerly, D., Bashford, L., Grisso, R., and Von Bargen, K., "Tractive Performance and Fuel Consumption of a 2-Wheel Drive Tractor," SAE Technical Paper 891837, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/891837.Also In
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