Microtrac Concept Video Script

The microtrac is a tractor for small scale agricultural uses or where land features require a more flexible tool than a full-size tractor.

The microtractor consists of 2 modules from the Global Village Construction Set -a power cube - our flexibly hydraulic power unit, and the modular wheel unit.

These two are simply put together - by mounting the wheel units around the bottom of the frame - resulting in traction machine.

Small tracks are placed around the wheels.

The Power Cube feeds the modular wheel units, and motion is controlled through a hydraulic valve.

To finish off the Microtracor, we need to add to add a quick attach mount for implements - which cosists of a single hydraulic cylinder that moves an attachment plate up and down to lift implements onto itself.

Possible implements include a rototiller - a supersized string trimmer mower, a calfdozer - or a small version of a bulldozer, a snow blower, chipper, stump grinder, or baler for small round bales.

It may also be used as a mobile power unit to power implements such as: the Compressed Earth Brick press; or a power generator; or the open source ironworker machine, and many others. In fact, if your full sized tractor breaks, you can drive the microtrac right up to the tractor, mount the mictotractor on the tractor, and use it as a power unit for the big tractor.

To sum up on the microtractor- if we have one of our modular power units - and a pair of quick attach wheels - then we can produce the microtractor readily - and that is the beauty of modular design.