Kushnarev A.N., Shuravin A.A., Leonov V.V., Panova E.V., Kislov A.A., Shchitov S.V., Kuznetsov E.E.

Results of comparative experimental studies of turning conditions of tractor trains and observance of the width of the transport corridor

Improving the efficiency of using tractor-transport units (tractor trains) in the central agricultural zone of the Amur Region is an economically important issue, especially relevant for small peasant farms. This is due to the fact that in such farms the area of fields occupied for the cultivation of agricultural crops is relatively small, while most of them belong to the category of slope lands. It was also found that during the periods of sowing and harvesting operations, traffic on agricultural roads is hampered by safety conditions due to regional climatic features, which include a large amount of precipitation. In this connection, the use of vehicles for the transportation of seed, fertilizers, plant protection products and other goods, and the export of crops in these conditions seems to be a rather complicated operation. It should be borne in mind that in many, the main energy means are wheeled tractors of class 1.4, and not cars of various cross-country ability, therefore, in order to increase the efficiency of the use of available mechanization means, it is necessary to use them for the transport of goods, and as part of multi-link tractor trains in particular. At the same time, when driving on on-farm field roads with a limited width, the turn of multi-link trains is difficult due to the failure of the second and subsequent aggregated trailers to comply with the safe transport corridor, since the second trailer, when turning, shifts to the center of the road and creates an emergency situation for oncoming traffic. In order to eliminate the identified shortcomings and create safe conditions for traffic, an automatic device was developed that allows you to shift the second trailer when turning from the center to the side of the passing traffic, thereby regulating the transport corridor and not creating emergency situations for oncoming traffic. The paper presents the results of experimental studies on the use of a transport unit consisting of a class 1.4 tractor and two 2PTS-4 trailers in the production modes of multi-link tractor trains.

Keywords:TRACTOR, TURN, TURNING RADIUS, TRAILER, OFFSET, WIDTH OF THE TRANSPORT CORRIDOR, EFFICIENCY