Implement

How it is used

Used in machinery catalogs, dealer talk and manuals. Implements can be mounted on the three-point hitch, semi-mounted or trailed. Farmers attach, hitch up or unhitch implements and match their size to tractor power.

Example sentences

1. The dealer sells tractors and a full range of tillage implements.

2. This implement needs at least 120 horsepower at the PTO.

Common collocations

• farm implement
• tillage implement
• mounted implement
• trailed implement
• hitch an implement

Related terms

• tractorA powerful farm vehicle with large rear wheels, used to pull or drive machines such as plows, seed drills, sprayers and trailers.
• power take-offA rotating shaft, usually at the back of a tractor, that transfers engine power to drive implements such as balers, mowers and sprayers.
• plowA farm implement pulled by a tractor that cuts and turns over the top layer of soil to bury residues and weeds and prepare land for sowing.
• seed drillA machine that places seeds in rows at a set depth and rate and covers them with soil, often applying fertilizer at the same time.
• balerA machine that picks up cut hay, straw or forage from the field and presses it into tight, tied bundles called bales.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• implement · Software Engineering
• implement · Public Administration

More terms: Farm Machinery

• combine harvester
• sprayer
• precision agriculture