Matching Tractor Power to the Implements Used and the Load
Characterization of the technique
Implementation period On established crop
Spatial scale of implementation Farm
Application of the technique to...
All crops: Easily generalizable
All soil types: Easily generalizable
All climatic contexts: Easily generalizable
Effects on the sustainability of the cropping system
"Environmental" criteria
Effect on air quality: Increasing
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Effect on fossil resource consumption: Decreasing
- Reduction in fossil energy consumption
Other: No effect (neutral)
- Pollutant transfer to water (N, P, pesticides ...): no effect (neutral)
- Pollutant transfer to air (N, P, pesticides ...): Decrease
Using tractors adapted to the tools attached to them avoids fuel overconsumption and related sulfur dioxide emissions.
"Economic" criteria
Operating costs: No effect (neutral)
Mechanization costs: Decreasing
Using tractors adapted to the tools attached to them avoids overconsumption, which reduces fuel/lubricant costs. However, this may require reviewing the composition of the equipment fleet.
Margin: Increasing
Using tractors adapted to the tools attached to them improves system profitability by better controlling fuel/lubricant costs.
Other economic criteria: Decreasing
For more information
- Control your energy consumption - Your range of fuel solutions
- -CRA Picardie - Technical brochure
