::yawn::
Okay so yeah. They delivered something. Trouble is it doesn’t do anything you can’t do with a hand held tractor. So it’s just taking up space.
That's where they got you (and in fact most of us) by the pubics. Handheld tractor beams will soon(TM) be limited in container size for pickup and require batteries to operate.
They are already made almost useless with the ludicrous speed reduction.
Also, ARGO JAFB has a new, totally different tractor system that does not require fucking around with the mouse wheel. It's more convenient and significantly faster.
So guess what happens here. You either get a ship with a (working) tractor beam, or only get to do small scale hauling missions that pay out next to nothing.
As for shipbound tractor,
Cutlass: Still widely used by people as multipurpose ship, tractor not functional
Caterpillar: Widely used as heavy hauler, tractor not practical because stupidly positioned
Nice move by CIG here, create a problem, make all tools useless, sell a "new" solution.