Development of a tractor-pulled motion resistance test rig for traction studies on towed narrow wheels

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Desa, Sulaiman, Shamsuddin, Bola, Fashina Adepoju, Akande, Fatai Bukola
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23434/1/Development%20of%20a%20tractor.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23434/; http://www.ijabe.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/541
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This work presents the development of a test rig (tractor pulled) for measurement of motion resistance of towed narrow wheels with a view to obtaining new design information to enhance the use of narrow wheels as traction members for low cost agricultural machines affordable by the low income earner...