B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering · Semester 8 — Electives

Tractor Design and Testing

FMPE8.5 Farm Machinery & Power Engineering

Syllabus lecture plan

1. 01Procedure for design and development of agricultural tractor
2. 02Study of parameters for balanced design of tractor for stability and weight 3 distribution
3. 03Traction theory
4. 04Hydraulic lift and hitch system design
5. 05Design of mechanical power transmission in agricultural tractors: single disc, 4 multi disc and cone clutches
6. 06Rolling friction and anti-friction bearings
7. 07Study of special design features of tractor engines and their selection, viz. 4 cylinder, piston, piston pin, crankshaft, etc
8. 08Design of seat and controls of an agricultural tractor
9. 09Tractor Testing

Part of the B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each lecture on theciae.