Estimation of fuel efficiency of wheeled and tracked tractors at sunflower cultivation

BACKGROUND:Tracked tractors have known advantages in comparison with wheeled tractors, such as better traction characteristics, higher drawbar efficiency and lower negative effect on soil. There-fore, the of their operational technological especially during operation at sunflower cultivation, currently used for this purpose is a relevant problem.
 AIMS:To analyze per-hectar fuel consumption whole range field operations sun-flower cultivation Agromash-90TGA tracked tractor, suitable all including inter-row operations, MTZ-1221.2 MTZ-82.1 tractors.
 METHODS:The carried-out analysis was based typical cultivating farm Saratov Region, where are used. First all, attachments modes were defined. Then, tractor stubble, pre-pared sowing both fields performed. The attach-ments defined basis results. Finally, performance per shift, total calculated.
 RESULTS:The performed calculations revealed that 1 Ha 52.819 kg con-sumption 41.375 kg.
 CONCLUSIONS:Using condi-tions Region provides economy by 21.7% using MTZ-1221.1 tractors.