Tractor, high-power, low-speed traction vehicle and power unit mechanically
similar to an automobile or truck but designed for use off the road. The two
main types are wheeled, which is the earliest form, and continuous
track. Tractors are used in agriculture, construction, road building.
WHEELER TRACTOR CRAWLER TRACTOR
Most modern tractors are powered by internal-combustion
engines running on gasoline, kerosene(paraffin), LPG
(liquefied petroleum gas), or diesel fuel.
The engine may be from about 12 to 120 horsepower or
more.
Four-wheel-drive tractors can be used under many soil
conditions that immobilize two-wheel-drive tractors and
caterpillars. Because of their complicated construction and
consequent high cost, their use has grown rather slowly.