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Tractors and their Power Units

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Transmitting engine power to the drawbar in agricultural and other off-highway vehicles is achieved through traction devices, namely wheels and tracks. Of the three principal ways of transmitting tractor-engine power into useful work—power takeoff, hydraulic, and drawbar—the least efficient and most used method is the drawbar. Basic configurations of wheels and tracks are modified to meet special operating conditions in various parts of the world. The predominate traction device is the pneumatic tire. The majority of this chapter deals with the theory and operating parameters of pneumatic tires for agricultural tractors. Terminology used in this chapter conforms, when possible, to ASAE Standard: ASAE S296.2.

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  1. Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University, USA

    John B. Liljedahl (Professor Emeritus)

  2. Agricultural Engineering Department, Auburn University, USA

    Paul K. Turnquist (Professor and Head)

  3. Technical Center Deere & Company, USA

    David W. Smith (Research Engineer)

  4. Department of Agricultural Machinery, Mie University, Tsu, Japan

    Makoto Hoki (Associate Professor)

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Liljedahl, J.B., Turnquist, P.K., Smith, D.W., Hoki, M. (1989). Traction. In: Tractors and their Power Units. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6632-4_10

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