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Bookmark or Share- Emergence of the Tractor - The Henry FordInnovative machinery reduced labor costs and a competitive traction engine industry emerged. In the 1910s, to meet the needs of farmers with less acreage, these steam-powered traction engines evolved into today's iconic tractor.
- Guinness World Record: Replica Case 150 steam tractorKory Anderson and volunteers built a replica 37.5-ton 1905 Case 150 steam tractor, which has been named the world's largest steam tractor by Guinness.
- The Evolution of the Farm Tractor - ThoughtCoThe first engine-powered farm tractors used steam and were introduced in 1868. These engines were built as small road locomotives and were handled by one operator if the engine weighed less than five tons.
- Rough and TumbleRide two special Steam Trains that loop around our grounds. There is a huge collection of Gas Engines including the Oldest Internal Combustion engine running in North America built by Otto and Langen in 1867 and the oldest running Diesel Engine built by M.A.N.
- The Legendary 150 HP Case Steam Engine - Farm CollectorThe Case 40 x 150 HP Traction Engine was designed for heavy hauling, such as ore from the Sater Copper Mine, carrying lumber and freight loads up to 50 tons. It had a friction-power steering mechanism which operated when the engine was running.
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