Technology coupled with agriculture has brought about one of the most positive changes to the world of farming in recent yesteryears. With the world population reaching a high of 7.7 billion as on November 2018, the food demand has gone higher up the chart. With the intention of eradicating the gap between the demand-supply chart and bringing in more technological advancements into modern agricultural practices, International Tractors Limited (ITL) set on a revolutionary journey in 1996. Providing high-quality products to farming communities worldwide, ITL, with the brand name SOLIS, offers agricultural solutions for all kinds of farming requirements.
SOLIS, a manufacturer of tractors, farm machinery attachments, engines, diesel gen-sets, auto components and pick & carry cranes, has now established itself as the 3rd largest of its kind in India and 6th largest globally. With a workforce of over 5,500 employees with 400+
Engineers in R&D and Design, SOLIS is empowering 900,000 farmers all over the world, helping them realize their dreams of taking agriculture to a new high. With a production of 300,000 tractors annually and a sale of 900,000 tractors worldwide, the brand has gained the trust of farmers in 140+ countries outside India. In fact, Solis Tractors is the only Indian company to deliver services in 33 countries in Europe, reaching a sale of 12,000 tractors across the continent.
The company, with its matchless quality of products and services, has reached a high of 35% growth in international trade during the initial period of FY 2018. The recent collaboration with YANMAR Japan has proved to be a turning stone for SOLIS tractors and has opened up great future opportunities for SOLIS. Setting benchmarks across domains of tractors for sale, service, R&D and more, the brand strives to transform agricultural mechanization and become the top agricultural equipment manufacturer across the globe.
In agriculture, tractors are not merely utilised to prepare the soil for plantation. Different types of tractors are engineered to serve the different needs and different demands of farmers. So how many kinds of tractors are on the market, and how does one differ from the other? Let’s have a detailed explanation of tractor types and their functionalities in this article.
Different Sorts of Tractors
Broadly speaking, tractors can be easily divided into many types based on their purposes and functions. Such as –
1. Industrial Tractor
Although Industrial Tractors (previously called Tuggers) is a type of tractor for the construction industry, this tractor type can also be utilised in agriculture to haul heavy loads or carry heavy weights around, when attached to a crane. What makes farming tractors distinct from industrial tractors is that they feature a drawbar instead of a three-point linkage. They are also available in numerous models with different horsepower strengths to suit your specific needs.
2. Garden Tractors
Garden Tractors have a wide horsepower variety ranging from up to 20HP, they can still fit in super small construction sizes as well.
These tractors are often utilised to cut grass or plant new flower beds in your garden beds thus helping you groom your lawn too.
3. Rotary Tillers
Rotary Tillers also known as Walking-Type Tractors are primarily utilised in small-sized farms or farms located at different height levels. Rotary Tiller Tractors are known to feature blades that can handle even hard or chunky soil and turn it into a fine, clod-free bed ready for planting.
4. Implement Carrier
Implement Carrier Tractors often take part in the carrying or hauling and mounting jobs for different types of farm
implementation tools. These tractors have an extended chassis frame between the front and rear tyres, that allows them to mount distinct tools, such as sprayers, loaders, rotary sweepers, seed drills, dusters, etc.
5. Earth Moving Tractors
Earth-Moving Tractors are basically heavy-duty and robust tractors, that can be found equipped with both tyres and tracks. These tractors can be your lifesavers while working on areas like dams and quarries or construction sites. They are relatively expensive but are often built to last! Such tractors are also often utilised to relocate and move heavy materials like mud, lumber, dust, rocks, debris, etc.
Such tractors can also be used easily as land mowers or to lift light-duty material handling equipment. Unlike premium tractors, these tractors are often budget-friendly, too, like the cherry on top. While technically speaking, an agricultural compact tractor is often equipped with a PTO and a three-point hitch designed for category-one farm implementations, some agricultural compact tractors may come with the standard 540/540E RPM. A PTO can be placed at the rear, front, or centre in such tractors.
Now that we are talking about compact tractors, here are the top uses of agricultural compact tractors that farmers can utilize in the year 2023:
MINING
With appropriate rear or front implementation tools, mining is yet another task that can be carried out with the help of compact tractors. Mining operations such as excavations and haulage of gravel or rubble can be carried out with the ease of a compact tractor on your worksite.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Compact tractors can be utilized with various front and rear attachments and implementation tools. For example, compact tractors can be used efficiently for spraying pesticides and herbicides in the fields to prevent crops from pests and locusts.
ORCHARD AND VINEYARDS
An orchard is known as the process of plantation of trees or shrubs to maintain food production. When used in orchards and vineyards, a compact tractor can be ideal for the same purpose, given that compact tractor are designed specifically to fit in small and narrow farm spaces. Speaking of narrow spaces, you can also go for Solis N75 & N90 narrow tractors for your endeavours in orchard and vineyard operations. These two masterpieces can transform all your efforts into effective results in less time and with less fuel consumption.
LIVESTOCK
Farming can only be imagined by mentioning livestock. Livestock is a group of domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labour or produce commodities, for example, meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, or even wool. A compact tractor can make mundane tasks like moving feed, and hay or cleaning out stalls for livestock easier for farmers, thus helping them
manage their time and invest energy efficiently.
LANDSCAPING
Landscaping refers to any activity that includes altering the visible features of the land, be it on the lawn, garden, or even a farm. Regarding landscaping, compact tractors can prove their worth for commercial and residential landscape gardening or sprawling campuses, apartment complexes, and hospitals.