INVESTIGATION OF THE PARAMETERS OF A PERMANENT TECHNOLOGICAL TRACK DESIGNED FOR THE CARE OF CROPS IN THE CENTRAL CHERNOZEM REGION

A study of the parameters of the created and formed permanent tramline intended for the passage of agricultural machinery when caring for crops in the Central Black Earth Region has been completed. It has been established that the width of the lanes used for the passage of agricultural machinery propulsion depends on the type of crops cultivated and the sprayers used, as well as on the location of the tramline on the agricultural field. The average width of the lanes on straight sections when forming a constant tramline for crops, which are sown in a narrow strip method, with a self-propelled sprayer on straight sections was 500 mm, and on turning sections - 900 mm; using a trailed sprayer working in tandem with a tractor, the average stripe width on straight sections was 650 mm, and on turning sections – 900 mm. When creating a constant tramline for sugar beet crops, regardless of the type of agricultural machinery used, the average width of the stripes on straight and turning sections was 900 mm. The length of permanent tramline strips for an agricultural field having a rectangular shape was calculated, and it was found that it depends not only on the geometric shape of the field, but also on the operating parameters of the agricultural machinery used and the nature of the location of straight and turning sections. Based on the data obtained, a calculation was made of the percentage of the allocated area of the agricultural field for its creation or formation. When caring for agricultural crops that are sown in a narrow stripe method using a self-propelled sprayer, the percentage of the allocated field area under a constant tramline is 4.7, and when using a trailed sprayer working in tandem with a tractor, the percentage of the allocated area is 5.9. The percentage of the field area allocated for a constant tramline when cultivating sugar beets is 4.7 and does not depend on the type of agricultural machinery used.