C.S. Sahay, V.K.

Tewari, Computer Simulation of Tractor Single-point Drawbar

Performance, In Biosystems Engineering, Volume 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 419-428,
ISSN 1537-5110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.05.005.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1537511004001011)
Abstract: Abstract
A computer algorithm has been developed to predict single-point drawbar performance
of a tractor taking into account all the necessary variables during field
operation. The performance of tractor–implement system with a single-point hitch
involves the effect of a number of variables on the whole tractor–implement–soil
system. Considering all these, the developed computer algorithm is able to predict
the performance of whole operation. This model is capable of determining the
maximum pull available in the given field condition and matches the performance of
trailed implements, such as a disc harrow and two-axle trailer. The model was able
to predict maximum load and slope climbing ability of tractor with single- and two-
axle trailers under different conditions. It was predicted by the model that the
maximum pull developed by a tractor is limited by gross traction in the soft soil
whereas it was limited by the power available from the tractor in hard soil. The
longitudinal stability of the tractor taken for analysis varied with hitch point
position. Appropriate determination of disc harrow performance was possible using
the developed model.