三段式心土混层犁及其改良白浆土效果的研究

三段式心土混层犁为改造白浆土土体构型实现了“上翻20 cm，下混30～40 cm”的农艺要求，白浆层与淀积层的土壤混拌率M_x达到0.7，白浆层向淀积层的土壤转移率T_Aw→B达到了0.3。0～40 cm土层土壤物理性状明显改善，疏松透水，硬度下降，农田表涝现象得到缓解，效果持久稳定，连续4年测定，耕翻一次后至第4年其土壤硬度仍然明显低于常规耕作田块。1996年～1998年大面积示范试验，使用该犁耕翻地块作物增产达10%～27.9%。该犁作业幅宽50 cm，深度60 cm，总牵引阻力30～35 kN。     

Reaction forces of lightweight mouldboard ploughs at slow speeds of tillage in Nitosol, Vertisol and Ferralsol soils under two moisture conditions

The mouldboard plough is the standard tillage implement used with animal power in Kenya. Various designs are currently used indiscriminately in varied soil types and conditions of operation. Their draught characteristics and comparative ability to achieve or maintain desired depths of operation under inherent edaphic conditions are unknown. The significance of variation in working speeds, when different species of draught animals are used, is also unknown. This study was therefore aimed at rating the performance of some common ploughs in order to advise farmers on optimisation of their use. Draught and vertical reaction (suction) on a per-tool basis were measured for four ploughs commonly used in the region; the Victory^®, the Rumpstad winding-body^® and two types of Rumpstad cylindrical-body^® ploughs, using an instrumented rig. The experiments were in Pellic Vertisol, Ferralsol and Nitosol soils under two soil moisture conditions. Draught increased significantly with depth for all four ploughs, hence, regulation of tillage depth is paramount to avoidance of drastic fluctuations. Similarly, vertical reaction increased with depth of ploughing, which implies a more stable operation, hence, when draught can be sustained over an acceptable work duration, it is desirable to set the ploughs to work deeply. Significant speed–depth interactions were also recorded, and these imply that speed is important when operating depth is stochastic as is the case in the dynamics of these ploughs. Overall, the Victory plough had the lowest draught requirement (0.32–1.02 kN) under dry and moist soil conditions, hence, was the best option for use in areas represented by the three soil types in Kenya. Soil-type had a significant effect on mean draught and vertical reaction in the order (Draught, Vertical reaction); Vertisol (1.65 kN, 0.70 kN) > Ferralsol (0.66 kN, 0.44 kN) > Nitosol (0.64 kN, 0.01 kN), and Ferralsol (1.17 kN, 0.71) > Vertisol (1.09 kN, 0.23 kN) > Nitosol (0.49 kN, 0.11 kN) under moist and dry conditions, respectively. These results suggest that the duration of continuous work periods with draught animals should be based on soil-type.     

Specific draught for mouldboard plough, chisel plough and disc harrow at different water contents

The objective of the present study was to measure the specific draught (force per cross-sectional area of worked soil) and energy use for soil fragmentation for different tillage implements and soil conditions. Draught was calculated from measurements of fuel consumption and speed during tillage with a mouldboard plough and a chisel plough set to working depths of 13, 17 and 21 cm, and a disc harrow. Tillage was carried out at three different water contents (“Wet”, “Moist” and “Dry”) on two sites. The average working depth was calculated from weighing the loose soil within a 0.25-m² frame. Specific area of the soil was determined by sieving. Soil strength was measured in situ using a shear vane and a penetrometer. Average working depth was much less than the set working depth for the chisel plough. Specific draught was generally the lowest for the mouldboard plough and the highest for the chisel plough, and increased with decreasing soil water content. The specific draught was strongly correlated to soil cohesion, but not to penetration resistance. The proportion of coarse aggregates after tillage was the highest for the mouldboard plough and the lowest for the moist soil. The energy use for soil fragmentation was in most cases the lowest for the disc harrow, while there were small differences between the chisel and the mouldboard ploughs. The results show that the mouldboard plough is energy efficient for loosening soil, while the disc harrow is energy efficient for soil fragmentation during primary tillage. Tillage at an intermediate water content, close to the plastic limit, gave the largest proportion of small aggregates and consequently the lowest energy use for soil fragmentation.     

Seedbed compaction produced by traffic on four tillage regimes in the rolling Pampas of Argentina

The main function of primary tillage is to increase the soil's structural macro-porosity, but during secondary tillage operations over these freshly tilled soils, traffic causes significant soil compaction. In terms of soil conservation however, there is evidence that direct sowing is a more sustainable system, even though there is still insufficient information about the rheology of a non-tilled soil under traffic. The objective of this study was to compare the traffic intensity and soil compaction caused by four different tillage regimes currently used by Argentinean farmers (1 direct sowing with a tractor and planter weighing 127 kN and 3 conventional tillage systems with equipment weighing 55.2 kN). The work was performed in the east of the Rolling Pampa region, Buenos Aires State, Argentina at 34°25′S, 59°15′W. Variables measured were: (1) cone index in the 0–450 mm depth profile; (2) bulk density; (3) total soil porosity; and (4) rut depth. (a) Results indicated that in the depth range 0–150 mm with all tillage treatments, bulk density and cone index values generated by tractor traffic were greater than the 1.3 Mg m⁻³ and 1400 kPa respectively. Similarly in deeper layers these parameters were greater than 1.45 Mg m⁻³ and 2000 kPa respectively. Measurements revealed that traffic reduced topsoil porosity under direct sowing by an average of 7% and under conventional tillage by 7.6–14.8% confirming that both systems cause both topsoil and subsoil compaction.     

不同机械改土方式对白浆土物理特性及酶活性的影响

白浆土是我国东北地区主要低产土壤之一,土体中白浆层通气透水能力极差,生物酶活性很低,导致土壤表旱表涝严重,旱田作物根系有效土层一般只有20 cm左右。自20世纪80年代开始,包括深松在内的机械改土逐渐演变为白浆土的主要改良方式。为了探讨不同机械改土方式的改土效果,研究采用3种机械改土方式,依次为普通深松犁、秸秆心土混合犁、心土间隔混拌犁,并以普通深松犁为对照,在典型白浆土上开展改土试验。机械作业后,分别测定土壤物理性质及土壤酶活性。结果表明:秸秆心土混合犁、心土间隔混拌犁处理后,白浆层的硬度降低至7~9 kg cm-2,远低于对照白浆层硬度10~14 kg cm-2;固相分别为47.74%、50.13%,均低于对照53.16%;容重与对照相比分别降低了14.01%、10.19%。与对照相比,秸秆心土混合犁、心土间隔混拌犁降低了白浆层过氧化氢酶活性,秸秆心土混合犁处理降低了白浆层脲酶和蔗糖酶活性、增加了淀积层脲酶和蔗糖酶活性;两个处理与对照相比大豆分别增产21.34%、4.94%。秸秆心土混合犁、心土间隔混拌犁改善了土壤不良的理化性质,同时对土壤酶活性有很大的影响。研究为机械改良白浆土的评价方法探索了新途径。     

心土培肥改良白浆土的研究Ⅰ白浆土心土培肥的效果

采用心土培肥犁将白浆土的白浆层和淀积层混拌,并向混拌层施入改土物料钙肥和磷肥。试验结果显示:心土培肥的增产效果稳定,磷培肥区比对照区增产17.4%～26.4%,钙培肥区比对照区增产9.2%～16.3%。在心土混层耕基础上进行心土培肥,磷培肥的增产效果明显。对白浆土进行心土培肥,改善了其障碍层次,从而达到培肥土壤的目的。     

不同耕作制度下荒漠绿洲棉田土壤水分的时空变化

通过田问试验研究了不同耕作制度荒漠绿洲棉田土壤水分的时空变化.结果表明,0-120 cm土层免耕覆盖土壤容积含水量最高,免耕留茬次之,传统耕作和耕作覆膜最低.0-20 cm土层,免耕覆盖和免耕留茬土壤含水量高于传统耕作和耕作覆膜,0-5 cm差异最大,但随着深度增加差异减小,20-120 cm差异不大.传统耕作、耕作覆膜、免耕留茬棉田表层与底层土壤水分梯度明显,免耕覆盖不明显.头水前不同耕作方式棉田0-120 cm土壤含水量都随时间延长逐渐降低,前期免耕覆盖和免耕留茬与传统耕作和耕作覆膜差异较大,后期差异变小;头水后,免耕覆盖、免耕留茬高于耕作棉田.免耕覆盖和耕作覆膜棉田表层土壤水分状况比较稳定,免耕留茬和传统耕作变化幅度较大.     

Traffic and seasonal influences on the energy required for cultivation and on the subsequent tilth

Two similar experiments were conducted over a 3 year period on a clay soil to compare the effects of different intensities of traffic, ranging from 0 to 124 t km ha⁻¹ (1.24 MN km ha⁻¹) on the energy required for ploughing and secondary cultivation. The tilths produced by these operations were measured by sieving and, in one year, by image analysis of sections cut from large blocks of resin-impregnated soil.

Both energy required for cultivation and mean aggregate size after ploughing were related to the intensity of wheeling and the soil water content at ploughing. In the absence of wheeling, energy for ploughing was reduced by between 17 and 45%, and mean aggregate size was reduced to 20–70% of that resulting from a conventional tractor and plough-based system.

Specific draught in the driest soil conditions was almost twice that in the wettest conditions. The geometric mean diameter of aggregates produced by the mouldboard plough ranged from 7 mm in a wetter year and with no traffic to 140 mm in the driest year with a year-round tractor traffic system.

Scanning sections of large impregnated blocks with an image analyser provided more detailed information on aggregate size distributions within the plough layer than did sieving, and it also provided information on pore size distributions. This technique served to illustrate large differences in soil macrostructure between a conventional tractor and plough cultivation system compared with an untrafficked but ploughed soil.     

Soil failure associated with crack propagation for an agricultural tillage tool

Tillage loosens soil to depths of 75–150 mm (3–6 in.). As the soil is tilled, the failure path precedes the motion of the tillage tool. Previous studies have examined soil forces acting on a tine by predicting different soil failure patterns. This paper quantifies the rate and the path of the cracks associated with soil failure front. The propagation of the soil failure path by observing the temporal profile of the leading edge of the failure crack with respect to the tool motion was examined. Crack propagations were analysed for sweep operating at 4 km h⁻¹ speed, and two operating depths of 75 and 100 mm using high-speed digital videography. Higher depth of operation showed distinct phases for crack development and propagation. Short and intermittent soil crack propagation with lower propagation growth rates was observed for shallow depth of operation. Crack growth rate has been observed to have a sinusoidal relation with time.     

Effect of Tillage Systems and Axle Load on Undisturbed Soil Hydraulic Properties

The effects of tillage treatment and axle load resulting from wheeled traffic on tilled soil (0 to 20 cm) were evaluated by measuring the changes in soil physical properties (bulk density and infiltration rate) and by measuring the impact on water retention in comparison with controlled plots. Data obtained from the experimental plots showed that infiltration rate was strongly affected by tillage treatments in 0‐ to 20‐cm depths. Dry bulk density was affected in 0‐ to 20‐cm depths by tillage treatments and axle load. Tillage system changed the ability of the soils to hold moisture and decreased the plant‐available water capacity.     

Tillage management changes size-distribution of aggregates and macro-structure of soils used for irrigated row-crops

The Tatura system for the preparation of seed-beds for irrigated annual row-crops is described, where the soil is tilled when wet and friable and so requires few passes with implements to become suitable for crops, and where seeds are sown into wet soil. In soil prepared by the Tatura system, the percentage of aggregates < 0.5 mm diameter (as measured by dry-sieving) in the seed-bed was about half that found in commercially prepared seed-beds which were tilled up to 50 times when dry. With the Tatura system, the wetter the soil (up to 22% water content) when tilled, or the more passes (up to 4) of the implement at a water content of 22%, the less dust (< 0.5 mm diameter) and/or fewer clods (> 20 mm diameter) were formed.

The macro-structure of the surface layer of soil tilled at different water contents by the Tatura system was also quantified statistically by the method of wax-impregnation. The macro-structures were compared at the 10 mm, 20 mm, 40 mm, 60 mm and 80 mm depths in beds of soil prepared for irrigated annual row-crops by a system which has been described previously. Within each treatment (21.7%; 19.0%; 11.6% water content at 0–100 mm depth at tillage), the linear porosity and mean pore-size each tended to decrease with depth to 40 mm, with no further change or slight decrease to 80 mm depth. In all treatments, the mean aggregate-size tended to increase with depth from 10 mm depth to 80 mm depth. The sizes of pores and aggregates varied across each bed and possibly depended on the position of tines within the bed at each pass at tillage. Water content at tillage led to small differences in structure of the beds of soil. Soil tilled at a water content slightly above the Casagrande Plastic Limit generally had slightly larger pores and aggregates than soil tilled at lower water contents.     

Straw incorporation and tillage for winter barley: Soil structural effects

A large-scale field experiment was conducted over four seasons on a gleysol (24% clay in topsoil) in Scotland. Conventional ploughing, shallow ploughing and shallow rotary or tine cultivation were investigated for the incorporation of straw in winter barley. Straw after harvest was either chopped or removed. Thus the residue treatments were either straw plus stubble or stubble only. Incorporation depths ranged from 0–100 to 0–300 mm.The presence of straw changed soil physical conditions after several seasons in which straw was incorporated. In the ploughed treatments, the presence of straw plus stubble decreased the average soil water content and matric potential in the topsoil in comparison to stubble only, indicating more rapid drainage. This was associated with the presence of buried straw in zones of loose soil just above plough depth and with a long-term increase in soil pore continuity related to the presence of straw residues. The presence of straw plus stubble under conventional ploughing decreased thermal diffusivities in the top 150 mm of soil in comparison with stubble only. Shallow incorporation of straw plus stubble gave higher overall strengths, bulk densities, lower water infiltration rates and poorer drainage in the topsoil than deeper incorporation. However, shallow incorporation caused an accumulation of organic matter over the first three seasons. This accumulation probably contributed to the increased aggregate stability and resistance to compaction of the top 50-mm soil layer, indicating improved resistance to erosion and to further compaction.     

A comparison between seasonal changes in soil water storage and penetration resistance under conventional and conservation tillage systems in Aragón

Low and extremely variable precipitations limit dryland crop production in the semi-arid areas of Aragón (NE Spain). These areas are also affected by high annual rates of topsoil losses by both wind and water erosion. A long-term experiment to determine the feasibility of conservation tillage in the main winter barley production areas of Aragón was initiated in 1989 at four locations, three on loam to silt loam soils (Xerollic Calciorthid) and one on a silty clay loam (Fluventic Ustochrept), receiving between 300 and 600 mm of average annual rainfall. In this study, we compared, under both continuous cropping and cereal-fallow rotation, the effects of conventional tillage (mouldboard plough) and two conservation tillage systems, reduced tillage (chisel plough) and no-tillage, on soil water content and penetration resistance during the first two growing seasons. Whereas reduced and conventionally tilled treatments generally had similar soil water content during the experimental period, the effects of no-tillage were inconsistent. No-tilled plots had from 26% less to 17% more stored soil water (0–80 cm) than conventional tilled plots at the beginning of the growing season. In contrast to the conventional and reduced tillage treatments, penetration resistances were between 2 and 4 MPa after sowing in most of the plough layer (0–40 cm) under no-tillage at all sites. Fallow efficiencies in moisture storage in the cereal-fallow rotation, when compared with the continuous cropping system, ranged from −8.7 to 12%. The highest efficiencies were recorded when the rainfall in the months close to primary tillage exceeded 100 mm. Since this event is very unlikely, long fallowing (9–10 months) appears to be an inefficient practice for water conservation under both conventional and conservation management. Our results suggest that, up to now, only reduced tillage could replace conventional tillage without adverse effects on soil water content and penetration resistance in the dryland cereal-growing areas of Aragón.     

Changes in the salt status of meadow-chestnut soils under the impact of saline groundwater in a model experiment

The continuous upward inflow and ascending capillary movement of sodium-sulfate groundwater through the profile of an initially nonsaline meadow-chestnut soil entail the displacement of exchangeable calcium by sodium in the lower Bca and BCca horizons; therefore, the content of sodium in the SEC increases to 60% and more. No unfavorable changes in the physical properties of the soils are observed because of the high salt concentration. Dissolved calcium is partially precipitated as calcite and gypsum in the Bca and BCca horizons and partially migrates, together with Cl^? ions, to the upper horizons with the ascending solution flow. In the Al horizon, Ca and Mg chlorides are accumulated as poorly crystallized strongly hydrated compounds, which give no peaks in X-ray diffraction patterns, and gypsum is deposited.     

Effect of design parameters of flat tillage tools on loosening of a clay soil

Very little research has been done to investigate soil loosening as a function of the geometry of the tillage tool and of the original soil properties and moisture content. A field experiment was conducted to observe the effects of the geometric parameters of flat tillage tools on their draft, cutting efficiency and loosening of a moist clay soil. The test tool variables included rake angles to the horizontal of 30, 60 and 90°, widths of 75 and 150 mm and depths of operation of 100, 150 and 200 mm. Measurements were taken of draft, disturbed soil cross sectional profiles and the initial area of soil disturbed by the tools. The resulting draft requirement increased with width, depth and rake angle of the tool. The cross sectional area of soil disturbed did not change appreciably with rake angle, but the significant increase in draft with angle resulted in markedly diminished soil cutting efficiency (area divided by draft). The degree of soil loosening was generally smaller at a rake angle of 60° than at 30 or 90°, and tended to be higher at greater depths of operation. In addition, a larger depth to width ratio generally increased the degree of loosening. Results for the soil studied indicate that the best implement design for low draft, high cutting efficiency and superior soil loosening should have a rake angle of about 30° and should be fairly narrow with a depth to width ratio of 2 or more.     

Soil structure and the effect of management practices

To evaluate the impact of management practices on the soil environment, it is necessary to quantify the modifications to the soil structure. Soil structure conditions were evaluated by characterizing porosity using a combination of mercury intrusion porosimetry, image analysis and micromorphological observations. Saturated hydraulic conductivity and aggregate stability were also analysed.

In soils tilled by alternative tillage systems, like ripper subsoiling, the macroporosity was generally higher and homogeneously distributed through the profile while the conventional tillage systems, like the mouldboard ploughing, showed a significant reduction of porosity both in the surface layer (0–100 mm) and at the lower cultivation depth (400–500 mm). The higher macroporosity in soils under alternative tillage systems was due to a larger number of elongated transmission pores. Also, the microporosity within the aggregates, measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry, increased in the soil tilled by ripper subsoiling and disc harrow (minimum tillage). The resulting soil structure was more open and more homogeneous, thus allowing better water movement, as confirmed by the higher hydraulic conductivity in the soil tilled by ripper subsoiling. Aggregates were less stable in ploughed soils and this resulted in a more pronounced tendency to form surface crust compared with soils under minimum tillage and ripper subsoiling.

The application of compost and manure improved the soil porosity and the soil aggregation. A better aggregation indicated that the addition of organic materials plays an important role in preventing soil crust formation.

These results confirm that it is possible to adopt alternative tillage systems to prevent soil physical degradation and that the application of organic materials is essential to improve the soil structure quality.     

Heavy soil loading its consequence for soil structure,strength, deformation of arable soils

The alteration of mechanical soil properties by a single stress application exceeding all previously applied stresses is analyzed for a conventionally tilled and a conservational managed (since 1992) Stagnic Luvisol. Despite the more pronounced compactness of the plough layer under conventional management, it turned out to be less rigid compared to the “relictic” plough layer under conservation management. We assume that wheeling with a sugar beet harvester (rear wheel 140 kPa, front wheel 110 kPa, total mass 37 Mg) resulted in a break up of the plough pan. This was most obvious in the conventionally tilled soil whereas under conservation tillage, the plough pan seemed to resist the induced forces. Our results suggest that a break up of the compact plough layer and the subsequent re‐arrangement of newly formed fragments results in a smaller mechanical stability of the deformed soil. Soil structural changes within the plough pan are also indicated by the alteration of the anisotropy of cohesion and precompression stress, respectively. Altered mechanical properties induced by heavy soil loading affects the soil response to subsequent loading events, which could be shown by finite‐element simulations of stress‐strain properties. The simulations showed that a decrease in soil stiffness reduces the stress attenuation within the plough pan causing compressive and shear stresses to be transmitted into deeper soil levels, while at the same time shear strain increased.     

吉林省西部不同耕作模式下秸秆还田土壤团聚体特征

  【目的】  通过研究不同耕作模式下土壤团聚体特征，探明耕作模式对土壤团聚体质量指标的影响，为解决区域长期传统耕作模式所引起的土壤结构质量下降问题及构建土壤合理耕作层提供科学依据。  【方法】  从2016年10月开始，在吉林省西部松原市宁江区开展田间试验，采用随机区组设计，将耕作结合秸秆还田设置了4个处理，分别为常规耕作 (秸秆清除后进行旋耕，LR)、连续旋耕 (秸秆粉碎还田后进行旋耕，SR)、翻耕–旋耕 (秸秆粉碎还田后，轮流进行翻耕和旋耕，STR)、翻耕–免耕 (秸秆粉碎还田后，轮流进行翻耕和免耕，STN)处理。于2018年10月采集0—20和20—40 cm土层土壤样品，分析了土壤团聚体组成分布、团聚体稳定性及团聚体各粒级有机碳含量。  【结果】  与LR处理相比，秸秆还田可明显改善土壤团聚体结构及稳定性 (P < 0.05)。秸秆还田条件下，STR和STN土壤中大于0.25 mm的机械稳定性团聚体含量比连续旋耕 (SR) 处理显著增加10.6% (P < 0.05)。与LR处理相比，STR和STN处理耕层土壤机械稳定性团聚体几何平均直径 (GMD) 明显提高，而STR和STN处理土壤团聚体分形维数（D）平均降低3.9%，耕层不稳定团粒指数 (E_lt) 也显著降低。STN处理 在0—20 cm土层具有较高的土壤团聚体有机碳含量。  【结论】  秸秆还田下，两种轮耕模式具有更高的团聚体稳定性，且有较小的分形维数，进而具有较好的抗蚀能力，其中翻耕–免耕轮耕模式团聚体稳定性更好，耕层土壤中团聚体有机碳含量更高。因此，翻耕–免耕轮耕模式是吉林省西部地区土壤肥力保育的有效措施和耕作模式。     

The effect of soil compaction on mole plough draught

Conventional and zero traffic systems were mole ploughed and effects on soil physical properties were compared. Draught of the plough operating at 550 mm depth was measured while it was winched across plots having a 5-year history of different traffic regimes. Results showed that the draught was reduced by about 18% on non-trafficked compared with conventionally-trafficked soil.

Cone resistance measurements, 1 month before and 3 months after mole ploughing, confirmed that the non-trafficked soil had significantly less strength to a depth of about 400 mm. Bulk density measured at 75 and 175 mm depth 1 month before mole ploughing indicated a similar trend, but clod and bulk densities at 125 mm and 350 mm depth 3 months later, failed to show any consistent differences between treatments.     

Effects of rake angle of chisel plough on soil cutting factors and power requirements: A computer simulation

A computer simulation was conducted to predict the effects of rake angle of a chisel plough and soil bulk density on angle of soil failure plane, rupture distance, width of side crescent, frictional, overburden, cohesion and adhesion soil cutting factors, draft forces and drawbar power requirements. The experimental work was carried out in two locations. Soil of the first location was sandy clay with the soil bulk densities of 1.75 and 1.70 g/cm³ for firm and loose soil conditions, respectively, with an angle of internal friction of 30° and a surface friction angle of 20°, cohesion of 2.5 kN/m² and adhesion of 1.2 kN/m². Soil of the second location was clay loam with the soil bulk densities of 1.65 and 1.50 g/cm³ for firm and loose soil conditions, respectively, with an angle of internal friction of 34° and a surface friction angle of 23°, cohesion of 2.4 kN/m² and adhesion of 1.14 kN/m². The prediction showed that the angle of failure plane found to decrease with the rake angle. The rupture distance decreased with the rake angle from 15° to 55° and then increased as the rake angle increased over 55°. The width of the side crescent increased as the rake angle increased and the maximum value and the minimum value were recorded at 75° and at 15°. Values of frictional and overburden factors decreased as rake angle increased. The maximum and minimum values were recorded at 15° and 75°, respectively. The values of cohesion factor increased as rake angle increased. The maximum value was recorded at rake angle of 75° and the minimum value was recorded at rake angle of 15°. Adhesion factor was found to change inversely with the rake angle from 15° to 55° and then to change directly with the rake angle over 55°. The draft force decreased with the rake angle and reached its minimum value at 45° rake angle. Over 45°, the draft force increased and reached its maximum value at 75° rake angle. The draft increased with soil bulk density. The power required for moving the plough recorded the maximum value at rake angle of 15°, while the minimum value was recorded at 55° rake angle. The values of power increased with decrease of soil bulk density. The predicted values demonstrated some deviations from the experimental values of the draft force and the drawbar power.