Tractors don't start all that well in sub zero temperatures, and often need a jump or some other form of help to get running, such as a block heater having been plugged in for several hours, even if they are well-maintained.
Construction equipment is usually left out in the middle of nowhere with no access to electricity, so they usually have to start cold with no help. The boss isn't going to pay someone to sit there for three hours with a generator while the engines warm up ahead of time, and if they wait until starting time, it's three hours of work lost. It needs to start, without help, when the workday starts.
Tractors aren't immune to the problem. There have been more than several threads on this site about problems starting tractors that have been left in remote locations during the cold weather.
The reason you don't see 24V on tractors is twofold:
1. The whole Deere 24V issue from the 1960's gave it a bad reputation with farmers.
2. Tractor manufacturers figure since farmers don't earn an hourly wage they can afford to dink around in the cold trying to get their 12V tractors running.
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