INFLUENCE OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE WORKING BODY OF THE DISC RIPPER ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS OF CUTTING FUROWS DURING REFORESTATION
The current situation in the field of sustainable forest management in Russia is characterized by the problem of restoration, conservation and protection of forests. Despite the significant amount of work to preserve the undergrowth in the process of felling the main use, carrying out activities to promote reforestation, there is a steady trend of lagging behind the rate of restoration of forest plantations against the background of a significant increase in the areas of felling and burnt areas. Modern technologies of forest crops can become an effective driver of growth in the productivity of Russian forests. The implementation of such technologies requires prompt and high-quality soil preparation in the interests of subsequent reforestation. The study is aimed at solving the problem of reforestation in the conditions of clearings. The analysis of the design of disc rippers designed for soil preparation in the process of reforestation was carried out. The factors that have a significant impact on the efficiency of the plow-rippers with a disk working body are analyzed. In the course of the work, regularities were determined that affect the kinematic relationships during the processing of forest soils with disc rippers. The fundamental nature of the formation movement on the surface of the working body of the disk ripper was established. Based on the analysis of the process of furrow formation during soil cultivation with a disk cultivator, recommendations are given on the choice of linear and angular parameters of the working body. Based on the analysis, the requirements for disc cultivator plows are formulated, which will be able to effectively carry out basic soil preparation in clearing conditions, in a variety of soil and climatic conditions in Russia. Research materials, recommended linear and angular parameters of the working bodies can be used in the design and improvement of forest rippers with disk working bodies.