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The TrACtor

tractor is a vehicle specifically designed for high traction at low speeds, or to pull trailers or implements used in agriculture or construction. The term is commonly used to define a type of vehicle for agriculture. Agricultural instruments are generally driven by the use of this vehicle, pulled or pushed, and a major source of agricultural mechanization. Other common terms, "tractor unit", which defines a semi-trailer trucks. The word tractor was taken from the Latin, meaning trahere "interesting". Others say the tractor is a combination of said traction motor, the motor is interesting. Originally used to shorten the explanation "of a machine or a vehicle that pulled the carriage or the plow, to replace the term" towing machine "(traction engine). In the UK, Ireland, Australia, India, Spain, Argentina, and German, the word "tractor" usually means "farm tractor", and the use of the word refers to the type of tractor which other vehicles are very rare. In Canada and the United States, the word "tractor" means semi-trailer truck. The first mechanized agriculture instrument is a portable machine in the 1800s, the steam engine that could be used to control mechanical instruments of agriculture. Around the year 1850, the towing machine was developed from the machine, and is used widely in agriculture. The first tractors were steam-powered plow.

Tractors are made in the 1920s Tractors can be classified as a two wheel drive, four wheel drive, or track tractor. Tractors, except for track tractors generally have four wheels with two larger wheels in the rear or all four wheels as large. Track tractor has a drive like a tank which makes it capable of moving on many fronts. Due to a very great traksinya, track tractor became popular in California in the 1930s. Tractor was originally using steam engines. In the early 20th century, internal combustion engines became the main choice of tractor power source. Between 1900 and 1960, gasoline became the primary fuel, and kerosene and ethanol as alternative fuel. Dieselisasi reached its peak in 1960, and modern agricultural tractors generally use a diesel engine that has an output power between 18 to 575 horsepower (15-480 kW). Most older tractors use a manual transmission. Tractors of this type have several speed ratios, typically 3 to 6. Low speed is commonly used on farms while the high speed is generally used on the road. Produced by the engine power is transmitted to the equipment should be implemented to the tractor to do the required work (planting, harvesting, plowing, etc.). This can be achieved with a drawbar or connection system.

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