Abbreviations and TLA's

[MicroPilot]

Abbreviations and TLA\'s

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="red"> "Beenthere in Attachments/Brush Hog Wheel thread said"</font> ....I just get confused a bit when BH doesn't refer to a back hoe. I probably wouldn't catch on to RC as always being a rotary cutter, but I can be a bit slow or misled easily too. Not a huge problem for me, just that newcomers (foreigners?) can get even more confused when trying to sort through the postings at about 1 a minute here. I wonder if there is an abbreviation identification or usage page? ....We know what we mean, but the listener or reader doesn't know for sure.
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I agree about the abreviations - took me a while to figure out what you guys were talking about. I still have to scratch my head every once in a while. So here's my attempt at reducing some confusion for new people.

<font color="green"> COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED ON TBN </font>
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CUT = Compact Utility Tractor
SCUT = Sub-Compact Utility Tractor
RFM = Rear Finish Mower
MMM = Mid-Mount Mower
BB = Back Blade or Box Blade
PTO = Power Take Off
ROPS = Roll Over Protection Structure
BH = Brush Hog or Back Hoe
FEL = Front End Loader
3PH = Three Point Hitch
ZTR = Zero Turn Radius

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

Good Idea! Here's some more...

HST - HydroStatic Transmission
PRT - Power Reverser Transmission
GST - Glide Shift Transmission
SS - Skid Steer Loader
PHD - Post Hole Digger
R1 - Ag type tires
R3 - Turf tires
R4 - Industrial tires

 

[BB_TX]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

A couple more.
PS - power steering
MFWD - mechanical front wheel drive

 

[Skitch]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

Not necessarily tractor related, but the acronym here on TBN (TractorByNet) that took me the longest:

ROTF - Rolling on the floor

and the variation:
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my (posterior) off

 

[Junkman]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

here is the official list by Mohamed and other as used on TBN..... More about abbreviations than you will ever remember..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MicroPilot]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

HOLY COW!!!

For the past 2+ years I've been puzzling out each new TLA that I saw and there was a list on the board!!!!

This should prolly be moved to the general area and made sticky.

 

[RobS]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

TLA = Three Letter Acronym???

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[rockyridgefarm]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

Hilarious! Wonder what'd take to get that as a section under reesources or whatever?

 

[lablovers]

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Don't forget the ever lovely, TLB, Tractor-Loader-Backhoe. Surely a thing of beauty. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Golfgar4]

Re: Abbreviations and TLA\'s

Mike,

As I recall, when Muhammad posted that list, there was quite a bit of discussion about adding a dictionary to TBN. In fact, I believe his list is in response to comments about needing some kind of list. The comments may be even attached to Muhammad's thread.

Anyway, I believe that the idea kind of died for the "lack of second", so to speak. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

I seem to remember that some of the posters felt that anyone wanting to know what these abbreviations stood for could do a search for them. Of course, there were others that commented on how someone is supposed to do a search for something that they don't even know is out there. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

It got almost as interesting as the good ole HST vs Gear discussions! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif