The Rapid Development of Hydraulic Technology in Agricultural Machinery

 

Hydraulic components have the advantages of high power, simple installation and layout, easy control, convenient and comfortable operation, low failure rate, and easy maintenance. It is very suitable for the application of agricultural machinery with variable structures and poor working conditions.

 

Hydraulic technology is not only used more and more in agricultural machinery, machine tools, engineering machinery, construction machinery, aerospace equipment, etc., but also formed a huge market. In developed countries, the market share of hydraulic components for agricultural machinery is always among the top 5. The demand for hydraulic components for agricultural machinery in China is the largest among all industries. Since the 21st century, the application of hydraulic technology in agricultural machinery has shown a momentum of rapid development.

 

Developed countries have widely used electronics, hydrostatic drive systems, new materials and other high technologies in agricultural modernization equipment, further improving the maneuverability, comfort, convenience and intelligence of agricultural machinery. By doing this, people can protect the agricultural ecological environment and provide new equipment for precision agriculture.

 

China focuses on agricultural development in fields such as field machinery, water-saving equipment, agricultural supporting power and key components, and agricultural transportation that realize the mechanization of the entire process of rice and corn production. China is conducting research and development on some key technologies, including tractors, combine harvester power shift and hydrostatic drive technology, combined harvester electro-hydraulic automated operation monitoring technology and other control technology.

 

China's agricultural machinery uses hydraulic components with the largest quantity, the smallest variety, and the lowest price, so it is the industry with the most potential for development.

 

China's agricultural machinery hydraulic technology has a great potential. Chinese agricultural machinery is the industry that uses the least hydraulic transmission system technology. The output value of hydraulic components in many advanced countries accounts for 3-4% of the output value of the machinery industry, and the application of China's hydraulic technology to agricultural machinery is far from enough. This is due to the low purchasing ability of Chinese farmers, which limits the application of hydraulic technology to agricultural machinery.

 

The quality of agricultural machinery using hydraulic mechanical transmission technology will increase, and the price of agricultural machinery will increase accordingly, but it is difficult for farmers to accept it. Therefore, the OEM should try to reduce the price of agricultural machinery without reducing the configuration, so that the quality and technical content of the agricultural machinery products are trustworthy. Therefore, the application of hydraulic technology in agricultural machinery still has a lot of room for development.

 

With the increase of farmers’ purchasing ability, especially the farmer’s pioneering combine harvester for relocation, the development of agricultural machinery has been greatly promoted recently, which has accelerated the use of hydraulic power transmission system technology in agricultural machinery and opened the door for more agricultural machinery products to apply hydraulic technology. Therefore, in China, agricultural machinery has become the most active field with the greatest potential for the use of hydraulic technology.