When you hear the word “tractor,” you may get a picture of a farmer plowing a field, but a tractor is also used in manufacturing, construction, and other industries. The word “tractor” comes from Latin there, meaning “to pull,” thus a tractor is a vehicle designed to pull something behind it. Besides a powerful diesel engine, the Tractor wheels do most of the work. Some tractors use tires and others use tracks to cover the wheels, and both have advantages.
A track is a wide rubber belt that goes around both tires on each side of the tractor. One of the main advantages is that a track tractor has more pulling power than a tire tractor of the same weight. Tracks are also better at maneuvering on a wet surface because they have a higher capacity for flotation than tires. Tracks give a smoother ride on a rough surface because the tracks create a kind of bridge across uneven areas, and they have more traction on a hill. Tracks are also easier to optimize than tires that require changes to weight and ballast to operate at their best in different conditions. Tracks, on the other hand, work at their best in any conditions. Finally, tracks have a zero-turn radius, which is an advantage in terms of maneuverability.
Tires, however, have a big advantage when it comes to cost. Tires are not only cheaper to purchase than tracks, but they are also less expensive to maintain, and they don’t wear out as quickly as tracks do. Tires give a smoother ride on a hard surface than tracks, which have a lot of vibration on something like a concrete floor. Tires also make steering much easier. Steering a tire tractor requires less power, and tires create less disturbance to the soil than tracks that push and slide against the ground in a turn. If you’re concerned about soil compaction, wide tires that are operated with relatively low air pressure spread out the impact and cause less compression than other types of tires or tracks.
Both tracks and tires are options for your tractor, and both have strengths. Consider the terrain you’ll be driving on and other aspects of your operating needs. For more information about Tractor wheels, visit Website Domain.
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