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Matching Tractors And Implements, I W. Grevis-James
Matching Tractors And Implements, I W. Grevis-James
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Tractor and implement matching involves balancing implement load characteristics with tractor output characteristics to obtain the best output from the combination. Too much or too little can be costly.
How To Select A Tractor, W T. Brown
How To Select A Tractor, W T. Brown
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at some of the factors to be considered when choosing a tractor for your farm. There is no one answer
Getting The Best From Tractor Tyres, J Quealy
Getting The Best From Tractor Tyres, J Quealy
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The amount of pull a tractor develops depends largely on tyre efficiency and so with so many tyre size options for the one tractor model it is very easy to make the wrong decision on tyre fitment.
Tyre efficiency varies with tractor weight, soil conditions, inflation pressure and tyre size.
Hers we look at some of these factors and how changing them may affect efficiency.