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What does tractive mean?

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Adjective
  1. Pertaining to traction.
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Features include advanced hydraulic controls and impressive power in terms of rated operating capacities, tractive effort, bucket breakout force, and the like.
Operators of road slugs in the Northwest are usually lines with poor track and steep grades which require a lot of tractive effort, but not necessarily more horsepower.
The tractive force was, of course, the Eskimo dogs, and sledges were the means of transportation.
The dynamometer car is constructed to indicate the tractive effort of the engine, the speed, and the distance travelled.
The final drives were selected for heavy-duty work cycles and a high tractive effort.
They point out some important differences between motor graders and other earthmoving machines when it comes to converting engine power to tractive effort and work output.

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