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Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. Effect of Tire Combinations and Ballasting on 4WD and 2WD Tractive EfficiencyPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 5(4): 517-521. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26554) @1989Authors: Naifi G. Musonda, Radhey L. Kushwaha, Ronald J. Ford Keywords: Ballasting, Dual wheels, Four-wheel drive, Tractive performance A series of field traction tests using a 4 WD tractor were conducted on a tilled field on the central Canadian Prairies. The effects on efficiency of putting duals at the rear, front or at both axles were determined. The influence of liquid ballasting was also evaluated. The results were analyzed both at instantaneous and average levels. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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