Overinflated tractor tires waste fuel, reduce productivity

Overinflated tractor tires waste fuel, reduce productivity

Under typical California farming conditions, field experiments have shown that using a low/correct inflation pressure for radial ply tires can result in significant sayings in time and money. It can also lessen soil compaction and help control power-hop in mechanical front-wheel drive and four-wheel...

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Main Authors: Kleber P. Lancas, Shrini K. Upadhyaya, Muluneh Sime, Sayedahmad Shafii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1996-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v050n02p28
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spelling doaj-3cccc876859240fbaeef6fc4376a97672020-11-24T21:57:45ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911996-03-01502283110.3733/ca.v050n02p2810.3733/cav050n02_10Overinflated tractor tires waste fuel, reduce productivityKleber P. Lancas0Shrini K. Upadhyaya1Muluneh Sime2Sayedahmad Shafii3K.P. Lancas is Visiting Scholar, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis.S.K. Upadhyaya is Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis.M. Sime is Research Assistant, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis.S. Shafii is Visiting Scholar, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis.Under typical California farming conditions, field experiments have shown that using a low/correct inflation pressure for radial ply tires can result in significant sayings in time and money. It can also lessen soil compaction and help control power-hop in mechanical front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive tractors. In tilled, moist Capay clay soil, the tractor using low/correct tire pressure required 20% less diesel fuel and productivity increased 5.7% during the same stubble-disking operation.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v050n02p28
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Overinflated tractor tires waste fuel, reduce productivity
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title Overinflated tractor tires waste fuel, reduce productivity
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description Under typical California farming conditions, field experiments have shown that using a low/correct inflation pressure for radial ply tires can result in significant sayings in time and money. It can also lessen soil compaction and help control power-hop in mechanical front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive tractors. In tilled, moist Capay clay soil, the tractor using low/correct tire pressure required 20% less diesel fuel and productivity increased 5.7% during the same stubble-disking operation.
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