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Hart Parr Tractor
Society: ASME Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Agriculture Era: 1900-1909 DateCreated: 1903 Charles City State: IA Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-a-l/agriculture/-190-hart-parr-tractor-%281903%29 Creator: Hart, Charles Walter
This landmark artifact represents the first commercially successful farm tractor in the world powered by an internal-combustion engine. It was invented and built by Charles W. Hart and Charles H. Parr in Charles City, Iowa, as their Model 3, following two prototype versions.
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1996
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Norbert Schnitzler (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: Hart Parr Tractor Era_date_from: 1903
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Hart Parr Tractor

This landmark artifact represents the first commercially successful farm tractor in the world powered by an internal-combustion engine. It was invented and built by Charles W. Hart and Charles H. Parr in Charles City, Iowa, as their Model 3, following two prototype versions. Major accomplishments… Read More

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