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» CaseIH Quadtrac: 1997-2007: 10 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
CaseIH unveiled its 4 track design to the world at the 1993 Farm Progress Show on an experimental 9250 EXP 4wd. In 1997 the Steiger 9370 and 9380 Quadtracs were officially introduced by CaseIH.
What makes the Case IH Quadtrac different from whee ...(more)
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» CaseIH Magnum: 1987-2007: 20 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
The Magnum was the first all-new tractor rolled out after the birth of Case IH. Its innovative design set the tone for the whole company.
The Magnum tractor series was introduced to CaseIH dealers in September 1987 during a company meeting in ...(more)
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» Challenger: 1987-2007: 20 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
Since 1987, when Caterpillar introduced the first rubber track farm tractor, the Challenger name has stood for professional-grade farm equipment.
Caterpillar’s revolutionary Mobil-trac system utilizes tough rubber tracks and an innovative suspen ...(more)
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» Axail-Flow Combines: 1977-2007: 30 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
When the Axial-Flow was introduced to the world in the fall of 1977, it was the culmination of many man-hours of hard work, testing, and engineering.
Virtually everything on this new machine was thoroughly examined & re-examined to make it adapt ...(more)
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» Steiger: 1957-2007: 50 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
The Steiger Tractor Company was born in 1957 when John Steiger, along with his sons Douglas and Maurice, built a tractor in their dairy barn.
Weighing 15,000 pounds and powered by a 238 horsepower Detriot Diesel engine, this tractor was designed ...(more)
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» Hesston: 1947-2007: 60 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
In 1947, Lyle Yost founded Hesston Manufacturing Co in Hesston, KS . The company specialized in farm equipment, including self-propelled windrowers and the StakHand hay harvester. Hesston was acquired FIAT tractors in 1977 and sold tractors in the U ...(more)
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» Gleaner Combines: 1923-2008: 85 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
Gleaner traces its roots to 1923 when Curtis, George and Ernest Baldwin, all brothers, introduced the combine. While others were upgrading steam powered threshing machine, the Baldwin brothers developed the first self-propelled harvester that incor ...(more)
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» International Trucks: 1907-2007: 100 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
The International Harvester Company was formed by the merger of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and the Deering Harvester Company in 1902.
The merger of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and the Deering Harvester Company in 1902 resu ...(more)
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» Hart-Parr Tractor #1: 1903-2008: 105 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
Hart-Parr was founded in 1901 by Charles Hart and Charles Parr, both engineering students at the University of Wisconsin. Hart and Parr are two of the early pioneers of gasoline tractor design. Hart-Parr was the first American manufacturer to put gas ...(more)
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» Massey-Ferguson 1847-2007: 160 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
The company was founded in 1847 in Newcastle, Ontario by Daniel Massey as the Newcastle Foundry and Machine Manufactory. The factory was taken over and expanded by Daniel's eldest son Hart Almerrin Massey who renamed it the Massey Manufacturing Co. ...(more)
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» John Deere 1837-2007: 170 Years
Posted on 1/04/2008
John Deere had achieved great success in 1837 when he built a plow from highly polished steel. Deere & Company entered the tractor manufacturing business in 1918 when the company purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company, that built the ...(more)
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