ANALYSIS OF TYPES DRAFT HITCH MODULE OF SORGHUM HARVESTER
We studied creation stages of one of the elements of sorghum harvester construction, that is draft hitch module with straight-through external beating chamber at Volgograd State Agrarian University. The advantages and disadvantages of various draft hitch schemes have been examined according to quality index of processing step of grain, sugar and broomcorn harvesting, specific amount of metal, compactability, producibility and servicing ease: with movable and stationary base and the vertical strut relative to the frame power means, parallelogram boom raise straight-through external beating chamber, with side and front-linkage, with step change in the height of installation of straight-through external beating chamber and stepless one of telescoping type.It is proposed to use multi-stage telescopic draft hitch in its design with the aim of improving the quality of grain, sugar and broomcorn harvesting, reliability and manufacturability of sorghum harvester designs.