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About Tractors
While classifications differ from manufacturer to manufacturer, common tractor categories include lawn and garden, subcompact, compact, utility, farm, and row crop.
Essential for all sizes of commercial and family farm operations, acreages, ranches, and many other properties, tractors can accommodate a variety of attachments and help with tilling fields, planting crops, fertilizing, clearing land, hauling dirt and debris, and other tough jobs.
Generally, as the applications, acres to work, terrain, and type of implements the tractor must support grow in size and complexity, so too do tractor horsepower requirements. Thus, investing in a bit more horsepower than initially needed is worth considering if potential exists for your operation to grow or if you think you may have more demanding jobs for your tractor down the road.
Tractors on TraktorMart.com are organized into various horsepower classes
It’s also helpful to know that many experts consider PTO power a truer indication of a tractor’s abilities than its horsepower, as PTO power indicates how much horsepower will actually be available to your implements and attachments.
Pre-owned tractors offer an affordable alternative to brand-new tractors, but you can find both new and used tractors for sale on TraktorMart.com.
Tractor Classifications
Less than 40 horsepower. Designed for acreages, small farms, and big gardens, these tractors include lawn and garden, subcompact, and smaller-frame compact models used for mowing, hauling, light grading, tilling, and basic garden or farm work.
40 to 99 horsepower. Featuring compact, midsized, and utility tractors used on small and midsized agriculture operations, these tractors are often equipped with a front loader for hauling rocks, feed, and other materials.
100 to 174 horsepower. Tractors in this class are sometimes called “farm tractors” for all the jobs they can handle around midsized and large ag operations. Models from Case IH’s Puma, Maxxum, and Vestrum series designed for livestock, dairy, mixed-crop, field, and loader work are examples.
175 to 299 horsepower. Offering multiple transmission options, precision farming technologies, larger fuels tanks, fuel-efficient engines, wider tires, multi-control armrests, and ultra-comfortable enclosed cabs, these tractors can handle nearly any job or implement.
300 or greater horsepower. Also known as “row crop tractors,” these tractors are the most expensive and most powerful, feature-packed, and versatile of all. With models like the Case IH Steiger Quadtrac and the New Holland T9.700 at the high end, these tractors are designed for large-scale commercial farm, hay, dairy, livestock, and similar operations.
You’ll also find a huge selection of orchard and vineyard tractor listings on SpecialtyCropEQ.com. Orchard and vineyard tractors are typically extra-narrow models with other optimizations such as low centers of gravity for stable operation on slopes and operator protection from branches and vines.
Tractor Features & Technologies
Whether it’s IntelliSteer and IntelliTurn intelligent steering and row guidance systems from New Holland, Case IH’s AFS (Advanced Farming Systems) Connect portal to remotely manage an AFS Connect Magnum tractor, or John Deere’s AutoTrac guidance system, technology implementations are an integral part of today’s tractors.
Onboard technologies can include GPS connectivity, fuel-efficiency systems, multifunction armrests with configurable hotkeys, touchscreen displays providing insight and control over various functions, cameras and sensors providing enhanced visibility and data-gathering abilities, telematics integrations providing preventative maintenance and support abilities, and much more.
Find The Tractor For You
You’ll find tens of thousands of new and used tractors for sale on TractorHouse.com from popular manufacturers, including Case IH, Ford, International, John Deere, Kubota, Mahindra, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, and others.
Browse a wide selection of new and used tractors for sale near you at traktormart.com. Everything from subcompact tractors to high-horsepower tractors for large farming operations are listed here