2. FARM TRACTOR
Contents: -
Introduction
Requirements of tractor
Tractor development
Classification off tractors
1. Type of construction
- Track type - Half Track
- Full Track
- Wheel type - Two wheel
- Three wheel
- Four wheel
2. Type of drive
3. The purpose for what it is used
1. Utility Tractor
2. Row crop Tractor
3. Orchard Tractor
4. Industrial Tractor
5. Garden Tractor
6. Rotary Tractor
7. Implement Carrier
8. Earth Moving Tractor
Main assemblies of tractor
Tractor manufacturers in India
3. INTRODUCTION
• TRACTOR is a word which is derived from TRACTION and MOTOR.
• Tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort
at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in
agriculture or construction.
REQUIREMENTS OF TRACTOR
• It should withstand load when tractor is working in field with implements
in uneven fields.
• It should have a provision for running other stationary machines like
Threshers, Fertilizer, and Sprayers etc. that is it should have PTO shaft
arrangement.
• It should have suitable hydraulic system for handling implements or
equipments.
TRACTOR DEVELOPMENT
YEAR INVENTION INVENTOR
1890 THE WORD TRACTOR IS
APPEARED AND
INVENTION OF
TRACTOR ENGINE
GEORGE H. HARRIS
1906 GASOLINE TRACTOR
WAS INTRODUCED
CHARLES W.HART AND
H.PARR
1908 FIRST WINNIPEG
TRACTOR TRIALS WERE
HELD
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1911 FIRST TRACTOR
DEMONSTRATION
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1920-1924 ALL PURPOSE TRACTOR
WAS INTRODUCED
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4. 1936-1937 DIESEL ENGINE WAS
USED IN TRACTOR
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1960-1961 EICHER GOOD EARTH
FIRST STARTED
MANUFACTURING
TRACTOR IN INDIA
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YEAR INVENTION
1971 ESCORT TRACTOR LTD. STARTED PRODUCING FORD
TRACTOR
1973 MANUFACTURE OF HMT TRACTOR WAS STARTED
1974 PITTI AND KIRLOSKER TRACTORS WERE STARTED
1975 HARSHA TRACTORS WERE ESTABLISHED
1981 AUTO TRACTOR WAS STARTED
1982 UNIVERSAL TRACTORS WERE ESTABLISHED
1983-2003 GTCL TRACTORS, M.M.TRACTORS,SONALIKA, L&T, PTL,
BAJAJ TRACTORS ARE INTRODUCED
CLASSIFICATION
Tractors are classified in Three different ways
1. Type of construction
2. Type of Drive
3. The purpose for what it is used
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION:-
Tractor in which driver can sit and drive
Tractor with which the operator walks along
1. Track type – Half Track
Full Track
2. Wheel type – Two wheels
Three wheel
5. THE PURPOSE FOR WHAT IT IS USED:-
Utility Tractor
Row crop Tractor
Orchard Tractor
Industrial Tractor
Garden Tractor
Rotary Tractor
Implement Carrier
Earth Moving Tractor
1. UTILITY TRACTOR
It is general purpose tractor and is designed for ploughing and
driving any other equipment through its PTO.
2. ROWCROPTRACTOR
It is an all purpose tractor designed in such a way that it can meet
practically all the demands for agricultural purpose such as
ploughing, harrowing, leveling, pulling seed drill, for running
other machines like water pumps threshers.
3. ORCHARDTRACTOR
These are special type of tractor only used in orchards.
These are made very height in height so that while sitting on the
tractor fruits can easily plucked from the trees or trees can be
trimmed.
4. INDUSTRIALTYPE TRACTOR
They are used for pulling loads or fitted with crane boom for
lifting loads.
6. 5. GARDENTRACTOR
These are very small in construction.
Used for grass cutting or making flower beds in the garden.
6. ROTARYTILLER
These are walking type of Tractor.
Used in small fields or on hills where fields are very small and are
at different levels where ordinary tractor cannot work efficiently.
7. IMPLEMENTCARRIER
This is special type of tractor having extended chassis frame
between the front and rear tires where all the implements can be
mounted.
8. EARTHMOVING TRACTORS
These are heavy in weight and strongly built available both in
track and tire type.
Used for earth moving work on dams, quarries and other
constructional works.
9. MAIN ASSEMBLIESOF THE TRACTOR
Engine
Clutch
Transmission
Wheels
Front Axle
Brake System
Electrical System
Hydraulic System