Singh, Jasbir (2017) Increase in the Two Wheel Tractor Performance. Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The research project “Increase in the two-wheel tractor performance” was sponsored by R.J Esdaile, to increase or improve the performance of two-wheel tractor. This project was made available under the supervision of Assoc. Professor Guangnan Chen of University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Two-wheel tractors have tremendous scope in developing countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, East Africa etcetera.
In this project, a number of experiments have been conducted for the measurement of maximum drawbar pull exerted by two-wheel tractor to pull different loads. This experimental two-wheel tractor was not capable to pull the implement and perform various farming operations due to insufficient drawbar pull and traction. Therefore, it was re-designed with sufficient drawbar pull and traction using different tyre arrangements and weight combinations. The main objective of this project was to analyse the current design and to make recommendations which can improve the traction and drawbar pull of the two-wheel tractor.
In order to determine the drawbar force exerted by two-wheel tractor to pull two different loads, a set of observations were obtained with different tyre arrangements and weight combination. An empirical approach was also used to predict drawbar pull and traction. The calculated tractive force was approximately 1.66 kN which was used to compare with measured drawbar pulls.
It was concluded that most of tyre and weight combinations did not make an appreciable improvement to the two-wheel tractor performance. The results showed that the addition of 50kg weight to tractor front and 6×12 inches wheel size provided some advantages. The overall drawbar pull of the two-wheel tractor increased by 18.41% with this tyre and weight combination.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - No Department (1 Jul 2013 -) |
| Supervisors: | Chen, Guangnan |
| Qualification: | Master of Engineering Sciences (Agricultural Engineering) |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2026 04:59 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2026 00:43 |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/53210 |
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