The performance of a precision seeder with four lines in the culture of maize (Zea mays L.) working in Latossolo Vermelho Escuro Eutrófico, moderate A, argillaceous texture was evaluated. The experimental parcels were disposed in casualized blocks with four repetitions, according to a factorial scheme 3 x 3, totalizing 36 observations. The factors had been given by the systems of tillage (conventional, no tillage and reduced) and by the gears of the tractor (3rd reduced high, 4th reduced low and 4th reduced high). The variables analyzed were: displacement speed, speed reduction, traction force and drawbar pull, fuel consumption, motor rotation and medium slipping wheels of the tractor. The results showed that the sowing operation in soil under reduced tillage presented larger fuel consumption, smaller displacement speed, smaller effective field capacity and larger slipping.
performance; speed; fuel
