Design and Thermal Analysis of Tractor Boot

In today’s modern world, Farmers use advanced farm equipment for the better yield and good quality products. In order to meet the increasing demand of Tractors in the Industry, the Production time has to be reduced satisfying the quality issues at the same time. The need for good quality products and ‘Zero defect operations’ are pivotal for any industry. One such defect to be eliminated is the damage caused to the rubber boot of tie rod in Dhruv tractors. Tie rod is a vital component in the steering system of any automobile. It helps in steering and handling of a vehicle. The problem arose is due to high temperature in the paint shop causing it to transmit the heat to the Polyurethane material. In order to cease the damage, various experiments were conducted which are as follows:(a) Masking the entire surface of rubber boot, (b) Covered the steel ring with an ‘O’ ring, (c) Used a thick rubber as a covering. The specimens were examined and observed that the rubber boot lacked thickness around the steel ring which is not able to sustain such high temperatures. Hence, the tie rod rubber boot is redesigned in NX-CAD with varying thickness and analysed the thermal stress and optimized the thickness of the rubber boot.