Paper 13: The Shape of the Farm Tractor
- 1 September 1969
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Conference Proceedings
- Vol. 184 (17) , 125-131
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_conf_1969_184_501_02
Abstract
Development of the modern farm tractor has settled down into the detailed improvement of a single form that completely dominates production throughout the world, with the exception of the U.S.S.R. The essential tasks that the tractor must perform are described, together with the technical requirements imposed by the agricultural environment. It is shown that in the future very little real improvement in performance can be obtained without a radical change of form. Such a change only occurs when new performance standards are required and new technological possibilities are available. The likelihood of such a change is discussed.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: