Tractors

Apparently it's not just people who think tractors are great!

First Use Of Rubber Tires 1932 Perhaps the most notable and famous innovation developed by an AGCO predecessor was the use of rubber tires on an Allis Chalmers Model U. The first model used rubber tires from a Ford Tri-Motor airplane-the result of a joint experiment by Harry Merritt, general manager, of A-C from 1926 to 1941, and the Firestone Company.

FARM SAFETY INVOLVES EVERYONE How to Winterize Your Lawnmower and Farm Tractor As your acreage activities wind down this fall, take the time to winterize your tractors. Listed below are instructions to winterize your lawnmower and farm tractors, remember a few hours in the fall will increase the life of your tractor by many years. Instructions for Lawnmower: 1.Empty fuel tank, the easiest way is simply start the mower and leave it running until it runs out of gas, also empty any fuel from the carburetor as well. Leave it empty until you need to use in the spring.

AGCO is putting technology, control and comfort into the hands of the family farmer with the DT Series Tractor. There are 4 models in the DT series. DT205B with 205 pto hp, DT225B with 225 pto hp; DT 250B with 250 pto hp; and DT275B rated at 275 pto hp with a maximum 350 ISO engine hp. The new AGCO SISU POWER 8.4 L engine will meet the current EPA emissions regulations.

Farmall is celebrating 85 years of service for the American Farmer. The first Farmall tractors were built in 1923. The Farmall was built for row crop farming. The Farmall regular was designed to use implements fore and aft. In 1932 Farmall come out with the F series, and there four-cylinder engines. Four years later was the beginning of the famous Harvester Red #50 paint to make the tractors more visible to motorists.