Introduction to Windows XP
History of Windows Microsoft sold the first PC operating system to IBM in 1981. It was called DOS and it had no user interface (working in command line). First version…
Traction and related definitions, mechanics of a rigid wheel (traction and towed)
A pneumatic tyre which is flexible has a smaller contact area on cocreate surface than it dose on soft ground. A rule of thumb which can be used for estimation…
Tractor as a spring mass system
The Indian tractor is a frameless wheeled self propelled vehicle used as a source of power for operating mainly agricultural machinery, special equipment and towing trolleys. There is also no…
Evaluation of Microprocessor
The first microprocessor introduced in 1971 was a 4-bit microprocessor with 4m5KB memory and had a set of 45 instructions. In the past 5 decades microprocessor speed has doubled every…
Analysis of tractor in static conditions
Analysis of a tractor:- Level surface and horizontal pull Analysis of the tractor is done to measure the weight transfer coefficient due to pull exerted by a tractor while pulling an…
Determination and importance of Moment of Inertia of a tractor
Moments Of Inertia Moment of inertia is the property of a distribution of mass in space that measures its resistance to rotational acceleration about an axis. The Newton’s first law…
Calculation of location of Centre of Gravity of a wheeled rear wheel drive tractor
As discussed in the previous lesson, weighing method can be applied for determining the location of the centre of gravity in laboratory conditions. From the Fig.s 2.1 and 2.2, the…
Microprocessor Concepts
Microprocessor is the brain of computer, which does all the work. It is a computer processor that incorporates all the functions of CPU (Central Processing Unit) on a single IC (Integrated…
Determination of Centre of Gravity of wheeled and track type tractors
A tractor, in Indian context, can be defined as a wheeled, self propelled vehicle used as power source for towing agricultural implements or for driving threshers, pump sets or performing…
Soil Water Holding Capacity
One of the main functions of soil is to store moisture and supply it to plants between rainfalls or irrigations. Evaporation from the soil surface, transpiration by plants and deep…


