Fixed High Ground Clearance Tractor

2024-26-0063

01/16/2024

Event
Symposium on International Automotive Technology
Authors Abstract
Content
Row-crop intercultural activities are widely affected by unavailability of manpower & seasonal nature. Current tractors with lower ground clearance are unable to access field after certain crop stage, may damage crop after growth up to 1 foot. Some limited mechanization available (self-propelled boom sprayer) are of higher cost. Cropcare activities are intensive and consistently increasing cost. A retrofit height attachment is designed and developed to ensure the tractor to enter field of crops having height up to 3 ft and perform intercultural operations with lesser investment and operating cost to utilize the unmechanized gap for business benefit. The concept is converting 2WD base tractor to high ground clearance tractor having ground clearance of 3ft and rear track of 42&44'', with modular retrofit height attachment kit with lesser change on base tractor. The kit can be removed later after Cropcare and covert back the tractor to usual 2WD base tractor. The solution is suitable for crops having diverse Row to row distance from 2 feet distance to 5 feet. It's an affordable convertible kit with quick & easy to fit and remove assembly. With increased mechanisation, productivity increases up to 1 tonne for an acre for chilly crops. Replacing self-propelled sprayer, power weeder, knapsack sprayer with a single solution. Adding benefit to the ecosystem by reducing 15-20% pesticide & chemicals on crop, increasing productivity by 10-15% and promoting aeration, thereby improves soil health & micro bacterial growth in soil. With high ground clearance height attachment kit, Farmer can ensure all round year usage of tractor from land preparation, crop care activities to goods transfer. Separate income for famer by renting high ground clearance tractor. A farmer holding 5 acres can achieve ROI in single crop season considering operating cost alone.
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Citation
A, G., Natarajan, S., T, V., Subbaiyan, P. et al., "Fixed High Ground Clearance Tractor," SAE Technical Paper 2024-26-0063, 2024, .
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Published
Jan 16, 2024
Product Code
2024-26-0063
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English