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===Haulage=== ===Haulage===
A tractor or towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a load, including: A ], a heavy-duty towing engine that serves as a "prime mover" providing motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load, including:
* ], a military vehicle hauling an artillery piece * ], a military vehicle for hauling an artillery piece
* ], a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads * ], a heavy haulage road or off-road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads
* ], a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit * ], a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit
* ], a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling * ], a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling
* ], a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds * ], a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, often in agricultural and construction applications
* ], a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load, also known as a "prime mover"


==Entertainment== ==Entertainment==

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Prime mover may refer to:

Engineering

  • Prime mover, a machine that transforms energy between thermal, electrical or pressure and mechanical form, typically an engine or turbine

Haulage

A tractor unit, a heavy-duty towing engine that serves as a "prime mover" providing motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load, including:

  • Artillery tractor, a military vehicle for hauling an artillery piece
  • Ballast tractor, a heavy haulage road or off-road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads
  • Heavy hauler, a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit
  • Steam tractor, a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling
  • Tractor, a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, often in agricultural and construction applications

Entertainment

Music

Bands

Other uses

  • Prime mover theory (Latin: primum movens), a monotheistic concept advanced by Aristotle as a primary cause or "mover" of all the motion in the universe
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