tractor

Pulls the plow

A tractor is a powerful vehicle designed to pull or push heavy loads, especially farm equipment like plows and trailers.

The word comes from a Latin root meaning "to pull." On farms, tractors replaced horses and oxen as the primary source of draft power.

The term extends to the cab portion of a tractor-trailer truck, which pulls the cargo container.

He learned to drive a tractor at twelve.

brands

John Deere

Agricultural machinery manufacturer

  • KubotaJapanese agricultural machinery manufacturer
  • CaterpillarConstruction equipment manufacturer
  • FordMajor American automaker

McCormick

attachment

hitch

Temporary difficulty or snag

  • trailerPromotional film excerpt
  • harrowToothed soil-breaking implement
  • plowTool for turning soil

mower · baler · sprayer · seeder · cultivator · loader · backhoe · brush hog · disc · spreader

towing

hitch

Temporary difficulty or snag

towbar · chain · dragging · winch · flatbed · transporting · wagon · drawbar · load · cart

soil

plowing

Turning earth for crops

  • furrowNarrow trench in earth
  • harrowToothed soil-breaking implement
  • diskingCultivating with bladed implement

tillage · furrowing · seedbed · plowshare · moldboard · ridging · scarifying · cultivating · tilling · soil preparation

engine

horsepower

Rate of mechanical work

transmission · PTO · hydraulics · turbocharged · four-stroke · fuel efficiency · revolutions · exhaust · crankshaft · pistons

farming

farm

Agricultural land tract

  • farmerOne who cultivates land
  • harvestGathering mature crops
  • cropCultivated agricultural plants

planting · sowing · tillage · cultivator · harvester · combine · seedling · orchard · vineyard · acreage

vehicle

cab

Vehicle for hire

steering · axle · fenders · rollbar · seat · canopy · headlights · gauges · clutch · pedals

Categories
Opposites
vehicle function

tractortrailer

Promotional film excerpt

wagon · cart · plow · implement · semi-trailer

agricultural machinery type

tractorharvester

Crop-collecting machine

combine harvester · combine · thresher · reaper · baler

technological era of farming

tractordraft horse

Powerful breed for hauling

plow horse · ox · oxen · mule · beast of burden

Phrases
Family

contract, attract, attractive, extract, distract, attraction, subtract, distraction, retract

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G