Perspectives of the Layout of Special Caterpillar Tractor Assembly for Work on Slopes

Abstract

The results of mathematical modeling of a special caterpillar tractor of traction class 2 are presented. Calculations were carried out in Excel for various possible lengths of caterpillars with their widths equal to 200 and 300 mm, using steel and rubber-reinforced caterpillars. Based on the calculation results, graphs of the dependences of the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the center of gravity of the tractor, the angle of lateral stability, the pressure of the propellers on the soil and the ratio of the reference length of the tracks to the width of the tractor track, depending on the value of the reference length of the tracks, were plotted.