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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
The first tractor made by a USA college student was created by John Froelich in 1892. Froelich, who briefly attended Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), built the tractor by mounting a gasoline engine onto a chassis, departing from the steam-powered engines of the time.
Froelich's tractor was revolutionary, offering a more practical and efficient solution for farm work. It could move forward and backward and was used to thresh wheat, significantly reducing labor and increasing productivity. This breakthrough led to the development of more advanced tractors, transforming agricultural practices.
The success of Froelich's invention laid the foundation for the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, which later became part of the John Deere tractor company. Today, John Deere is a leading name in agricultural equipment, and Froelich's work is celebrated as a critical milestone in farming technology, demonstrating the impact of innovation and practical engineering skills
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Hmm... Illustrate a re-telling of the Froelich/John Deere mythology with a photograph of a Farmall? Froelich's tractor was little more than a proof of concept. It barely worked and was a one off.
S.S. Morton developed a far more successful tractor that evolved into the Farmall.