Increase in efficiency of road transport on the example of different types of tires of tractors

Abstract

The tractor as central draught machine on the farm has an increasing amount of road transport work to accomplish, although the classic fieldwork has still to be carried out efficiently with avoidance of soil structure damage. The diversity of agricultural requirements, as well as the narrow time windows for cultivations and harvest, needs tractors that can be used specifically for transport out on the field and on the road. The main distinguishing features of tyres are, in addition to their rolling resistance, their vibration damping and noise reduction abilities, ground contact area and effects on traction performance and fuel consumption.