Speed advice for power efficient drawbar work

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-61

  Peça, José O ^a   Serrano, João M ^a   Pinheiro, A ^a   Carvalho, M ^a   Nunes, M ^b   Ribeiro, L ^b   Santos, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAWBAR PULL; DRIVING PARAMETERS; ENGINE SPEED; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD TEST; FORWARD SPEED; GROUND SPEED; HIGH OUTPUT; IDLE SPEED; LOW FUEL CONSUMPTION; OUTPUT POWER; POWER EFFICIENCY; POWER EFFICIENT; TRANSMISSION CONTROL; TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT; TRANSMISSION RATIOS; VEHICLE TRACTION;

SPEED; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

TRACTORS (TRUCK);

EID: 74849108515     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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