Howdy! Here is a french assignment I translated.
A four-wheel drive tractor is a tractor that rolls independently on each wheel.
An articulated tractor is a four-wheel drive tractor whose center contains an articulation that joins the front and rear of the tractor, giving it better traction and more flexibility to move.
Now I will show you a brief history of the evolution of articulated tractors.
In 1920 Massey Harris purchased Wallis Tractors to create the first 4WD tractor. Wallis Tractors was founded by Henry Wallis the son-in-law of Jérôme Case the creator of J.I. CASE. Wallis built tractors for his stepfather until Massey Harris bought his company to build the first four-wheel drive tractor. The first Massey Harris 4WD was the GP 15/22 built from 1930 to 1936.
After that, crawler tractors were created in 1920. For example, here is a John Deere MC. The tracks help to gain traction in sandy and loose soils.
Then in 1948 the first 4 wheel drive articulated tractor was built by two men named Herbert and Arthur Walton.
https://www.farmshow.com/a_article.php?aid=12492 10 years later, in 1958, the Steiger brothers created their first articulated tractor, the Steiger # 1.
In 1966 Peter Pakosh and Roy Robinson created their first tractor, the Versatile D100.
In 1977 the Big Bud 747 was built and became the world’s largest tractor.
In 1978 the first International 2 + 2 came into life and was one of the funniest tractors of all time because of its long nose. But it was designed that way, for good reason.
The reason is that the cabinet is behind because it gives the driver a better view of what he is doing.
In 1988, CASE IH purchased Steiger to build articulated tractors which were called CASE IH Steiger. The first articulated tractor to have tracks was the CASE IH Steiger Quadtrac.
Here is a list of all the tractor brands I can think of that made articulated tractors.
- Wagner
- John Deere
- Big Bud
- Steiger
- J.I. CASE
- International
- Ford
- New Holland
- Versatile
- Massey Ferguson
- Buhler Versatile
- Ford Versatile
- White
- Challenger
- Oliver
- Minneapolis Moline
- MTZ
- Ventrac
- Steiner
- Landini
- Claas
- AGCOSTAR
- Allis Chalmers
- Raygo Wagner
- Kirovets
And here are some pictures:
The end!
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