Tractor Clutches and Brakes

Tractors are a large part of agricultural engineering, as they significantly contribute to the profession. They assist farmers in moving large amounts of materials quickly and efficiently across fields to produce crops on their land. 

Tractors are an integral part of agricultural engineering. The average tractor engine produces 1000 horsepower, and its type determines the farm’s operation.

Types of Tractors:

Autonomous Tractors:

Autonomous tractors are always connected to their surrounding environment. They are equipped with sensors, processors, and actuators to identify obstacles and take any needed action smoothly.

Autonomous tractors play a crucial role in agriculture as they help farmers increase productivity, reduce costs and protect the environment.

Military Tractors:

Military Tractors are tractors used in agricultural and other fields. They offer more significant performance, durability and mobility than the standard tractors.

Articulated tractor:

Articulated tractors are the most common type of tractor  used today. They are also called crawler tractors and are used for various purposes, such as ploughing fields, moving earth, and digging ditches.

Mower tractor:

Mower tractors are used for mowing grass or crops. They also used cut weeds or threshed grain or hay with a rotating blade at the front of the machine.

Crawler tractor:

Crawler tractors were initially designed to move the earth by pushing it with a plough.

Tractor Clutches and Brakes

Tractor clutches and brakes are machines that are used for farming. Power transmission components use gears to transmit power from the engine to the wheels on a tractor or farm tractor.

Hydraulic Clutches: 

The hydraulic clutch is one of the most critical components of a tractor. It is used to release, disengage, engage, or block the power generated by the engine. This clutch is found in almost all tractors driven and even some self-propelled but powered by an engine.

Hydraulic Brakes: These operate using pressurized fluid from a storage tank to apply pressure to brake shoes on one or more tractor rotors. The fluid pressure on these shoes is high enough to make them “bite” into metal surfaces on each other, reducing friction and stopping or slowing down the movement.

Types of Clutches:

1.Frictional Clutch:

Friction clutches are used for driving power transmission in motors, farm machines and tractors. They are classified into open friction clutch and semi-synchronous friction clutch.

The friction clutch is attached to the motor and causes a back-and-forth motion of the flywheel when

2.Dog Clutch:

A dog clutch is a device that facilitates a tractor clutch to help a tractor provide power via an auxiliary engine, commonly referred to as an auxiliary power unit (APU) or auxiliary engine.

3.fluid coupling:

The fluid coupling is a type of clutch where the coupling does not require any manual adjustment. Thus, it can maintain the same level of tension between the gears.

Initially, fluid couplings were only used on large tractor clutches and are often seen in car and motorcycle clutches. They provide more performance at lower speed ranges but suffer from higher wear and friction issues at *high-speed ranges.

Types of Brakes:

1.Mechanical Brakes:

The mechanical brake is the most commonly used in gas, diesel, and dual power engines with a manual transmission.

The most important feature of the mechanical brake is its simplicity which makes it cheaper to produce and maintain. It also has a great life span because no moving parts wear out or wear out more quickly.

2.Disc Brake:

A disc brake operates on the friction principle between a stationary disc and a rotating rotor. It is typically found in tractor brakes, widely used for heavy agricultural equipment.

Disc brakes are widely used due to their superior braking performance over drum brakes. At first, they were designed as an alternative to drums but later became more popular because of their ease of use and cost-effectiveness.

Tractor Clutches and Brakes Examples

1.Single plate clutch:

A single plate clutch is a tractor clutch that provides more mechanical advantage than a double plate clutch.

2.Multiple plate clutch:

A multiple plate clutch is a mechanism that is designed to be engaged on a pair of rotating shafts, typically to transmit torque between two independently rotating parts.

3.Dry Tractor Brakes:

Dry tractor brakes are a type of brake that is widely used in farm tractors. A dry brake system uses fluid to create friction with the rotating shaft. This friction creates heat that is then dissipated through a cooling system.

4.Wet Tractor Brakes:

Wet tractor brakes are tractor brakes designed for use in wet conditions. They are typically used on construction equipment and agricultural equipment.

Conclusion:

When turning or stopping, a farmer needs to shift gears with the driver’s assistance. A tractor clutch is what allows them to do this. These clutches help farmers make quick turns and move quickly on their farms without fear of losing their grip on their gear shifts. Tractors have also served as inspiration for video games such as Farming Simulator. A tractor clutch is a component in a tractor used for changing gears. A tractor’s transmission is connected to the engine, with the clutch connected to it, which allows for forward and reverse the motion by moving the clutch to engage or disengage. Wet tractor brakes are used to reduce the chances of a vehicle sliding when it starts to get wet from snow, rain, or other precipitation.