tractors

Farm's heavy machinery

Tractors are powerful vehicles designed to pull heavy loads or equipment, especially on farms.

The word comes from a Latin root meaning "to pull," which connects its agricultural sense—hauling plows, trailers, and implements across fields—to the tractor-trailer rigs that haul freight on highways.

In both cases, the tractor provides the pulling power while other equipment does the specialized work.

engine

diesel

Compression-ignition fuel

turbocharged · fuel · emissions · four-stroke · hydraulics · transmission · gearbox · clutch · radiator · exhaust

brands

Kubota

Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturer

implements

cultivator

Soil-turning implement

  • balerBundle-making farm machine
  • combineMerge, or harvesting machine
  • thresherGrain-stalk separation device

plow · harrow · mower · disc · subsoiler · transplanter · mulcher · tiller · loader · PTO

farming

cultivation

Fostering growth through care

sowing · irrigation · fertilizing · crop · soil · acreage · furrow · seedbed · pasture · orchard

rural

countryside

Rural area beyond towns

grazing · fencing · livestock · windmill · silage · cropland · manure · barn · silo · granary

construction

bulldozer

Bladed vehicle pushing earth

grader · earthmover · crawler · dozer · scraper · compactor · trencher · telehandler · articulated · ripper

fieldwork

plowing

Turning earth for crops

  • tillingCultivating soil for crops
  • harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
  • diskingCultivating with bladed implement

seeding · furrowing · cultivating · mowing · baling · spraying · spreading · grading · pulling · hauling

Categories
Opposites
vehicle function

tractorstrailers

Towed vehicles or film previews

wagons · implements · plows · harrows · combine harvesters

agricultural mechanization

tractorsoxen

Castrated male cattle

draft horses · draft animals · mules · manual labor · hand tools

scale and setting

tractorscity cars

Compact vehicles for urban driving

sedans · urban transport · passenger cars

Phrases
Family

tractor, contractor, detractor, extractor

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