Tractor-Implement Systems

Tractor-Implement Systems
Author: Ralph Alcock
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468468790

Agriculture has benefited considerably from the wide-scale use of tractors and associated implements. Tractors have developed along two, at times contradictory, design paths. The first of these has resulted in functional improvements to the vehicle, making it capable of im proved performance in the often harsh environmental conditions in which it is required to operate. For example, agricultural tires have improved the versatility of tractors by allowing them to operate at relatively high speeds on a variety of terrains, and hydraulics have provided for flexibility in controlling and operating implements. It can also be seen that these particular functional design improvements have contributed significantly to the second design pathway, that of ergon omics, and the human-machine interface. Recent stress on the working environment for the tractor operator has led to design improvements relative to tractor cabs, the placement and labeling of controls, etc. This text discusses those factors relevant to the design, selection, and operation of tractor-implement systems. The audience for which it is intended is undergraduate and graduate students of agricultural engineering studying power and machinery. However, the text is suf ficiently applied to have relevance for those extension personnel in volved with advising farmers on the selection and operation of tractor implement combinations. The tractor cannot be regarded in isolation from the implement, nor from the environment in which both the tractor and implement are ix x Preface working.

Fundamentals of Tractor Design

Fundamentals of Tractor Design
Author: Karl Theodor Renius
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 303032804X

This textbook offers a comprehensive review of tractor design fundamentals. Discussing more than hundred problems and including about six hundred international references, it offers a unique resource to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and also practical engineers, managers, test engineers, consultants and even old-timer fans. Tractors are the most important pieces of agricultural mechanization, hence a key factor of feeding the world. In order to address the educational needs of both less and more developed countries, the author included fundamentals of simple but proved designs for tractors with moderate technical levels, along with extensive information concerning modern, premium tractors. The broad technical content has been structured according to five technology levels, addressing all components. Relevant ISO standards are considered in all chapters. The book covers historical highlights, tractor project management (including cost management), traction mechanics, tires (including inflation control), belt ground drives, and ride dynamics. Further topics are: chassis design, diesel engines (with emission limits and installation instructions), all important types of transmissions, topics in machine element design, and human factors (health, safety, comfort). Moreover, the content covers tractor-implement management systems, in particular ISOBUS automation and hydraulic systems. Cumulative damage fundamentals and tractor load spectra are described and implemented for dimensioning and design verification. Fundamentals of energy efficiency are discussed for single tractor components and solutions to reduce the tractor CO2 footprint are suggested.

Ford Tractor Implements

Ford Tractor Implements
Author: Chester Peterson Rod Beemer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release:
Genre: Agricultural implements
ISBN: 9781610606332

Get the whole story behind the most popular farm implement sytem of all time, beginning with Henry Ford's and Harry Ferguson's shared dream of making the farmer's job less strenuous and more efficient. Modern color photos of restored equipment, archival photography, and period advertisements show the plows, cultivators, planters, middlebusters, mowers, rakes, rotary hoes weeders, dozers, scoops, loaders and other implements that revolutionized the agricultural industry. Covered in detail are Ferguson's creation of the ingenius three-point attachment system; the Sherman brothers, pivotal figures who brought Ferguson together with Ford's deep pockets; and the infamous handshake agreement that made Ferguson implements standard equipment on Ford tractors.

Agricultural Mechanization and Automation - Volume I

Agricultural Mechanization and Automation - Volume I
Author: Paul McNulty
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2009-07-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1848260962

Agricultural Mechanization and Automation is a component of Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The mechanization of farming practices throughout the world has revolutionized food production, enabling it to maintain pace with population growth except in some less-developed countries, most notably in Africa. Agricultural mechanization has involved the partial or full replacement of human energy and animal-powered equipment (e.g. plows, seeders and harvesters) by engine-driven equipment. The theme on Agricultural Mechanization and Automation cover six main topics: Technology and Power in Agriculture; Farm Machinery; Facilities and Equipment for Livestock Management; Environmental Monitoring; Recovery and Use of Wastes and by-Products; Slaughtering and Processing of Livestock, which are then expanded into multiple subtopics, each as a chapter. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

Farm Machinery and Equipment

Farm Machinery and Equipment
Author: Harris Pearson Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1976
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Farm machinery and its relation to agriculture; Materials of construction; Mechanics; Transmission of power; Component parts of machines; Lubrificants and lubrification; Hydraulic systems for farm equipment; Primary tillage equipment; Secondary tillage equipment; Planting equipment; Cultivation and weed control equipment; Spraying and dusting equipment; Fertilizing equipment; Hay-harvesting equipment; Forage-harvesting equipment; Grain-harvesting equipment; Corn-harvesting equipment; Cotton-harvesting equipment; Root-harvesting equipment; Special crop-harvesting equipment; Special farm and ranch equipment; Selection of farm machinery; Economics and management of farm equipment.