Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_2805 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 2: Farm Machinery

Machine Design

Subtopic: Overload safety devices used in farm machinery

Question Statement:

A subsoiler shank trips when the horizontal soil force exceeds $25\text{ kN}$. If the trip mechanism has a lever arm of $0.6\text{ m}$ about the pivot, the trip moment in $\text{kN}\cdot\text{m}$ is:

Answer Key:

15

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Moment $M = F \times L = 25\text{ kN} \times 0.6\text{ m} = 15\text{ kN}\cdot\text{m}$.
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