Tempo de uso e estado de conservação de tratores agrícolas no interior do município de São Borja, RS

Abstract

Rural producers within a general aspect should give high importance to the state of conservation of agricultural tractors within their properties. In view of this, this work aimed to determine the time of use and conservation status of agricultural tractors in the interior of the municipality of São Borja, in the West Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul. The work was developed through an exploratory study through descriptive research. and data collection through the use of spreadsheets for tabulating data, in loco, in 8 rural properties. At the end of the present work, it became possible to conclude that the average time of use of agricultural tractors for the 40 units sampled was 9828.01 hours, and the average annual use was 521.45 hours. The average age of the units sampled was 20.6 years. The average of the weighted index of conservation status (IPEC) was 74.78 points. It was also found that the agricultural tractor market has a greater share of the Valtra brand, followed by the brands, Massey Ferguson, John Deere, CBT, Ford, Valmet, New Holland, Case and Engesa. The state of conservation of an agricultural machine is directly linked to its time of use, and the working conditions to which it is subjected, the maintenance conditions under which the machine is subjected, if not carried out correctly, cause the machine to achieve total degradation.