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Steam-driven tractors hit North American farms in the 1880s to 1890s. Early designs were huge (11-tons or more), cumbersome and slow (1 to 2 mph), producing 50 to perhaps 110 hp.

POWELL, Wyo. — Steam-engine tractors had a relatively short lifespan in terms of the length of time they were in use on American farms. But steam engines still live on ...

The Farmers Antique Tractor & Engine Association (FATEA) was founded in 1982 and now has more than 275 members. It hosts two tractor shows each year, a spring show usually in May and a fall show ...

472 tractors and 11 steam engines were on display. Highlighted by a large machinery parade, the show’s final day this year starts tomorrow at 6 am and runs through the evening.

There was interest in two other century-old tractors, the first being a 1916 Parrett tractor built in Illinois which sold for £20,000, while a 1920 Sawyer Massey 11-22 made £33,000 under the hammer.

The 150 Case is the largest steam tractor ever produced. Originally manufactured in 1905, ... The four-engine pull is where the 150 Case pulled four engines up a hill with a 13% grade.

It’s a show that attracts up to 10,000 people a day and people have been in line for its first big weekend in four years as the Edgar Steam Engine Show celebrates 50 years.