Agricultural Machinery Engineering
Agricultural Machinery Engineering 101: The Tractor — From Traction and PTO to the Three-Point Linkage and Autonomous Driving
A tractor is a portable power source that splits the engine's output among wheels/crawlers, the PTO, and the hydraulic three-point linkage. This article explains, as mechanical engineering, traction and slip, tillage-depth control, RTK-GNSS, soil/yield sensors, and where electrification stands.