Determination of the use characteristics of one axle tractors in the Antalya province

In recent years, the number of large-scale modern enterprises has increased in our country. However, it is known that small-scale enterprises with traditional production are still in the majority. Machinery and equipment which are used in agricultural production should be selected and used in accordance with its purpose all around the country. In this context, the dimensions of the land to be operated on, the product pattern of the enterprises, and geographical conditions play an important role in machine selection. In the Antalya province, the number of single axle tractors is also increasing due to the diversity of the product pattern and the size of the product in the plateau and coast conditions. In this study, a survey was conducted as face-to-face interviews in 7 districts of Antalya Region acoording to the agricultural crop pattern. The selected districts were determined to reflect the characteristics of the agricultural product and the characteristics of the region. According to the survey results, the data obtained by the survey study were evaluated, existing problems and the needs of single-axle tractors were determined. The average operating size of the surveyed districts was 6.1 da. While the minimum average operating size is 4.7 da, which belongs to Akseki, the largest average operating size 7.9 da is found in Kumluca district, Considering the distribution of agricultural production according to the production arms, it has emerged that enterprises have made their production in greenhouses by 84.6%. When the number of enterprises using single axle tractors and the products obtained in the fields were examined, the largest area was produced with tomatoes in 215 da, while the least production area was 2 da with strawberries and olives. When examining the model - year intervals owned by single-axle tractors, it is seen that 2011-2014 purchases are considerably higher than 63.3%. 20% of the purchases belonged to 2011, while 16.7% was 2014. The average power was 8.1 kW (11 HP) in the study by examining the power groups of single-axle tractors. The frequency of use of single-axle tractors was determined to be the most intense during the summer months, 25.3% in June and 21.1% in July. The obtained data has been evaluated together with location information in ARCGIS 10 program and basic infrastructure variations are mapped. Those maps have been analyzed and evaluated accordingly.