In a tractor wheel, why is the Disc polygonal in shape (like a square, hexagon

In a tractor wheel, why is the Disc polygonal in shape
(like a square, hexagon or octagon) whereas for Commercial
vehicles and Passenger Cars the wheel has a circular disc?

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In a tractor wheel, why is the Disc polygonal in shape (like a square, hexagon or octagon) whereas..

Answer / karthick

i think most of the time tractor will run in slippery land
that is moisture surface rather than road.so if it is in
circular section slippery may occur because of poor contact
area or poor co-efficient of friction.so if it is made
hexagonal the surface contact will be more rather than
rolling contact. so some polygonal shape is given to
tractor wheels

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In a tractor wheel, why is the Disc polygonal in shape (like a square, hexagon or octagon) whereas..

Answer / shivaprakash

the disc designed for track width change, so from that
wheel disc and rim you can change for 4 steps of track
width, question was cutting on polygon shape make gap on rim
that all to pass out mud's and soil out during field application

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In a tractor wheel, why is the Disc polygonal in shape (like a square, hexagon or octagon) whereas..

Answer / prashant k

There is no special thing.
To reduce the disc weight it's shape is like that.
The disc can take all the desire load.

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In a tractor wheel, why is the Disc polygonal in shape (like a square, hexagon or octagon) whereas..

Answer / c h malaviya

TO give full satisfactory work at slippary areas & robust
service.