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Power Performance

• Drawbar power = 0.75 to 0.81 x net engine power


= 0.92 to 0.93 x axle power
= 0.86 to 0.89 x power take off horsepower
• Power take off power = 0.87 to 0.90 x net engine power
= 0.90 to 0.92 x transmission power
• Axle power = 0.85 to 0.89 x transmission power
= 0.94 to 0.96 x power take off horsepower
• Transmission power = 0.96 to 0.98 x net engine power
• Turbo Charge of Tractor Engine Increases the output of the tractor
engine by about 20%.
• Functions of Power Transmission and Power Take-off System
1. transmit engine power to the wheel axle and PTO shaft
2. change the engine torque and speed into high torque and low
speed required by wheels and PTO shaft
Power Take-Off Shaft (PTO)
- used for driving field machines such as rotary tiller, hay baler, corn picker, and in
stationary position such as self-unloading forage wagon, irrigation pumps and
others
a. PTO standards
PTO Shaft Speed Spline Shaft Diameter Number of Splines
(Rpm) (mm)
540 35 6
1000 35 21
1000 45 20
Wheel Type

1. Rubber tire - pneumatic tire or solid tire


2. Steel wheel - lug wheel, cage wheel
3. Auxiliary - strike, girdle, half track, float lug, additional wheel, wheel weight
4. Drive - rear wheel, four wheel drive
• Inflation pressure of tractor tire ranged from 1.5 to 2 kg/cm2 for front tire and 0.8 to 1.3
kg/cm2 for rear tire.
Drawbar Pull
• one of the most important factors in the performance of the tractor
• plowing and other land preparation, and transport operations are affected by the
drawbar performance of the tractor.
• affected by the wheel slip and the engine power
• affected by the tractor weight and type, the type and shape of the running gears
or wheel, condition of the ground surface, inflation pressure of tires, and others.
Coefficient of traction
• Coefficient of traction ranged from 32-75% depending on the condition of the
ground while wheel slip ranged from 5 to 16%
Running Resistance

- sum total of all the resistance acting on the tractor


- includes the rolling resistance for the soil surface, air resistance, acceleration
resistance, slope resistance, etc.
R = Cr x W
where: R - rolling resistance, kgf
Cr coefficient of rolling resistance, 0.01 to 0.4 for wheel type and 0.05 to 0.12
for crawler type
W - weight of tractor, kgf
Engine output, axle power, PTO power and
mechanical efficiency of tractors
Pw = m Pe

PPTO = m Pe

where: Pe - engine power, kw


Pw - wheel axle power, kw

PPTO - PTO power, kw

m - mechanical efficiency, 0.75 to 0.95


Wheel axle torque
T = 1000 N / 2 n
where: T - wheel axle torque, N-m
n - rpm of wheel axle, rpm
• N - wheel axle power, kw
Wheel axle power, wheel axle power, and traction
efficiency of tractors
Pd = Pw - Pl = Pw - (Ps + Pr)
where: Pd - drawbar power or effective power, kw
Pw - wheel axle power, kw
Pl - lost power, kw
Ps - lost power by slip of wheel, kw
Pr - lost power by rolling resistance, kw
Traction efficiency
d = Pd/ Pw
where: d - traction efficiency
Pd - drawbar power, kw
Pw - wheel axle power, kw
Tractor Standard Specification

1. Tractor Model
2. Transmission
3. Engine
•a. Bore and stroke
•b. No. of cylinders
•c. Displacement
•d. Speed Rpm
•e. Compression Ratio
4. Chassis
•a. Type
•b. Tire size (front and rear
•c. Weight Tested
Tractor Size
1. Weight – The heavier the tractor the bigger is its capacity.
2. Horsepower – Higher tractor horsepower, the bigger is its size
and can be capable to do wider operation.
3. Implement Capacity – The more the tractor can draw implement,
the bigger is its size and the faster it can finish the operation.

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