A Study of Multipurpose Tricycles Vehicle Performance

Abstract

The research study studied the performance of a multipurpose tricycle with the objective of creating and finding the performance of a multipurpose tricycle that can drive at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The problems of farmers and local people are used as guidelines to design the transport of loads, both size and weight, suitable for use. Which requires the weight of the load to be not less than 500 kilograms. The sample group used in the research is 10 farmers in Tha Sen Subdistrict, Ban Lat District, Phetchaburi Province, selected by a simple random method using a lottery drawing. The research tools include a built-in multipurpose tricycle and an experimental result recording form. The research was conducted by testing driving in 6 load conditions, as follows: no load, 150, 300, 400, 500 and 600 kilograms, respectively, at a constant speed of 40 kilometers per hour and a distance of 3,330 meters in 5 minutes in each condition. Driving tests were conducted 3 times, totaling 180 times. The research results found that: 1) This multipurpose tricycle, built with dimensions of 96 x 140 x 100 centimeters, can be used to drive forward. Can reverse and lift the pickup truck (Dump), which is strong, safe and meets more needs than normal tricycles that users modify and add on. 2) Multi-purpose tricycles have the ability to drive at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. While having a load of not less than 500 kilograms, and 3) Fuel consumption rate when driving at a constant speed of 40 km/hr for 5 minutes, a distance of 3,330 meters with a load of 600 kilograms will consume the most fuel at 78.62 c.c., the same as in the no-load condition. It will consume the least oil at 39.23 cc.