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18 March 2021
Vol. 52 No. 1 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2021.1109

Improving the performance of a ploughing tractor by means of an auxiliary carriage with motorized axle

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Energy module, modular draft device (MDD), plough, tractor.
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Volodymyr Bulgakov
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine.
Volodymyr Nadykto
Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, Ukraine.
Semjons Ivanovs
semjons@apollo.lv
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-1340
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia.
Ilmars Dukulis
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia.

The article describes the analysis of results from field tests on ploughing units based on a modular draft device (MDD). This device is named MDD-100 and consists of an energy module and a technological module. The energy module is a universal tractor with a rated draft resistance of 16 kN. The technological module is an additional axle, equipped with an active wheel drive, a threepoint hitch linkage, and a saddle-type semi-trailer. During the working process, the draft resistance of the energy and the technological modules of the MDD-100 add up. As a result, the draft resistance of the latter may reach 26 kN, and more. This allows the MDD-100 to be classified as a draft device in traction class 3 and be used with agricultural machines with a large working width. The MDD-100 was tested with a five-bottom mounted plough with a working width of 1.75 m and a draft resistance of 24-28 kN. The best option for driving the MDD-100 with a plough was its movement with the right-side wheels in the furrow. The draft resistance of the plough would decrease by 12.0%, if the option of the MDD-100 outside the furrow is used. This ensured a 12.8% reduction in the skidding of the MDD-100 wheels and a 13.1% decrease of fuel consumption for the ploughing unit. Compared to a 4WD tractor, the use of a modular draft device with a 6WD wheel arrangement offered a greater stability of the ploughing depth.

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“Improving the performance of a ploughing tractor by means of an auxiliary carriage with motorized axle” (2021) Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 52(1). doi:10.4081/jae.2021.1109.