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1107–1122 R. Majdan, R. Abrahám, D. Uhrinová and J. Nosian
Contamination of transmission and hydraulic oils in agricultural tractors and proposal of by-pass filtration system
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Contamination of transmission and hydraulic oils in agricultural tractors and proposal of by-pass filtration system

R. Majdan*, R. Abrahám, D. Uhrinová and J. Nosian

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Engineering, Department of transport and handling, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, SK949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic
*Correspondence: radoslav.majdan@gmail.com

Abstract:

Tractors use various types of lubricating oils in transmission and hydraulic system. Oils are contaminated by different ways depending on the work of the lubricated system. There are general requirements on the cleanliness level of the oil in the tractor transmission and hydraulic system according to the standard DIN 51524. According to all that, this paper presents research conducted by two tractors. The tractor John Deere 8100 used only its own implements (ploughs, trailers etc.) and it was operated in compliance with user manual. In this tractor, the oil cleanliness level met the standard DIN 51524 because reached the stage 7 (NAS 1638). The tractor Zetor Forterra 124 41 contained extremely contaminated oil, it reached stage > 12 (NAS 1638), due to the non-standard operation which was opposite to the user manual. Both ways of tractor operation are typical for farmers activity in the Slovak Republic, depending on the tractor type and style of agricultural production at most. The second part of this paper is aimed at the proposal of by-pass filtration system to eliminate the oil contamination. The by-pass filtration system is the second stage of the oil filtration in the tractor, whereas the first one means standard tractor filter. Function of the system was tested according to the decrease of chemical elements concentration characterising the oil contamination and visual method based on filter and its change after operating of tested tractor. There was evaluated the decrease of concentration of Fe (41.6%), Cu (28.7%) and Si (20.5%) after by-pass filtration system was running under operational conditions. It can be concluded that the by-pass filtration system was proposed correctly and it is suitable for tractors operation.

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