ESTIMATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF USE RECUPERATIVE TRAC-TION DEVICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOREST TRUCK WITH A TRAILER

Abstract

In order to improve the efficiency of timber trucks with trailers in the conditions of insufficiently equipped timber haul roads, a promising design of a recuperative towing hitch has been proposed. For a preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using the proposed recuperative towing device in the structure of a timber lorry train, several series of computer experiments were performed, during which the influence of the main design and operational factors on the performance indicators of this device was investigated.