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Why tractors have large tyres bulldozers have caterpillar tracks and heavy lorries have eight rear wheels?
Larger and multiple tires and tracks keep the vehicles from sinking into the mud by reducing the pressure on the ground by spreading the weight of the vehicle over a larger area.
Why does bulldozers have caterpillar tracks?
caterpillar tracks cause the tracter to have a larger surface area as this decreases the pressure the tracter exerts on the ground, preventing it from sinking into the soil. if we use the formual pressure=force/surface area. where force is the weight of the tracter, we can see that that the pressure will be less if the surface area is large.:) hope this helped
What are some vintage toy tractor options through the John Deere company?
If you are interested in purchasing John Deere toy tractors, they have numerous types available. They have bulldozers, dump trucks and large farming tractors.
What can cat dozers be used for?
Cat dozers are large bulldozers. An example is the Caterpillar D11. They are used for moving large quantities of material, like dirt, rock and aggregate.
Why war tanks have caterpillar tracks over their wheels?
caterpillar tracks have large surface area than wheels. larger the surface area, smaller will be the pressure. Hence tanks and buldozers are fitted with caterpillar tracks
Types of tractors?
There are two main types of tractors that are used. These tractors are large farming tractors and small personal tractors.
Why do bulldozers have tracks instead of wheels?
so that the pressure exerted will be over a large area, giving the bulldozer powerr to travel through hardmaterial. The greater the area over which the force (weight)acts, the less the pressure
Why do tractors have large tires bulldozers have caterpillar tracts and heavy lories may need eight rear wheels?
I'm not sure what the real question here is. Bulldozers are likely to be pushing against a lot of resistance. Maximizing the contact area the bulldozer makes with the ground is therefore a good thing. Tractors don't generally face quite as much resistance, and tires are cheaper and easier to maintain than tracks. They also give a smoother ride. Lorries ("trucks", for those in the US) use tires for smoothness of ride and to avoid tearing up the roadway. The reason there are multiple ones is so that each tire supports less of the weight (if there were only two, each tire would be supporting half the weight, so it would have to have a very high pressure; using 8 allows for the pressure to be 1/4 what it would have to be if there were only two, so the tires can be thinner ... that makes them cheaper AND lighter, so more fuel-efficient).
What is a digger?
A digger digs earth out of the ground with a large bucket on the end of a moving arm. Most diggers move around on caterpillar tracks. They are usually yellow in color.
How large is a caterpillar?
there is no caterpillar egg. the caterpillar turns into a butterfly then the butterfly lay the egg.
Why tractors have a large tires?
for traction
What are the differences between mccormick tractors and john deere tractors?
Mccormick tractors are not as well known as John Deere are, however, that's not to say that they aren't fine pieces of machinery. Mccormick tractors are high performing large industrial tractors, ideal for farming. John Deere is a trusted name in tractors, and has been for over a century. These tractors are not as large as the Mccormick tractors, but can get the job done just as fast.
