Electric and gas-generating tractors in the agricultural sector of the South of Russia in the 1930s: mass-staffs and application features

The article is based on the materials of Don, Kuban and Stavropol regions as most important agricultural Russia, highlights process development introduction gas-generating tractors in Soviet agriculture during 1930s, which represented a special direction mechanization production period under review. author’s statement that 1930s work was carried out convincingly justified. Representatives Party-Soviet leadership paid close attention to equipment consuming cheaper fuel comparison with petroleum products it led rapid these technical devices their quantitative growth, including collective farms. It proved that, despite efforts designers, had number significant drawbacks, made operation difficult became one reasons for usage stopping agriculture.