Dynamic models of cultivator spring tine performance

Abstract

The article presents results of spring-tine cultivator blade movement modeling. The basic equation of terraelasticity is taken as the initial one. The new model takes into account the spring tine configuration and the vibration mode. It is noted that the model becomes multifrequent. The field reserach confirmed multifrequency and mixed nature of the spring tine vibration spectrum. It is found that the frequency spectrum with technologically relevant vibration accelerations can be more than 1000 Hz. The authors make a conclusion that it is necessary to use high frequencies to improve the quality of spring-tine cultivator blade performance.