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industrial tractor [1 record]

Record 1 2005-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
CONT

... the easiest place to start is with the truck without any forks - the tow tractor ... Tow tractors can be gas or electric powered and can be classified as either a walkie, rider type, or automatically controlled unit. A tow tractor has the advantage of one power source moving a great many loads ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
DEF

Chariot [automoteur] roulant au sol muni d'un système d'attelage conçu pour tirer des véhicules roulant au sol [...]

CONT

Les chariots sans levée, c'est-à-dire ne comportant aucun système de préhension des charges, comprennent les chariots tracteurs, avec moteurs électriques ou thermiques, et les chariots porteurs, susceptibles de recevoir une charge [...]

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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