Machinery & Energetics

The role of vehicles in agricultural production is significant. He is a link in the processing chain of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. For uninterrupted provision of the population with fruits and vegetables, the average annual increase in production of fruits shall be not less than 12%. Therefore, the issues of improving productivity and reducing damage to products that occur during transport, become currently of great importance. On-farm transportation vehicles widely used by tractor transport. The rationality of the use of wheeled tractors substantiates the possibility of their movement on asphalt and on dirt roads. A high level of use of tractor transport in the countries of Western Europe and the USA. So in the farms the leading countries of Western Europe (Germany, Italy, France, etc.) About 70-90% of TA's agricultural goods by tractor transport. Balanced development of all parts of the APK is a necessary condition for the solution of problems of ensuring the country's food supply, especially fruits and vegetables raw materials. Currently, the weak development of processing branches of agroindustrial complex, production infrastructure lead to huge losses of agricultural products. For example, the loss of collected fruits and vegetables amount to 40-45%. The need for vehicles to horticulture, is satisfied only at 55-60%. One of the most important and challenging tasks is to combat damage and losses of agricultural products, in which a very important role for vehicles. As shown by the analysis in the process of gathering apples more than 15- 20% of the production does not reach the consumer. For on-farm transportation use fruit boxes or containers. The time fruit pome crops are transported by bulk method (in vehicles and tractor trailers). Use of vehicles for General purpose do not meet the agronomic requirements for the carriage of fruit. Special vehicles for the carriage of bulk fruit way available. Set out the feasibility and the main parameters of the body for on-farm transport of apples.

fruits, transportation, transportation, containers, efforts on the fruits, mechanical damage, the safety of the fruit