Nano technology paint for reducing friction in agriculture attachments ...

[foler]

hi
Will painting attachment with nano technology paint reduce friction between soil and attachment? If this work much lower power is needed for job. But how durable this types of paint is?

 

[4get gto]

I'd say save your money. Paint will wore off in minutes in any ground engaging equipment. Even the nano stuff.

 

[daugen]

I'd say save your money. Paint will wore off in minutes in any ground engaging equipment. Even the nano stuff.

I totally agree. If you owned a boat, you bet, get the slickest thing on the bottom to reduce friction. But a tractor plow or disc harrow?
Very unlikely and who told you it would reduce power needs a lot? You are trying to move the dirt, not slide by it...

I have car wash that says it uses nano tech. Seems to be a modern buzzword.

 

[4get gto]

Just think though if they did have a coating or paint that would never or even resist that kind of abuse. I want Stock's.

 

[daugen]

Just think though if they did have a coating or paint that would never or even resist that kind of abuse. I want Stock's.[/QUOTE
there are all kinds of super hard industrial coatings, ceramic infused paint, would be nice if outer layer did something other than just look nice.
I just can't imagine anything lasting long though up against sand and rock.

 

[Rara Avis]

hi
Will painting attachment with nano technology paint reduce friction between soil and attachment? If this work much lower power is needed for job. But how durable this types of paint is?

Don't bother...
Kverneland plow nice paint on the moldboards when delivered from dealer...


Look at the moldboards after a season of plowing...

 

[Z-Michigan]

hi
Will painting attachment with nano technology paint reduce friction between soil and attachment? If this work much lower power is needed for job. But how durable this types of paint is?

Well it depends on the specific product!

Soil-engaging implements don't seem to have had any technological development in 80+ years, and metallurgy and coatings have made huge progress since then.

I doubt anything that is painted on with a brush or rattle can is worthwhile, but there are some coatings used in other areas worth a look, such as:
-Cerakote, which is closest to paint, has a lot of abrasion resistance - but I doubt it would last that long.
-DLC (diamond-like carbon) coatings can have great benefits. This in industrial process, not DIY.
-treatment of steel with nitriding, which is technically a surface conversion and not a coating, also provides major benefits in wear resistance and corrosion resistance.