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Why not haul a solar farm to power. | Why not haul a solar farm to power a Tractor. If agricultural tractors already carry implements 160 feet wide? Question- what solar panel size is towable? | ||
*Largest seeders are 160 feet wide. [https://www.producer.com/2014/06/seeders-reach-stretches-160-feet/]. 120' appears common. | *Largest seeders are 160 feet wide. [https://www.producer.com/2014/06/seeders-reach-stretches-160-feet/]. 120' appears common. | ||
*80 feet appears common - [https://www.vaderstad.com/en/about-us/news/news-archive/2012/international/presenting-the-worlds-largest-seed-drill/] | *80 feet appears common - [https://www.vaderstad.com/en/about-us/news/news-archive/2012/international/presenting-the-worlds-largest-seed-drill/] | ||
*JD DB90 and DB120 are the largest drills - 36 and 48 rows, 90 and 120 feet, respectively. [https://www.deere.com/en/planting-equipment/db90-36row30-planter/] | *JD DB90 and DB120 are the largest drills - 36 and 48 rows, 90 and 120 feet, respectively. [https://www.deere.com/en/planting-equipment/db90-36row30-planter/] | ||
=Towable Solar Panel= | |||
*Let's take 30 meter wide by 5 meter for the solar array, riding right above the implement. Power produced - 150 watts per square meter. Times 150. 22.5kW. Not a lot. But enough for autonomous operation at slow speed. | |||
Revision as of 00:13, 24 April 2019
Why not haul a solar farm to power a Tractor. If agricultural tractors already carry implements 160 feet wide? Question- what solar panel size is towable?
- Largest seeders are 160 feet wide. [1]. 120' appears common.
- 80 feet appears common - [2]
- JD DB90 and DB120 are the largest drills - 36 and 48 rows, 90 and 120 feet, respectively. [3]
Towable Solar Panel
- Let's take 30 meter wide by 5 meter for the solar array, riding right above the implement. Power produced - 150 watts per square meter. Times 150. 22.5kW. Not a lot. But enough for autonomous operation at slow speed.