Meet John Froelich, the oldest son of German immigrants, who was born in Iowa in 1849. The grain mill operator tinkered away on a gasoline traction, the tractor, that changed global agriculture.

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He commented that the surviving steam tractors tended to have been in continuous use at least into the 1930s, since idle machines were dismembered for parts during the Second World War.

POWELL, Wyo. — Steam-engine tractors had a relatively short lifespan in terms of the length of time they were in use on American farms. But steam engines still live on ...

A Westfall Towing truck transports a 1908 Colean steam tractor out of Parkersburg City Park Wednesday, headed for restoration and repainting at American Star Paintings & Coatings in Marietta.

EDGAR, Wis. (WSAW) - Trains, tractors, and other antique farming equipment are on display now in Edgar for the annual Edgar Steam Show. For 51 years, Edgar has been a go-to place for teaching ...

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - Steam-O-Rama kicked off its 62nd annual event this week in Ash Grove. Attendees could see over 25 steam engines, hundreds of tractors, farm equipment demos, and a ...

Steam-O-Rama near Windsor, an early American steam engine show, will run from Oct. 3 to 6 and feature an equipment parade daily, antique cars and trucks, tractors, a flea market and gasoline ...

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - Steam-O-Rama kicked off its 62nd annual event this week in Ash Grove. Attendees could see over 25 steam engines, hundreds of tractors, farm equipment demos, and a ...