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THREE-POINT-CONTACT INDUSTRIAL TRACTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Ground Equipment (Airports)
DEF

A self-propelled trackless vehicle with three-point road contact, which may be either gasoline or electrically operated, for drawing or pushing load-carrying units. It carries no load itself.

OBS

Industrial tractors ... are classified as three- or four-point contact, according to the number of supporting wheels.

OBS

While it is generally built with three points of contact, there can be more than three wheels on the tractor. For example, the rear wheels can be dual, and the steering wheel can be either of the single-wheel construction or of the twin-wheel pivot arrangement ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Matériel de piste (Aéroports)
OBS

Tracteurs et remorques. (...) Tracteur à conducteur porté. C'est le plus familier au grand public parce qu'on le rencontre sur les quais des gares de chemin de fer pour la manutention des bagages. Il est à 3 roues ou à 4 roues.

OBS

Commande automatique et télécommande des tracteurs de manutention.

Key term(s)
  • tracteur de manutention à trois roues
  • tracteur à trois roues

Spanish

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