Technology coupled with agriculture has brought about one of the most positive changes to the world of farming in recent yesteryears. With the world population reaching a high of 7.7 billion as on November 2018, the food demand has gone higher up the chart. With the intention of eradicating the gap between the demand-supply chart and to bring in more technological advancements into modern agricultural practices, International Tractors Limited (ITL) set on a revolutionary journey in 1996. Providing high-quality products to farming communities worldwide, ITL, with the brand name SOLIS, offers agricultural solutions for all kinds of farming requirements.
SOLIS, a manufacturer of Mini tractor, farm machinery attachments, engines, diesel gensets, auto components and pick carry cranes, has now established itself as the 3rd largest of its kind in India and 6th largest globally. With a workforce of over 5,500 employees with 400+
Engineers into RD and Design, SOLIS is empowering 900,000 farmers all over the world, helping them realize their dreams of taking agriculture to a new high. With a production of 300,000 tractors annually and a sale of 900,000 tractors worldwide, the brand has gained the trust of farmers in 140+ countries outside India. In fact, Solis Tractors is the only Indian company to deliver services in 33 countries in Europe, reaching a sale of 12,000 tractors across the continent.
The company, with its matchless quality of products and services, has reached a high of 35% growth in international trades during the initial period of FY 2018. The recent collaboration with YANMAR Japan has proved to be a turning stone for SOLIS tractors and has opened up great future opportunities for SOLIS. Setting benchmarks across domains of sales, service, RD and more, the brand strives to transform agricultural mechanization and become the top agricultural equipment manufacturers across the globe. Let’s have a detailed explanation of tractor types and their functionalities in this article.
Different Sorts Of Tractors
Broadly speaking, tractors can be easily divided into 10 types based on their purposes and functions. Such as –
1. Utility Tractors
Utility Tractors are often utilised in ploughing or pulling heavy farm implementation tools like harvesters, tillers, cutters, threshers, etc. These utility machines are the best choice for new or low-budget farmers who are involved in general farming tasks. A typical utility tractor can be found with horsepower ranging from 45HP and above.
2. Row Crop Tractor
Row Crop Tractors can perform numerous agricultural tasks related to growing and cultivating your crops in rows, including weed control, ploughing, levelling, pulling seed drills, and harrowing. They can even serve as an alternative to some machines like threshers or water pumps. Such farm tractors come with many benefits, like user-friendly, comfortable driving experience, sufficient row spacing, ease of steering, easy attachment assembly/detachment, etc.
- Orchard Tractors
Then comes the Orchard Tractors. As the name implies in itself, the Orchard Tractors are specially adapted for various types of orchards or wineries.
These small tractors are known for their remarkable height and small width.
4. Industrial Tractor
Although Industrial Tractors (previously called Tuggers) are a type of tractor for the construction industry, this tractor type can also be utilised in agriculture to haul heavy loads or carry heavy weights around, when attached to a crane. What makes farming tractors distinct from industrial tractors is that they feature a drawbar instead of a three-point linkage. They are also available in numerous models with different horsepower strengths to suit your specific needs.
5. Garden Tractors
Garden Tractors have a wide horsepower variety ranging from 1 HP to 20HP, they can still fit in super small construction sizes as well.
These tractors are often utilised to cut grass or plant new flower beds in your garden beds thus helping you groom your lawn too.
ADOPTING THE LATEST IN MANUFACTURING
Technology
We are using futuristic technology to bring new-age Agri-tech. We have collaborated with Yanmar, since then we are using the latest Japanese technology. Our mechanism is advanced and ensures the smooth execution of complex tasks. Recently, we have introduced some models in Stage V for European markets. This technology is perfectly suitable for European emission standards.
Innovation
We are noted as one of the renowned compact tractor with loader brands in the world. The reason behind this is that we have invented a few technologies in the agricultural world. We are one of the leading Indian companies to introduce a CRDI engine. This engine requires only one fuel pump for multiple cylinders, which is beneficial for the environment as it reduces noise, smoke and particulate matter. Also, it consumes low fuel and delivers high-quality performance. We aim to transform farming into a more sustainable way.
STRENGTHENING NETWORKS
Distributor Network
We have a global presence in more than 140+ countries. One can easily find Solis tractor dealers nearest to the location. Also, we are rapidly working towards expanding our area of the network by connecting with more dealers. We have a wide distribution network with numerous tractor dealers in many countries.
Branding collaboration
To provide you with the best of class technology, we collaborated with one of the fastest technologies in farming, which is the latest Japanese technology. Using advanced technology helps in building towards a sustainable future.
Digital Presence
With a strengthened network chain, we also have a decent presence digitally. All our products are listed on the website. Apart from this we are present on most of the digital platforms and soon going to make our digital presence more strong with the upcoming technologies.
