Performance of an agricultural tractor fitted with rubber tracks

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Molari, G ^a   Bellentani, L ^a   Guarnieri, A ^a   Walker, M ^b   Sedoni, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNH Italia SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; BELTS; COMPACTION; EFFICIENCY; RUBBER; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; TRACKED VEHICLES; WHEELS;

COMBINE HARVESTERS; COMPACTION TEST; FOUR-WHEEL DRIVES; SOIL COMPACTION; TRACTIVE EFFICIENCY; TRACTIVE PERFORMANCE; TWO-WHEEL-DRIVE; WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 83955162375     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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