improper fast travel speeds may lead to coarser soil conditions,
while too fast PTO rotational speeds may lead to finer soil
conditions, than favorable tilth for better crop growth and less
environmental concerns such as soil erosion. Farmers need to
select an optimum gear setting for their crop and soil conditions,
considering not only field efficiency but load severeness of the
major power transmission parts.
Acknowledgement
This research was supported by Bio-industry Technology
Development Program, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, Republic of Korea.
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