The first Steiger tractor built by Douglass Steiger and his father, John, and brother, Maurice (tractor 1) can be seen at the Bonanzaville Museum in West Fargo, North Dakoda.

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Steiger history and stats
• Tractor 1 built from 1957 to 1958
• Tractor 1 was built in former dairy barn
• Tractor 1 was built for around $10,000
• Steiger 1 is powered by a 238 hp Detroit Diesel Engine
• In 1958 the Steiger family farmed 5,200 acers of land
• Steiger built 126 tractors on their farm. In 1969 they moved into a factory in Fargo, North Dakota
• Steiger 1 was used for around 10,000 hours and eventually parked in their grove
• Steiger 1 was restored in 1975, the engine was later completely overhauled
• It can now be seen at the Bonanzaville Museum in West Fargo, North Dakota.
• In the 70’s Steiger tractors were being sold nation wide
• Original Models, Wildcat, Bearcat, Cougar, Panther and Tiger were Steiger models
• In 1986 Steiger was purchased by Case
• In the mid 80’s Steiger developed a two-wheel drive tractor but never put it into production. Two prototypes were destroyed.
• Steiger’s largest tractor was the Tiger IV KP-525 1984 to 1986
• Steiger’s smallest tractor was the Tiger 1200 118 Horse Power 1961
• Steiger 1 originally had tiller steering
• This video includes tractor 1 and 4 being started and driven. Cold start, Steiger startup
• Steiger’s origin was a homemade tractor
• Steiger was the original Big tractor power and a historic farm tractor

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