Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for tractor attachment manufacturers.
A checklist built from how tractor attachment manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Tractor fit sheets
- Variant bills and drawings
- Frame fabrication and boring
- Hydraulic and gearbox fitting
- Yard test and handover
- Warranty and spares
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For the sales desk
- For fabrication leads
- For assembly fitters
- For the test yard
- For warranty and spares staff
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Orders by variant and tractor model
- Frames at each fabrication stage
- Hydraulic circuit tests passed and failed
- Yard trials awaiting entry
- Warranty claims by part and variant
- Spares quoted by dealer
- Bought-in cylinders by supplier and serial
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Accounting export
- SMS
- Barcode and label printing
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- How does the software choose the right variant?
- Which cylinder sits on a unit?
- What if a design is revised?
- Do you record the welder?
- Can a unit be released without a yard trial?
- Can spares be quoted by variant?
- Does it handle imperial and metric sizes?
- How do you price it?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Tractor fit is checked by phone
- Variants of one design are not separated
- Hydraulic parts are not traced to the build
- Test on a tractor is not recorded
- Warranty claims lack a build record
Prefer to talk it through? See the tractor attachment manufacturers page.