Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20201130162613

Influence of Aggregated Tillage Implements on Fuel Consumption and Wheel Slippage

Robert Benković* orcid.org/0000-0001-6116-8470 ; University of Slavonski Brod, BIODpt, Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Luka Šumanovac orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-2951 ; Faculty of Agribiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000, Osijek, Croatia
Danijel Jug orcid.org/0000-0002-2871-0333 ; Faculty of Agribiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000, Osijek, Croatia
Irena Jug orcid.org/0000-0001-6957-4801 ; Faculty of Agribiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000, Osijek, Croatia
Božica Japundžić-Palenkić orcid.org/0000-0002-4693-8438 ; University of Slavonski Brod, BIODpt, Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Krunoslav Mirosavljević orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-7367 ; University of Slavonski Brod, BIODpt, Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Marina Popijač orcid.org/0000-0002-5687-321X ; Public Institution Nature Park Medvednica, Bliznec 70, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Teuta Benković-Lačić orcid.org/0000-0002-0849-8611 ; University of Slavonski Brod, BIODpt, Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia

Abstract

Enormous fossil fuel consumption and rising of CO2 exhaust gasses emission has serious influence on greenhouse effect and global climate warming. Nowadays rising fossil fuel prices are leading to an increasing of agricultural products value and awareness of energy efficiency importance. Soil tillage is the largest fuel energy consumer, so there is a need to conduct studies to innovate techniques which can lower fuel consumption. This study evaluates the effects of four different tillage treatments (CT - conventional, DH - disc harrowing, CH - chiselling, SS - subsoiling) on fuel consumption and wheel slippage. For this research a four-wheel drive tractor was aggregated with reversible plough, discs harrow and with subsoiler as tillage implements. The results indicated that fuel consumption was highest on CT and the lowest on DH treatment. CH treatment had the lowest wheel slippage percentage and average fuel consumption 19,7% higher than DH treatment in all three years of the study. Mean wheel slippage at CT, DH, CH, SS treatments was as follows: 17,54%; 21,47%; 8,64%; 23,56% respectfully. Wheel slippage at CT, CH and SS treatments was related to fuel consumption (as follows: 30,84 lha‒1, 12,92 lha‒1, 23,1 lha‒1) and all systems were affected by tillage depth.

Keywords

conservation tillage; conventional tillage; fuel consumption; reduced tillage; wheel slippage

Hrčak ID:

258228

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/258228

Publication date:

6.6.2021.

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