A description and test's results of an equipment for measuring tractor fuel consumption in agricultural experiments are presented. The equipment was constructed with two reservoir tanks made of PVC tube, a feeder tank, a graduated glass tube and solenoidal valves (12 VCC) which are connected to the tractor fuel system with low pressure hoses. The flow is controlled by input/output key. A thermometer integrates the equipment for determining the density of fuel when it is necessary to measure the specific fuel consumption. This equipment developed by the Seção de Máquinas de Tração e de Potência, State of São Paulo, Brazil, is simple, inexpensive, easy to use and has satisfactory accuracy for measuring tractor fuel consumption from 5.0 to 50.0 l/h.
measuring tractor fuel; fuel consumption