Selecting number and location of support rollers of crawler tractor based on analysis of vibrations of upper branch of rubber track

An analytical dependence was obtained to determine the amplitude of vibrations of the rubber track in the span of the free branch of the tractor bypass between the supporting rollers. The process of oscillations of this type of track in the middle of the span of a free branch during the operation of tracked tractors of the brand “Belarus” in pull and transport modes, taking into account the speed of movement, is investigated. It is shown that the resonant modes of transverse vibrations of the rubber track at the operational ranges of the tractor operation should be taken as the determining criterion for choosing the parameters of the spans of the free branch of the bypass. The maximum values of the oscillation amplitudes of such a track in the span of the free branch of the bypass between the supporting rollers for the family of tracked tractors “Belarus” under different operating modes are calculated. A frequency analysis of oscillations was carried out and it was found that on tracked agricultural tractors with rubber tracks, a mode of occurrence of resonant oscillations in the span of the free branch of the bypass between the supporting rollers is possible. An analytical dependence has been obtained to determine the limiting distance between the supporting rollers of a tractor with a rubber track and elastic and locked suspensions according to the criterion of deducing the resonant mode of vibration of the track in the span of a free branch outside the operational range of the tractor. The values of the maximum distances between the support rollers for tractors “Belarus” 1802, 2102 and 2103 at different suspension modes are calculated. The required number of supporting rollers is determined and recommendations are given on the place of their installation. The results of these studies can be used in the creation and operation of tractors with rubber tracks

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