Components

Tractors, construction plant, Steam engines, commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery and engines are all made from lots of different components. Here is a list of the most important ones to link to articles that explain them.

Index of Components

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Please add extra items, and please help define the terms which are red links.

A

• Alternator
• Axle

B

• Ball joint
• Bearings
• Brakes

C

• Camshaft
• circlip
• Crankshaft
• Compressor
• connecting rod
• Connector

D

• Disk brake
• Distributor
• Drag link
• Drum brake

E

• Engine

F

• filler cap

G

• Gears
• Gearbox
• Gudgeon pin

H

• Horsepower (hp) which differs from (bhp) and (nhp)
• Hydraulic ram

I

• Indicator
• Injector
• injector pump

J

• Junction box
• Jake brake

K

• kill switch
• King pin

L

• Limit switch

M

• Magneto
• Motor short hand for several terms depending on context

N

• ?

O

• ?

P

• P.T.O
  • P.T.O. shaft
• Piston
• Piston ring
• Pump various sub types exist ford different applications

Q

• Q-cab
• Quick Hitch
• Quick release coupling

R

• reduction box
• roll pin
• Roller bearing

S

• Socket
• Shaft
• Spark plug
• starter motor
• Steering box
• Steering wheel
• Stop light
• Switch

T

• Tachograph
• Tachometer
• Tappet
• Trumpet housing
• Tyre (Tire in USA)

U

• Universal joint

V

• Valve

W

• water pump
• Wheel
• widget
• Wiper
• Wiper motor
• wireing loom

X

• ?

Y

• ?

Z

• ?

See also

• Glossary Index - for common terminology