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The first ever tractor was released. Its was powered by a steam engine and was only really popular in the lumber yard moving trees.
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First year for open geared tractors and this allowed them to turn sharper and have more maneuverability.
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Henry Ford was one of the first to mass produce a tractor. He used the same techniques to mass produce tractors that he did to mass produce automobiles.
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The first rubber tire was used on a tractor. Many farmers had a hard time believing that a rubber tire could do more than a steel wheel but it did.
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For the first time in history tractors are outnumbering horses and mules on farms.
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John Deere started mass producing roll over protection on all tractor models.
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John Freolich invented the first gas powered tractor. This led to inspire John Deere to mass produce gas powered tractors which he is still famous for today.
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For the first time companies started putting GPSs on tractors.This later on plays a very big role on self driving tractors.
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Case IH released the Autonomous Tractor. This tractor is self driving and can be controlled by a tablet or desktop computer.
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Massey-Ferguson introduced the very first electronic management system. This would change agriculture forever.
