953 nut 51,919 #1 Posted January 1 I plan to continue posting tractor trivia as long as I can come up with interestin stuff. All the information comes from the internet so you know it must be true, no one would post false or inaccurate info on the internet, would they? Some of it will be short tidbits, some of it will be humorous, some of it may be a bit sacrilegious (read that as GREEN TRACTOR) and on occasion there may be a shot essay about an obscure subject I felt compelled to share. When I have had personal experience with a piece of equipment, I may share that too. Please PM me any suggestions you have or just add them to any thread I post. The word tractor is from Latin, trahere meaning “to pull.” The first recorded use of the word “tractor” was George H. Edwards' 1890 patent request for “a tractor to be propelled by steam-engine.” Previously this type of device was referred to as a Traction Engine. A review of the Edwards machine in the March 1897 issue of The Horseless Age magazine tells us, “The object of the invention is to utilize steam power in plowing, seeding, harvesting, ditching, threshing, hauling, railroad construction, bridge building and to perform such operations on such a large scale that they will be exceedingly economical.” The article further states that, “The first tractor built on the folding truss plan weighed fourteen tons, and although a very crude affair, is said to have demonstrated in the field the basic principles used for distributing weight. The second machine weighed twenty-four tons and proved itself capable of running over very soft ground and of pulling heavily.” The farm tractor is one of the most important and easily recognizable technological components of modern agriculture. Its development in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally changed the nature of farm work, significantly altered the structure of rural America, and freed up millions of workers to be absorbed into the rapidly growing manufacturing and service sectors. 6 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,283 #2 Posted January 1 Excellent Richard. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 7,864 #3 Posted January 1 I’m looking forward to this! Thank you 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 7,364 #5 Posted January 1 Nice!! I wonder if it was WH Red???? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 952 #6 Posted January 1 Yes 👍. This is really neat. I’ll look forward to these tidbits 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,610 #7 Posted January 2 (edited) Looking forward to this. Edited January 2 by Achto 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,838 #9 Posted January 4 On 1/1/2024 at 8:37 AM, ri702bill said: Nice!! I wonder if it was WH Red???? If it were, it may have been first. With that, we’d have to refer to it as traction red! Assuming it was, it’s no wonder was far superior, traction was painted into it! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
