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- Joined
- Apr 16, 2004
- Location
- Riverdale, Nebraska, USA
Long intro, apologies.
Farm has a zimmatic irrigation system that uses one 7.5 hp AB VFD to drive two separate 1 1/4 hp motors mounted to wheel drives and 4’ tall tractor tread tires. Standard practice is pointing tread in opposite directions so one tire will self clean going either direction.
Occasionally I’ve had the system “get stuck” without digging a hole and the backward running tire is slicked over with mud.
I suspect the slick tire spins, and the one with good traction stalls just like a vehicle with an open differential. Is this possible?
Motors run @ 15 hertz while irrigating.
Farm has a zimmatic irrigation system that uses one 7.5 hp AB VFD to drive two separate 1 1/4 hp motors mounted to wheel drives and 4’ tall tractor tread tires. Standard practice is pointing tread in opposite directions so one tire will self clean going either direction.
Occasionally I’ve had the system “get stuck” without digging a hole and the backward running tire is slicked over with mud.
I suspect the slick tire spins, and the one with good traction stalls just like a vehicle with an open differential. Is this possible?
Motors run @ 15 hertz while irrigating.