A 12t tractor has a support area for both tracks of 2.4 meters squared. How much ground pressure does the tractor produce?

Given:
m = 12 tons = 12000 kilograms – tractor weight;
s = 2.4 square meters – tractor track support area;
g = 10 meters squared per second is the acceleration of gravity (constant near the earth’s surface).
It is required to determine P (Pascal) – what pressure the tractor produces on the ground.
Find the weight of the tractor:
F = m * g = 12000 * 10 = 120000 Newton.
Then the pressure exerted by the tractor on the ground can be determined by the following formula:
F = P * s, hence:
P = F / s = 120,000 / 2.4 = 50,000 Pascal = 50 kPa.
Answer: the pressure of the tractor on the ground is 50 kPa.