Acronym Usage on the Forum

[dgl24087]

FROPS is also used to refer to folding roll over protective structure

 

[Cyclone Jake]

How about the classic MFWD (Mechanical Front Wheel Drive aka 4WD)

 

[fish6942]

Wow, what a great list of TLAs.

TLA = Three Letter Acronym

 

[Baby Grand]

Some more for the list :

RFM - Rotary Field Mower
HST - Hydro Static Transmission
BB - Box Blade
RB - Rear Blade

 

[jas67]

Some more for the list :

RFM - Rotary Field Mower
HST - Hydro Static Transmission
BB - Box Blade
RB - Rear Blade

I thought RFM was Rear Finish Mower.

 

[srjones]

A few that haven't been mentioned yet


BTW - By the way,
PEBSAS- Problem Exists Between Seat and Steering
TNT Top 'N Tilt
OT - Off Topic
HST-HydroStatic Transmission
BTUs-British Thermal Units
GPH-Gallons Per Hour
PPE-Personal Protective Equipment
ULSD-Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel

 

[Heywood Jannockitov]

TLAR - That Looks About Right.
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

We could expand into some company name acronyms too:

MTD - Modern Tool & Die
BEFCO - Best Equipment Farmers Can Own
AGCO - Allis-Gleaner Corporation
AMF - American Machine & Foundry
FMC - Farm Machinery Corp
TRW - Thompson Ramo Wooldridge
LTV - Ling Temco Vought
FIAT - Fix It Again Tony

 

[jas67]

TLAR - That Looks About Right.
FIAT - Fix It Again Tony

You forgot:
FIAT - Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation
MOPAR - Mostly Old Parts and Rust
FORD - Found On Road Dead
FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily
BMW - Bring My Wallet

 

[Baby Grand]

I thought RFM was Rear Finish Mower.

There, that's why I like the TBN lounge. I just learned that I've had that confused for the past year or so. This place entertains and educates while it keeps you humble, and knowledge combined with a little humility is good around tippy machines with spinning sharp things.

-Jim

 

[JB4310]

This place entertains and educates while it keeps you humble, and knowledge combined with a little humility is good around tippy machines with spinning sharp things.
-Jim

Well said!

JB.