Farm Tractor Trivia Questions With Answers
From what Latin word was the word "tractor" derived?
A: Trahere "to pull".
A tractor is a vehicle designed primarily to deliver high
torque at low speeds, to pull machinery used in what industry?
A: Agriculture.
Some tractor manufacturers produced attachments that could
be directly mounted on the tractor like front-end loaders, mowers, and
cultivators and in most cases, these fixed mounts implements were what?
A: Proprietary and unique to each make of tractor.
In the early 19th century, portable steam engines on wheels
were used to drive mechanical farm machinery by way of a what?
A: Flexible belt.
In addition to towing an implement like a mower etc. most
tractors incorporate a way to transfer power to the what?
A: Implement.
The first semi-portable steam engine called, the "barn
engine", in 1812, was used to power a what?
A: Corn threshing machine.
One of the first traction engines was
invented in 1859 by British engineer Thomas Aveling, who modified a Clayton & Shuttleworth portable
engine by fitting a long drive chain between the engine and the what?
A: Rear axle.
The first tractors were plowing engines that were powered by what?
A: Steam.
What do modern tractors use to provide
power to machinery
that can be either stationary or pulled by the tractor?
A: A power take-off (PTO) shaft.
Where is the PTO shaft typically located?
A: At the rear of the tractor.
Most modern tractors also provide what type of power via hoses?
A: Hydraulic.
Plowing engines were used in pairs, with one placed on
either side of a field to haul a plow back and forth with a what?
A: Wire cable.
In 1892, who invented the first gasoline powered tractor in Clayton County,
Iowa, USA?
A: John Froelich.
The first commercially successful tractor was developed by
what British inventor in 1901?
A: Dan Albone .
Who built the first successful American tractor which had a
two-cylinder gasoline engine and was built in Charles City, Iowa?
A: Charles W. Hart and Charles H. Parr.
In 1908, what Tractor company introduced a four-wheeled
tractor, became the largest tractor manufacturer in Britain at the time?
A: The Saunderson Tractor and Implement Co.
In 1917, who first mass-produced a tractor called the
Foredson?
A: Henry Ford.
What new unique feature did the Fordson tractor have?
A: Used the engine block for the frame.
In 1926 who applied for a
patent for a three-point hitch
for hooking implements to tractors?
A: Harry Ferguson.
In 1938 Harry Ferguson collaborated with Henry
Ford to
produce the what?
A: Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor.
What was the favorite hitch attachment for tractors with
farmers from all over the world?
A: The three-point hitch.
Tractors are classified as two-wheel drive, two-wheel drive
with front wheel assist, four-wheel drive, or what?
A: Track tractors with rubber tracks.
What type of tractors began to appear in the 1960s?
A: Four-wheel drive.
What did traction engines, the predecessors of modern
tractors, use for power?
A: Steam engines.
What has been the power source of choice for farming since the turn of the 20th century?
A: Internal combustion engines.
From 1900 to 1960 what was the predominant fuel used for tractors?
A: Gasoline.
When did diesel fuel become popular as a tractor fuel?
A: Beginning in the 1960s.
What type of engines do modern farm tractors usually have?
A: Diesel engines.
Prior to the 1950s, farm tillage equipment was usually attached to the tractor via a what?
A: Drawbar.
A drawbar required that the implement usually have its own what?
A: Wheels.
The Fordson tractors was very prone to roll over backwards due to what?
A: A short wheelbase.
