Editing Tractor (section)

{{short description|Engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort}}
{{About|the vehicle used in agriculture or construction|other specific forms tractors take|Tractor unit|other uses}}
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[[File:Ford 8N.jpg|thumb|The [[Ford N-series tractor]] helped revolutionize modern mechanized agriculture with its [[Harry Ferguson|Ferguson]] [[three point hitch]]]]
A '''tractor''' is an [[engineering vehicle]] specifically designed to deliver a high [[tractive effort]] (or [[torque]]) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a [[Trailer (vehicle)|trailer]] or machinery such as that used in [[agriculture]], [[mining]] or [[construction]].  Most commonly, the term is used to describe a [[farm]] vehicle that provides the power and traction to [[mechanization|mechanize]] agricultural tasks, especially (and originally) [[tillage]], and now many more. [[List of agricultural machinery|Agricultural implements]] may be towed behind or mounted on the tractor, and the tractor may also provide a source of power if the implement is mechanised.

[[File:XTZ-243K.jpg|thumb|A modern Ukrainian tractor [[Kharkiv Tractor Plant|XTZ]]-243K]][[File:Hayes Arbegui 2010.JPG|thumb|This [[Hayes Truck|Hayes]] WHDX 70-170 [[6×6]] [[ballast tractor]] is also a form of tractor, as are [[artillery tractor]]s and the power units which pull [[semi-truck]]s]]
[[File:Tractors-per-100-square-kilometres-of-arable-land.png|thumb|Agricultural tractors per 100 square kilometres of arable land<ref>{{cite web|title=Tractors per 100 square kilometres of arable land|url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/tractors-per-100-square-kilometres-of-arable-land?tab=map&year=2006&time=1961..2006|access-date=7 March 2020|website=Our World in Data}}</ref>]]