Category: Tractor Systems & Controls.

Final Drives

The purpose of the final drive gear assembly is to provide the final stage of gear reduction to decrease RPM…

Understanding your tractor’s hydraulic system

Under Pressure…Understanding your tractor’s hydraulic system. Take a U-shaped tube, fill it with water, and put a plunger in either…

POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

Overdrive

By definition, an overdrive has a faster output speed than input speed. It’s a speed increase — the opposite of…

Tractor power outlets-study of P.T.O. and standards

A tractor is used for not only pulling the implements for tillage operations, sowing of various crops, etc., but also…

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

It is a mechanism in a tractor to raise, hold or lower of mounted or semi-mounted equipments by hydraulic means.…

Hydraulic steering

POWER STEERING Tractors having 30 KW or more power generally will have power steering.  This is based on two basic…

Steering linkage. Types of steering gear (steering box)

One of the important human interface system in the automobile is the steering gear. The steering gear is a device for converting…

Analysis of steering-Turning radius. Ackerman Steering

Analysis of Steering angle For perfect steering, all wheels need to be rolling perfectly without scuffing. Under normal turning conditions,…

Steering system : Necessity. Steering Geometry

Steering System The steering system is required to control the direction of motion of the vehicle (tractor in our case).…

Brake actuation methods

Classification of Brakes The brakes used on automobiles can be classified in a number of ways. Some of these classifications…

Calculation of braking effort

Weight Transfer: The figure 2 shows a body moving towards the left with an inertial force. Brake is applied, which…