Agricultural machinery is widespread and popular among private farms.
Even a medium-sized farm is hard to imagine without powerful machinery. To use it correctly, you need to understand how much tractor horsepower your farm needs.
POWER
Modern technologies minimize human labor when performing agricultural work. Essential tractor specifications include its horsepower.
The main demand is for tractors in the 300 to 370 hp segment of classic layout and wheeled with an articulated frame from 430 to 570 hp.
Tractors aggregated with modern additional complexes allow achieving maximum productivity and fuel economy per 1 hectare.
HIGH POWER
The need for power is reliant on several specific factors.
They include:
Size of the area/field.
Land structure.
Cultivated crops.
Other forms of production?
Type of land cultivation.
And that’s for starters.
The most profitable can be considered the classic technology (plowing).
At the same time, you need to remember the energy load per 1 m of the working width of the complex or combined unit. For example, a 4-6 meter working width may require a tractor with a capacity of up to 220 hp.
To cultivate the soil using no-till and mini-till, which, as a rule, presupposes a considerable field size, seeding complexes with a working width of 12 m and more are required --- which are aggregated with powerful tractors. Therefore, farmers using this technology prefer tractors of heavy classes --- starting at 350 hp.
The farmer decides on which scheme to cultivate the soil and what tractor power to use, based on the potential yield that can be obtained in a particular climatic zone.
LOW POWER
A powerful productive tractor is the main equipment in agriculture.
But it is not always needed.
Here are examples of situations that justify using a tractor with less horsepower:
Light/simple work. Modern mini tractors are designed for most basic tasks in agriculture and utilities. Unless you plan on plowing a giant field with a big plow all day, you don’t need a heavy machine with high power.
Cramped/smaller space. Don’t forget: the more powerful the tractor, the bigger it is. In some cases, this can only do harm (for example, in greenhouses or livestock). For comfortable maneuvers between trees in the garden, it’s better to purchase a compact machine with a lower power engine.
Small area. If a powerful tractor is over 350 hp with a wide-grip implement (for example, an 18 m seeder) is used in a small area (with a run length of up to 1,000 m), it will leave too large headland, waste time on frequent turns, and consume extra fuel.
The engine horsepower directly affects the nominal tractive effort of the tractor — this is the characteristic on which the traction capabilities of the machine depend.
New engine technologies allow manufacturers to upgrade their equipment and create more powerful and efficient tractors.
Hopefully, this brief article helped you better understand how to determine what tractor horsepower you need to complete your tasks with maximum efficiency.
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