Posted by donjr on July 20, 2015 at 12:42:21 from (71.246.78.86):
In Reply to: What is a tractor? posted by Greg1959 on July 19, 2015 at 19:02:22:
I'd have to do some digging, which I don't feel like right now, but 'tractor' was a coined term. Back in the 1800's, the steam engine was king. They used belts to transmit power to different implements, and the belts required traction to work, hence the term 'traction engine. When the first gas engines became coupled to a machine to move them, a couple of slick salesmen, who I forget their names right now, coined the term to distinguish them from traction engines and gas engines. Hence, the term 'tractor' was born. As far as big tractor, little tractor, lawn tractor or whatever, I agree with you- I hate looking at 'tractor for sale' and see a lawnmower because some fool thinks its a tractor. Maybe using the term 'lawn tractor' or 'garden tractor', just to classify it, but about anything smaller than a cub ain't no 'tractor'......
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