Studies were carried out to determine the worst load case scenario on Ursus 3512 60hp Tractor Front Axle Support using MATLAB to analyze 36 load cases. The worst load case scenario was found to be the dynamic load case of 3g with wheel force of 9810N and axle angle of 120.The load on the Pivot hole of the tractor support was found to be 56057N. The component was modelled using Pro-Engineer (now CREO Elements). The structural analysis of component was done with the worst load case using Pro-Mechanica. The working or design stress was generated from the analysis within best convergence limit. The estimated maximum limiting yield stress estimated as von Mises stress of the front axle support is 88 N/mm2. The factor of safety for the component design was calculated to be 2.84 which were lower than the recommended value of 5.5 to 6.5. The Minimum allowable stress and Maximum allowable stress for the Component design would be 484N/mm2 and 572N/mm2. Keywords: Tractor; structural analysis; Matlab; Pro-Engineer; Pro-Mechanica; Factor of Safety; Front Axle support.
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