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Title: Fuel consumption of a tractor in function of wear, of ballasting and tire inflation pressure
Other Titles: Consumo de combustível de um trator em função do desgaste, da lastragem e pressão de inflação dos pneus
Keywords: Agricultural machinery
Tractor test
Tractive force
Máquinas agrícolas
Ensaio de trator
Força de tração
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola
Citation: SPAGNOLO, R. T. et al. Fuel consumption of a tractor in function of wear, of ballasting and tire inflation pressure. Engenharia Agricola= Journal of the Brazilian Association of Agricultural Engineering, Jaboticabal, v. 32, n. 1, p. 131-139, jan./fev. 2012.
Abstract: When using appropriate inflation pressures and load capacity (ballast), it may obtain a higher yield and prolongation of the life of the tire, besides it may minimize the problems of loss of traction, increased slippage and fuel consumption. This study aimed to evaluate the fuel consumption of a tractor operating with new and worn tires in three conditions of ballasting and three inflation pressures, when driving on compacted soil with vegetation cover. The experiment was conducted at the experimental unit from the Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in an agricultural soil compacted by cattle trampling and with vegetation cover. It was used a tractor 4x2 with front wheel assist, of a 65.62 kW engine power. The tires were of R1 type, diagonal (front: 12.4 to 24; and rear: 18.4 to 30), the average height of the clutches of the new tires were 0.3 and 0.35 m for front and rear tires, respectively, and for the worn tires were 0.018 and 0.0045 m, for the front and the rear tires, respectively. The results showed advantages for the tractor equipped with new tires.
URI: repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/15320
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