ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF OPERATIONAL PROPERTIES OF BELARUS TRACTORS AND TRACTORS OF LEADING FOREIGN COMPANIES
The market of agricultural machinery in Russia is saturated with tractors of domestic and foreign manufacturers. A significant percentage are tractors Belarus, which are able to compete with the leading foreign brands of tractors in their performance properties. The purpose of the article is to analyze and compare the performance properties of Belarus tractors and tractors of leading foreign companies. This article is based on the research of the Department "Service of transport and technological machines and equipment in agriculture" of the Ural state agrarian University on the topic "Evaluation of operational properties of agricultural tractors of foreign production". To assess the performance properties, the rating method was used. Calculations of rating indicators of evaluation of operational properties of tractors in the range of 72 - 88 HP, 91-107 HP, 126-142 HP, 144-165 HP, 195-222 HP, 284-305 HP, 340-368 HP All the data are presented in the tables. On each table is the conclusion about whether to compete the tractor Belarus on its performance characteristics with foreign tractors. As a result of the study, it was found out that if tractors of lower traction class are still inferior to their foreign counterparts, the tractors of the latest developments are not inferior to tractors of leading foreign manufacturers, and sometimes surpass them (Belarus 3022). Each unit has its advantages and weaknesses. If foreign technology is characterized by the use of a large number of innovative developments, the tractors Belarus mainly attracted by its price, more affordable maintenance and repair.