ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GEORGIAN VEHICLE AND TRACTOR FLEETS

Zaur Phutkaradze; Merab Mamuladze

doi:10.31435/ijite.3(55).2026.5702

Authors

Zaur Phutkaradze Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Georgia
Merab Mamuladze Department of Agrotechnology and Agroengineering, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31435/ijite.3(55).2026.5702

Keywords:

Tractors, Fuel, Productivity

Abstract

The relevance of the scientific research is that the agricultural machinery market in Georgia is mainly filled with agricultural machinery from China, India and other Asian manufacturers. In particular, the supply of agricultural tractors with 16-90 horsepower engines from China increased 3 times in 2022-25, while the supply of more expensive European-American tractors, on the contrary, decreased, as their cost differs sharply from that of Asian-made agricultural machinery. In recent years, mainly JINMA tractors have entered the Georgian market, followed by SADIN and FUGESEN, and then ARMATRAC and other manufacturers. The presented tractors have similar engine power ranges, are characterized by practically identical technical and economic indicators, and they differ from each other in operating weights and fuel consumption.

The scientific article describes the operation of 80-horsepower tractors under various conditions, determining the productivity of the tractor at different densities, the ability to increase traction, the productivity of the working speed and the minimum fuel consumption per cultivated area. The research showed that the JINMA tractor shows the best performance, with up to 30% higher productivity and up to 15% lower specific fuel consumption than other Chinese-made tractors.

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