epatraktor

Swedish

An epatraktor made from a Volvo Duett.

Another repurposed Volvo Duet, with the characteristic warning triangle for slow-moving vehicles.

Alternative forms

• EPA-traktor (more common)

Etymology

Compound of EPA ‎ traktor (“tractor”).

From the department store chain EPA, which implied low quality.

Noun

epatraktor c

1. classification issued from 1940 to 1975 for a vehicle that has been reclassified as an agricultural machine, but is mainly used for personal transport
2. (nonstandard) Synonym of A-traktor
   • 2024 February 28, Oscar Lundberg, “EU-parlamentet vill se höjd åldersgräns för A-traktor”, in SVT Nyheter:

     Förslaget innebär att ett B1-körkort, med en åldersgräns på 16 år, ska krävas för att få köra A-traktor, som även kallas EPA-traktor.

     The proposal suggests that a B1 driver's license, with a minimum age of 16, should be required to drive an A-tractor, also known as an EPA tractor.

Usage notes

• In 1975 a new classification standard was introduced, which also introduced the term A-traktor.
• According to some enthusiasts, only a vehicle classified before 1975 can be a "true" epatraktor. But both epatraktor and A-traktor are generally accepted synonyms.

Declension

Declension of epatraktor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	epatraktor	epatraktors
	definite	epatraktorn	epatraktorns
plural	indefinite	epatraktorer	epatraktorers
	definite	epatraktorerna	epatraktorernas

Synonyms

• epa
• EPA
• biltraktor
• dragbil
• autotraktor

References

• epatraktor in Svensk ordbok (SO)