decreased from 26.59 kg/h to 21.03 kg/h, while NOx emission increased
from 532 g/h to 728 g/h.
In the process of ploughing the significant part of exhaust oxides
was emitted while working at headlands. During the headlands’
operating mode, hourly NOx emission was approximately
770 g/h, CO2 – 74.6 kg/h and CO – 1765 g/h.
In-field operation reveals that cost-effectively operated tractors
pollute the environment not at the least. Fuel consumption and
emissions of harmful components can be reduced only by complex
optimizing of technological processes and tractor operating modes
in real working conditions.
For the assessment of tractors in a view of their operating performance,
economy and ecology, it is appropriate to extend information
system of tractors to the level of gathering summarized
economic and ecological indicators and displaying their real-time
values in operating data monitors.