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Farm and Tractor History
Many notable events
occurred in farming
history that forever
changed not only nations
but the entire world. We
will start with some of
the most obvious.
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The Gas Tractor
The early development of the
Gas Tractor
followed a pattern similar to that of the steam traction engine — the stationary
engine was mounted on skids or wheels to make it portable and then a drive was devised to make it self-propelled. The
trend continued for many years but gradually with the help of Henry Fords Fordson tractor the tractor absorbed certain
automotive principles features like automobile type steering and transmission, high speed engine, and a much lighter
and more efficient tractor unit. Indeed, the trend went further and added such items as belt pulley for belt work,
drawbar for pulling machines, power take-off (PTO) for driving mounted or pulled machines and finally hydraulic controls
for controlling many drawn and pulled machines —furnishing four different methods of applying power.
Learn more on
Gas Tractor
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The Steam Engine
The steam plow, or traction engine, paved the way for the gasoline tractor and the first step of importance in mechanical power farming.
In addition to the demand for steam power for plowing, new farm machines invented in the first half of the 19th century magnified the
need for mechanical power. In 1831 McCormick invented his reaper. This was soon to create a demand for belt power with which to thresh
the mechanically harvested grain crops.
Early steam engine tractors know as traction engines or steam plows at the time tended to be large,
extremely heavy, slow, and poorly maneuverable. They became popular in industrialized countries in the
mid 1800’s. The
steam engine not only changed
farming it also ushered in the Industrial Revolution.
click
here to learn
Who invented the first steam engine and in what year
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Nebraska Tractor
Test History
The
Nebraska Tractor tests have
become significant not
only for the state of
Nebraska and our Nation
but for the entire world
as well. These tests
have provided standards
for rating tractors as
well as initiating
needed improvements on
many of them, and have
eliminated from the
field many inferior
designed tractors.
Test #388 Oliver 88 row crop
(click picture to enlarge)
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FORD NAA |
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The 3PT War
a $9.25 million dollar settlement agreement against Ford. Ford agreed to discontinue production of the
hydraulic system using Ferguson's reservoir-side
hydraulic pump
by the end of the 1952 model year. 1953 saw the release of the Ford NAA Ferguson, who had begun producing Ford 9N look-alikes that he marketed as Ferguson TE-20 and TO- 20 , suffered in the final settlement for his success. He had manufactured nearly 140,000 of the 9N clones without Ford's permissio
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JOHN DEERE R |
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After years of testing
John Deere
relaesed its first diesel tractor in 1949. The John Deere R was also the first Deere tractor with a live independent PTO with its own clutch,
and it in turn drove the
hydraulic pump.
It was also the company's first to be offered with an all-steel cab option.
Total production over five and a half years was 21,294.
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McCormick Deering
10-20 |
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McCormick Deering 10-20
This was the
International Tractor
that followed the
McCormick Deering
Titan. It came out in 1923 and was discontinued
in 1939. A total of 219,000 were made and the peak production year was 1929.
It was slow and cumbersome, but was excellent for plowing
as well as on the belt. It carried the same four cylinder
engine as the "Regular Farmall" introduced that same
Year by
International Harvester
Company.
In 1923, the 10-20 was listed at $785; the 15-30 at
$1250. By 1939, the 10-20 was listed at $950 with
steel lugs, and $1158 with rubber tires.
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CASE 530 |
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Case 530
First announced in 1960 the Case 530 tractor "Standard Tread"
was the base tractor of the extremely popular 530
Construction King. The tractor offered the advantages of the 530
Construction King for drawbar applications. It was a popular tractor for pulling rollers, tampers, scrapers, trailers,
and similar
Construction Equipment
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