XXL Tractor Agricultural Giant

16 cylinders, permanent four-wheel drive, 3200 Newton meters: Ferdinand Piëch's newest toy? No, "only" a representative of the largest tractor in the world. autobild.de shows him and his fellows.

16 cylinders, four-wheel drive, 3200 Newton meters of torque. Oops, has Mr. Piëch again ignited a new Bugatti stage? Not really, because aggravating added 38 tons of curb weight and a tank volume of 3785 liters limp. Got it. But what a Leopard main battle tank has to look at autobild.de? All pacifists may rest assured that we're talking "only" the biggest tractor in the world. Who thinks of himself on his riding mower like a small garden-king should dress warmly. The Big Bud 16V-747 makes sure every flat allotment.

The largest tractor of all time is unique. This fact alone is nothing surprising. In the U.S. there has long been common for many large companies could make the tractors that were perfectly tailored to their individual needs. Which were contrary to the manufacturer gradually and drilled the configuration options on their machines dramatically. In 1975, the Rossi brothers gave the company Big Bud in Harvre (Montana), a large tractor in order. The cotton farmers need to loosen up a tractor and plow up their geignete huge plantations. Came out of the Big Bud 16V-747.

24 liters capacity? They have not any more beets in the field! Or? Sure, two acres to mow wet grass, do it a little too standard tractor. But if we think of the endless agricultural landscapes in North America or Eastern Europe, then clears up the question of why exactly there, most come from agricultural giants. "Great Plains", the "bread basket of the United States," extends over ten million Quatratkilometer and ten states. 34 million tons of corn annually to produce the farmers there. Stood to plow fields only these mighty oxen and horses are available, each working through would probably take several years.

The agricultural sector grew even more with the performance of their equipment. Even the first steam tractors in its basic form resembled the way we imagine today a tractor. This is also already concluded with the similarities. Among the brawny, rustic acting partly covers the giant tractors are packed with high tech: Rotating cabs, common-rail diesel and hydro-pneumatic suspension in the top picture you will see the largest and most powerful tractor in the world.