The document classifies tractors based on construction, number of wheels, and purpose of use. It discusses the development of tractors in India from 1960-2000 as manufacturers like Eicher, Hindustan Tractors, Escorts, and others began production. Technical terms related to tractors are also defined, including track, ground clearance, wheel base, and height of frame.

1. Classification of Tractors

2. • What is Tractor?
• Development of Tractor in India
• Classification of Tractors
• Technical terms in tractor

3. What is Tractor?
• Tractor is a self-propelled power unit having wheels
or tracks for operating agricultural implements and
machines including trailers.

4. Development of Tractor in India
• 1960-61: Manufacturing of tractor started in India by first
manufacturer M/s Eicher Good Earth
• 1962-70: manufacturers like Tractor and farm equipment,
Chennai, Hindustan tractors at Baroda, Escorts tractors at
Faridabad and International Harvester in Bombay started their
work during this period.
• 1971: Escorts tractors Ltd, started producing Ford Tractor
• 1973: Manufacturing of HMT tractors was launched.
• 1974: Pitti and Kirloskar Tractors were launched.
• 1975: Harsha Tractors were established.
• 1981: Auto tractor were started.
• 1982: Universal tractor were started

5. • 1997: Manufacturing of Sonalica International Tractor was
launched.
• 1998: Manufacturing of Standard Tractor was launched
• 2000: Manufacturing of L and T John Deere Tractor was
launched

6. Classification of Tractors
On the basis of construction
• Riding type: Tractor in which driver can sit and drive

7. • Walking type: tractor with which the operator walks along

8. On the basis of number of wheels
• Two wheel type: Used in small farms, hilly area and for
gardening purpose.

9. • Three wheel or Tricle type: These are very popular 45 years
back but now it has been replaced by four wheel tractors. It
had single or dual wheel fitted at the front end. Good for
negotiated shorter turns.

10. • Four wheel drive tractor with smaller front
wheel

11. • Four wheel drive or simple 4WD:

12. • On the basis of purpose of use
Utility tractor:

13. • Orchard tractor:

14. • Lawn and garden tractor

15. • Power tiller:

16. • Row crop tractor:

17. • Standard tractor:

18. • Earth moving tractor:

19. • Implement carrier

20. • Tree skidder:

21. • High clearance tractor

22. Farm Power
• Power is the basic requirement for agriculture.
In agriculture power is required for tillage,
sowing, weeding, and mulching, harvesting,
spraying, transportation, irrigation, threshing,
winnowing, feed grinding, chaff cutting and
other farm processing operations.

23. Technical Terms in Tractor
• Track: Distance between centres of two tyres.
• Ground clearance: It is the height of the lowest
point of the tractor from a level supporting
surface when the tractor being loaded to its
maximum permissible weight.
• Wheel base: It is the horizontal distance between
front and rear wheels measured at ground
contact.
• Height of frame: It is the distance from the upper
edge of the frame from the ground level.

24. Tractor Components