The evolution of the tractor in the late 19th century with the development of the Froelich tractor in Iowa in 1892 revolutionized farming, providing farmers with the means to combine the power of the internal combustion engine with the latest farming methods. Farming was never the same again. In the 1940s, hydraulic systems were developed to make tractors more valuable and comfortable, adjustable seats and headlights were installed, and the modern tractor became a reality. Tractors provides a vivid pictorial exploration of tractors through the ages, beginning with John Froelich’s invention – produced locally by the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company – through the first mass produced models, Henry Ford’s Fordson and the Massey-Ferguson MF35, up to the latest driverless tractor, the John Deere 8R 410, which allows farmers to plot exact paths using a GPS-configured app. In between the book shows many of the world’s best-known models in action, including the New Holland Agriculture, Fendt, Valtra and Lamborghini. Illustrated with 180 photographs, Tractors is a pictorial celebration of these essential machines through the ages.
INTRODUCTION How the internal combustion engine tractor was born and was developed from the steam power that was the main power on the land. 1. Froelich 2. Hornsby-Ackroyd
GROWING PAINS: 1900-1935 The tractor begins to become popular in many countries, although early designs were not always seen as ideal and it took some time before versatility and reliability reached an adequate level and the design elements finally begin to coalesce into what would follow as trial and error whittled out the wheat from the chaff. 3. Ivel 4. IH Titan 10-20 5. Rumely Oilpull 15-30 6. Walsh & Clark Victoria 7. Holt 75 8. Waterloo Boy 9. Case Crossmount 10-20 10. Fordson Model F 11. Clayton Chain Rail 12. IH Junior 8-16 13. Fiat 702 14. Renault GP 15. IH Farmall F-30 16. Allis-Chalmers Model U 17. Lanz Bulldog HR5 18. Fordson Model N 19. Massey-Harris General Purpose 20. Fowler Gyrotiller 21. Caterpillar 60 Diesel 22. International Harvester Farmall M 23. John Deere Model
A COMING OF AGE: 1936-1964 The tractor really began to become a universal tool with the introduction of many features that made them much more versatile, especially the development of hydraulics and the three-point linkage. Other innovations would follow such as four-wheel drive and integrated ranges of machines from the main manufactures instead of just one or two models. 24. Ferguson Type A 25. Ford 9N 26. Caterpillar D4 27. Allis-Chalmers Model B 28. Field Marshall 29. Ferguson TE20 30. Massey-Harris 44 31. John Deere Model R 32. Daivd Brown Cropmaster 33. Nuffield Universal 34. County CFT 35. Turner Yeoman of England 36. SAME DA25DT 37.Fordson Diesel Major 38. David Brown 900 39. Marshall MP6 40. Wagner TR-9 41. Vierzon 201 42. Massey Ferguson 35 43. David Brown 2D 44. Doe Triple-D 45. Allis-Chalmers ED-40 46. Fiat 70C 47. County Super-6 48. Belarus DT75 49. International Harvester 806 50. John Deere 4020 51. Nuffield 10/60 52. Ford 4000 53. Massey Ferguson 165
GLOBAL MACHINES:1965-1985 The major manufactures consolidate various world markets by producing a worldwide range produced in strategic countries and including small changes to suit the local requirements. Innovations soon included the addition of safety cabs to protect the driver followed by quiet cabs to protect their ears and add hitherto unheard-of luxury. 54. Massey Ferguson 1100 55. David Brown 990 Selectamatic 56. County FC654 57. David Brown 1200 58. Roadless 115 59. Dutra DK4-B 60. Muir-Hill 161 61. Ford 9000 62. Ford (Shibaura) 1000 63. Satoh D-650G 64. Ford 7000 65. Massey Ferguson 1200 66. Leyland 4100 67. Mercedes-Benz MB-Trac 65/70 68. Deutz D100 06 69. Zetor Crystal 8011 70. Ursus C-385 71. Case Traction-King 2670 72. David Brown 1212 Hydrashift 73. International Harvester 474 Hydro 74. Massey Ferguson 1135 75. Ford 6600 76. Kubota L245LP 77. Versatile 900 78. John Deere 4440 79. Steiger Panther ST325 80. Big Bud 747 81. Massey Ferguson 4880 82. International Harvester 1455XL 83. Schulter Super E 7800TV 84. Leyland 472 Synchro 85. Ford TW-30 86. Deutz DX110 87. David Brown 1690 88. Shandong TS-25 89. County 1884 90. Lamborghini 955DT 91. Track Marshall TM135 92. Renault 145-14 TX 93. Fiat 1880DT 94. Deutz Intrac 2004 95. Mercedes-Benz MB-Trac 1500 96. Volvo BM Valmet 805 97. Massey Ferguson 2685 98. Waltanna Ford FW-35 99. Ford 8210 II 100. Case IH 4894
THE ELECTRONIC AGE: 1986-2000 The dawn of the use of electronics in the agricultural tractor changing how they are designed, built, and used forever and paving the way towards a driverless machine. Big advances in transmission sees gearless transmissions arrive and more and more use of electronic functions 101. Massey Ferguson 3080 102. SAME Laser 130 103. Hurlimann H-6170T 104. John Deere 3650 105 Iseki SX65 106. Caterpillar Challenger 65 107. Belarus 1507 108. Massey Ferguson 390 109. Track Marshall TM200 110. JCB Fastrac 145 Turbo 111. Case IH Maxxum 5140 112. Landini 8880 113. Fendt GTA toolcarrier 114. JCB Fastrac 1135 4WS 115. Landini Legend DT130 116. Ford 7810 III 117. Case IH Magnum 7140 118. John Deere 4955 119. Ford 8730 120. Massey Ferguson 3690 121. Caterpillar Challenger 85C 122. Case IH Maxxum MX170 123. Ford 8340 124. John Deere 6400 124. Lamborghini Racing 165 126. Fendt 924 127. Mahindra 265DI 128. Case IH CS150 129. Case IH Quadtrac 130. Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 200 131. New Holland 8970 132. Claas Challenger 55 133. Claas Xerion 2500 134. John Deere 7810 TYM T550
POWER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: 2001-PRESENT Modern machines have the very latest technology and bristle with electronics, computers and driver aids with GPS allowing for self-driving and fully reprogrammable controls 135. McCormick MX150 136. Fendt 820 Vario 137. John Deere 8420T 138. Marooka RHC250 139. TAFE 35DI 140. Valtra T190 141. Massey Ferguson 7490 Dyna VT 142. Deutz Fahr Agrotron TTV1160 143. Zetor Forterra 11741 144. Challenger MT865 145. Massey Ferguson 5610 146. Case IH CVX1190 147. JCB Fastrac 3220 148. John Deere 7920 149. McCormick ZTX280 150. Claas Atles 935 151. New Holland TM190 152. JCB Fastrac 8250 153. Claas Ares 640 154. Case IH Magnum 310 155. Fendt 936 Vario 156. John Deere 7530 157. Case IH Puma 210 158. Kubota M96S Mudder 159. Fendt 1050 160. Versatile Delta Trac 161. New Holland T7.310 162. Massey Ferguson 8740S 163. Zetor Crystal HD170 164. Fendt 1167 Vario MT 165. New Holland T6.180 Methane 166. Fendt 211V 167. Valtra Q305 168. Versatile 365 169. Challenger 1038 170. YTO 1804 171. Zoomlin RG1804 172. Kubota M7-174 173. Deutz-Fahr 9340 TTV Warrior 174. Steyr 6340 Terrus CVT 175. John Deere 7R350 176. Landini 7.230 177. JCB Fastrac 8330 178. Claas Xerion 12.650 179. Case IH Quadtrac 715 180. John Deere 9RX 830
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