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TANDEM TRACTOR [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Tractors
DEF

Tractors attached together one behind the other and operated as a single unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tracteurs agricoles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tractores agrícolas
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Record 2 1980-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Construction Site Equipment
OBS

Tandem pushing utilizes two tractors operating in tandem (on behind the other). ... dual tractors are more efficient than tandem tractors because the dual tractor is controlled by a single operator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Matériel de chantier

Spanish

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