With the help of tractor reverse drive controls, the workload of the driver can be eased significantly. According to a study, the reverse drive controls clearly decreased working postures where the back or the neck are twisted. Th e faster turning also made the work more rapid when compared with mowing done in a normal forward with a tractor equipped …
NIOSH Report
According to the current ISO 5349-2 (2001), hand transmitted vibration (IITV) exposure should be measured using accelerometers rigidly fixed on the vibrating surface in the hand contact areas. If it is difficult to apply this approach, HTV can alternatively measured using an adaptor held in the hand (ISO 5349-2, 2001). Compared with the direct approach, the adaptor approach has several …
Whole Body Vibration in AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS
The main objective of this study was to evaluate if a feed-back system, vibration indicators, could help the tractor driver to lower the exposure of whole-body vibrations. In the first step a literature study were carried out and in the next step a field study, where the vibration indicator was evaluated. The tasks carried out were spraying sowing, rolling and …