Designing of the test device for three-point linkage system

Farming equipment is connected to tractor by three-point linkage system. Three-point linkage system is exposed to various loads as pulling, bending and torsion when the farming equipment is used. This loads, cause fatigue and damage to elements in the system. If the elements constituting the three-point linkage system are produced without suitable materials and production methods, they cannot demonstrate sufficient strength to loads on. This situation causes to bending, cracking and breaking. In this study, first, the designing and modeling is made for the test device to test the elements of three-point linkage system then produced the prototype. The trial tests were performed on the three-point linkage system. It was seen that the loads can be demonstrated by the test device on the three-point linkage elements. Keywords: Three-point linkage system, test device, testing