Tractor terms

[Harvey 2]

In different parts of the world they have different names for things than we in the US have. Such as the parts of a tractor or truck etc.
Some years ago at a tractor show in Minnesota I was looking a tractor over and this English man introduced himself and as we were talking he refered to things on the tractor by a different name than I was familiar with. I had a difficult time understanding what he wuz saying, as he spoke British english and I spoke American english.
What are some of the names of things in other parts of the world that we in the US call different?
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[twostepn2001]

On some of the car shows on TV, they call the hood a "bonnet".
Over here, we have a bar, over there they have "ye olde pub"...lol
 

[JD Seller]

The British call a hood a bonnet. I do not know any others related to tractors.
 

[samn40]

Muffler=exhaust
ground wire=earth lead
hood= bonnet
wrench=spanner
fender=mudguard (or wing)
oil pan=sump
discbine=disc mower
Roll-over plow=Reversible plough
rotary tiller=rotavator
wagon=trailer
semi-trailer=articulated lorry (or artic instead of semi)
corn =maize
oats =corn
And there are more......True story....On an Australian tourist website(Aussies are known for their straight speaking and not being politically correct)
A potential American tourist, who had obviously never been much outside America, asked "Would he be able to speak English in many parts of Australia?" The reply........
"You better learn to speak it at home first!!!!"
No offence anyone! LOL
Sam
 

[Bob Bancroft]

They call the electrical ground- "earth".
Generators are dynamos. Maybe starters too?
Hopefully the resident guys from over across will see this and fill us in.
 

[Janicholson]

Trunions are Journal type bearings. Boot is the trunk. Hood is sometimes what in the US we call the roof. Dynamo for Alternator or Generator. Gear change Lever (seems obvious). Spanner for wrench. Jim
 

[samn40]

And the bar is what props us up in 'Ye Olde Pub!'
LOL....Sam
 

[Dan T in MO]

What we call sausage, to them it's "bangers." And if you think you're gonna get a bag of tater chips with your fish, think again. We'd call it fish and fries.
 

[McBride]

Arse
Cut Lunch
Vee dub
 

[Case Nutty 1660]

David Brown parts books also refer to the hood as a "bonnet" and the shifter rubber boots are called "gators", I remember a new Satoh tractor I put together at our dealership in 1975 on the fender by the battery it said "negitive Earth" instead of negitive ground, thoght that was odd but made sence
 

[RGMartin]

Grudgeon pin= Wrist pin

Big end bearing= rod bearing
 

[samn40]

Back-hoe=digger
slew excavator=track machine
Chopper=silage harvester
Dumpster=dustbin
cell fone=nnalert
taters=potatoes (spuds in Ireland....Taties in Scotland)
Fries=chips
chips =crisps
ripper=subsoiler
front wheel assist=4 wheel drive
4 wheel drive =pivot steer
extending boom loader=telescopic shovel
Engine sleeves=engine liners
remotes=spool valves
gas=petrol
LPG=gas
I am sure I will think of more!!!!!
Maybe I should get a job as a translater??
Sam
 

[Dick2]

My wife got a cookbook written by an English chef; she has to go online and look up the names of things we mostly have here, but call them by a different name.


That's what makes the world go around.
 

[jm.]

Had an English customer he kept wanting to purchase a container of TOPPERS. What he was wanting was rotary cutters or what everyone calls bushhogs.
 

[James22]

I've spent a little time over there with farmers and heard the term corn used with wheat as well as oats. Might be a generic term to cover all small grains including barley, although including barley might be a stretch. Not tractor related but a car's trunk is called the boot. Side story: Attended a video conference with the Japanese concerning a prototype wheel loader we were testing. One of the topics included occasional problems we were having with the electronics. Japanese asked if we were sure the "dirt wire" was properly connected. Took several seconds to realize they were referring to the ground wire.