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In 1869 Case expanded into the steam engine business and, by 1886, Case was the world's largest manufacturer of steam engines. [citation needed] The company's founder died in 1891 at the age of 72. In 1892, Case was the first company to build a diesel-powered tractor. [2] In 1911, The J.I. Case Company had three cars in the first Indianapolis 500.
During World War II Brown's new heavier tractor, the VAK1, was produced, with over 7,700 units eventually sold, making Brown a wealthy man. It is said the David Brown Tractor is the only one to be built onto a sturdy cast iron chassis where other makers bolt components together to form a chassis-less construction which is weaker.
1996: Steiger Quadtrac tractor is introduced. 1996: Case IH enters the sugarcane harvester market after acquiring Australian manufacturer Austoft. 2006: Case IH announces new on-board module builder technology for cotton harvesting. The Case IH Module Express 625 is the first commercial cotton picker with the ability to build modules while ...
From Froelich's first tractors to Hart-Parr products, oil tractors seemed the way ahead. Case hired Joe Jagersberger, and he tested a motor by racing in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. Case began production of the 30-60 oil engine in 1912. Case also produced kerosene tractors in the teen years, similar to the Rumely oil pulls.
The tractor division of Steiger Farms was moved to Fargo, North Dakota, in 1969.It was acquired by Case IH in 1986, which later became part of Italy's FIAT Group.. Under CEO Eugene Dahl (formerly VP of Purchasing for the Melroe Company of Gwinner, ND) they have been one of the few successful mass-producers of 4WD tractors in the world.
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Yields: 2 cups. Prep Time: 5 mins. Total Time: 20 mins. Ingredients. 2 1/2 c. (300 g.) confectioners' sugar. 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature