September 6
Posted in White History on Sep 6th, 2011
1892 John Froelich, of Froelich, Iowa, sold the first gasoline-powered tractor to a farmer in South Dakota. It was a one cylinder tractor with forward and reverse and only 2 were ever made. This was the first tractor invented and built by Froelich, who with others formed the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company. This company [...]