A ballast tractor is a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads.
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Ballast tractor — A ballast tractor is a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptional loads. Unlike the tractor unit from an articulated trailer, the ballast tractor is designed or adapted to pull or push loads from a drawbar. By… … Wikipedia
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Thornycroft Antar — Antar Mk2 tractor Centurion tank, in use by the Dutch Army The Mighty Antar was a heavy duty tractor unit built by Thornycroft from the 1940s onwards. For some decades it was the standard tank transporter of the British Army and was also used by… … Wikipedia
Scammell — Ltd Fate Discontinued Successor DAF Trucks, Alvis Unipower Founded 1896 Defunct 1988 Headquarters Watford, England, UK Products … Wikipedia
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