Commercial Tractors

Moving away from the fields, we come to the urban world where the commercial or engineering tractors are much in use. These can be fitted with engineering tools like dozer blades, buckets, hoes, rippers, etc. It becomes an engineering vehicle. The bulldozer is part of the tractor family, and it is a track-type tractor with its blades in the front and rope-winch in the rear. Power is the word for the bulldozer, as it specializes in pushing and dragging. The latest models are capable of removing the blade and substituting it with a large bucket and hydraulic arms making scooping and loading possible. Another type has two hydraulic powered arms on either side of the front as well as a tilting gadget. Some commercial tractors, in keeping with the requirements of the age where space is at a premium, are much smaller in size. Some are tiny wheeled loaders called skid-steer-loaders or Bobcats. The latter is ideal for small excavation work done within a limited zone. One of the latest to hit the commercial market is the EPA tractor. It was an automobile with the passenger space cut off to be fitted with two gear boxes in a row. This car-tractor became very popular with the younger generation and continues to remain high on the list of priorities. Old cars, especially the Volvo, could easily be converted into a tractor. Among the other types of tractors, mention may be made of road tractors (heavy duty with large engines and many axles) or semi-trailer trucks. Locomotive tractors are rail car movers. They are a combination of machines, electrical generators, controls, etc. Not least important is the artillery tractor used to carry artillery items of various weights and sizes.