Istrazivanja i projektovanja za privreduJournal of Applied Engineering Science

Safety parameters have very big importance during tractor exploitation. One of the most important elements of operators’ safety in tractor exploitation are rollover protective structures and cabs. Different types of protective structures and cabs are fitted on tractors, depending of their type, design and category. Different constructions of protective structures and cabs are presented in this paper, with basic characteristics and examples of fitting on tractors, as well as production process technologies. More and more attention in the world today is paid for increase of operator’s comfort in exploitation. Tractors became more pleasant places for work, because beside air conditioning system, music systems and noise protection, a lot of attention is intended to ergonomic requests and easy handling. Domestic tractor producers accepted these modern trends and with its implementation to presented and new products they became competitive on the world market, helping to bring back the respect to our motor industry.