FUEL CONSUMPTION IN THE SUBSOILING OPERATION ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE AND AFTER DIFFERENT PREPARATION SYSTEMS OF PERIODIC SOIL TILLAGE

The subsoiling has had a great increase in the last few years, but there is still a lack of studies that guide the best procedures so that new problems do not appear because of inadequate subsoiling or even in soil where the same operation is unnecessary, and primarily look for a reduction in the consumption of fuel. Thus, this work had the objective of evaluating the fuel consumption in the operation of subsoiling performed before and after different systems of preparation of a regular land classified as Nitossolo Red Distroferrico. The periodic tillage systems were: plowing with disks, plowing with disks followed by one leveling, plowing harrow, plowing harrow followed by leveling and chiseling. The accomplishment of the subsoiling after the preparation of periodic systems required 15% less power in the bar of traction. The subsoiling after the different systems of preparation saved 16.5% of fuel per area. The slip of the driving wheels and average operational speed obtained better performance when it took the subsoiling after preparing the soil.