I saw my first Steiger at a John Deere dealership in Kingman, KS. I never saw one running and would like to some day. I grew up on a small farm in North Texas. Believe it or not, we used John Deere "G", John Deere "A" and Farmall F-20. That was all the power we needed.
The last green Steiger is on my cousin’s farm north east of Glasgow Montana. It was sold out of Town & Ranch Servicenter, run by the Potter boys. Don told Bitz? that Bill really wished that he could have gotten a Steiger last year when they were green. Bitz put in the delete codes. Bill’s Steiger came in green with Lion on it instead of red with numbers. Don did not tell Bill that the tractor was coming in green. I was mounting the blade on it when Bill saw it for the first time. Bill was speechless! When Larry told me that I was working on the last green Steiger ever built, I was surprised. Hello from north east Montana.
Okay now that’s one of the coolest comment section stories I’ve ever seen on this channel! Crazy to think that out of how many green Steigers there are that it’d be the last
i would like to add one comment thank you very much for posting all these videos on u tube i am suffering from emphysema am on home oxygen so this is my past time i love these and other videos about old farm equipment thank you very much
I am sorry to hear about your health. I am glad these videos can get you out in the field. I enjoy getting to share these machines especially classics. Thank you for letting me know about your viewing.
I hope that the family will restore every one of those tractors,not just for historical reasons,but considering that a brand new 500+hp. 4-wheel-drive will set you back a cool $500-K or more,it just makes since.
Great lineup of aged iron it is to the Waltham’s credit for not only assembling all these historic tractors but the fact they all run is amazing thanks for sharing
Awesome treasure trove,thanks a bushel for the follow up I love the 71 series Detroit's and my favorite was the one and only kta series Cummings.Absolutely awesome video !!!
Great tractors. I'm from New Zealand and there isn't a lot of Steigers here but I did do a seeding in Western Australia back in 1979 and the farmer had two panthers. The old one a 290HP and the new one a 320hp. Great video.
Labor day I'm going to Rollag to see the dedication of the steiger barn at the Western Steam thresher reunion. They'll have the first steiger and a few other ones that day. I'll try get some pics and videos.
I realize it would be a real workout & long day, but it sure would be appreciated & nice if we could see the inside of these tractors. It would be interesting to see the placement of the hydraulic levers, throttle control, what options were in the cab, types of seats & just what the interior of each looks like. Maybe bring a young high school kid along to climb in & out of them for you!
I noticed that 16:47-19:06 was the same clip from last year. I was wondering what happened to all of those tractors, particularly the old Wagner WA17 and Steiger that were way off in the woods. Have any of them over there moved at all? I personally love the old, rusty, all original tractors like those, so I had to ask.😁
Good memory. You are a dedicated viewer. 😁👍 It was 95 degrees yesterday and the grass was tall out there were I filmed last year so I went with the same clip to show all the Steigers. They have not changed in a year.
Greetings from Romania , bigtractorpower , Here in Romania we also have 4wd tractors, called UTB Universal A 1800 A , and Zimbru 2195 , 2200 these tractors are also very very rare to find !!
I really enjoyed this video. Would have been great if you could have included the horse power rating of the early Steigers. Feel sure very few people know. Thanks for sharing what you do know.
Love what the famaly dose saves them from bone yard. And im shure you could buy a few of them if to bring it to museim quality i like seeing them in work cloth some times like hear back then theas were a great investment theas where huge. Back then now their little biger then garden tractors compared to the newer stuff
It is a plowing dual set up. The center large tire is the main tread. If the tractor in tillage finds a wet spot the narrow tire grabs and adds extra traction. It was a common set up in the 70’s.
An AC-440 was the main tractor at the family farm when i was little, it got demoted a couple of times but it's still there and does some work every now and then, sadly even though it sounds amazing the little V8 just can't compete with the newer inline sixes of its big brothers with 100+ more horses
bigtractorpower it was one of my first as well. Your first Wathen video and you saying Evansville sparked the memory of seeing it from the highway once as a kid
Being a bit of an 'old soul traditionalist'(almost every vehicle I've owned has been a stick shift - I'm not a fan of today's 'road cocoons') if you will, but with a thing for cutting edge technology too(hypocritical interests - go figure), I'm REALLY into modernisation. Taking old cars, rebuilding the engine with modern parts, adapting it for aftermarket electronic fuel injection, maybe add a turbo or two, modern shock & spring package underneath, etc. Taking old stuff and rebuilding it with new components, modern technology, but keeping the classic look, maybe don't even worry about the bodywork at all. Anyway, I would LOVE to modernize one of those Steigers - drop in an early electronic diesel(a Cat C18 would be pretty damn cool...), maybe put a set of more modern axles under it to get some modern brakes and differentials(electronic selectable lockers?), replace all the lighting with modern halogens+LEDs, obviously we need to adapt some modern electronics inside the cab(though an outright cab swap to something from the late '90s-early '00s might be the best option versus attempting to add all the new stuff to the old cab), GPS, whatever else would be needed to allow for this classic tractor to work relatively seamlessly with modern equipment in a modern operation(modern modern modern). Think of it like the custom car industry, people want old cars turned into perfectly modern daily drivers/track cars/race cars underneath the body; imagine doing this with 1970s tractors - an old Steiger out in the field with brand new Deeres and Cases, but not giving anything up to them in performance and capability because everything under the skin has been modernized and upgraded. Surely there's some old rich farmers out there that would love to have their "dream Steiger" or "dream Big Bud" built with today's hardware! Lol
always so weird for me to see 4wd tractors doing field work without gps. I hardly know of any 4wd in use of any vintage here in Saskatchewan that doesn’t have a gps of some sort. Wether it be autosteer or just guidance
To this day Steigers are tough to beat for doing the nasty. I use John Deere’s for row crop work but the big red tractors come out when it’s time to play dirty
In tractors in general more than a few numbers ones have probably been scraped. Often owning the first built as a new owner may not be desirable as all bugs may not have been worked out. As a collector it’s a prize to have. Luckily all these early Steigers are still around.
There’s one error. The repowered tiger 800 wasn’t barn built. It was Fargo built and apparently repowered at the barn. The tiger 800 is the series 1 tiger. The 2250 is the barn built prototype
bigtractorpower In Larslan Montana, north east of Glasgow there is a industrial Steiger barn tractor with a 8 way factory blade. On the rear is a back blade that smooths out the dirt that the front blade is pushing. Our neighbor bought it to cover in sewer lines and septic tanks.
I wonder how these big tractors, like the one pulling the cultivator at the start of the film, were able to run cool enough when they would be doing heavy work,
I think they do run hot. That is why they cut the Vs in the front to help get air around the engine. They were big big machines in their day but not built for comfort.
Not the only 😁 My 2006 Silverado with 200K in miles has never had any down time. I even bought the extended warranty way back when and never had to use it.
I saw my first Steiger at a John Deere dealership in Kingman, KS. I never saw one running and would like to some day. I grew up on a small farm in North Texas. Believe it or not, we used John Deere "G", John Deere "A" and Farmall F-20. That was all the power we needed.
The last green Steiger is on my cousin’s farm north east of Glasgow Montana. It was sold out of Town & Ranch Servicenter, run by the Potter boys. Don told Bitz? that Bill really wished that he could have gotten a Steiger last year when they were green. Bitz put in the delete codes. Bill’s Steiger came in green with Lion on it instead of red with numbers. Don did not tell Bill that the tractor was coming in green. I was mounting the blade on it when Bill saw it for the first time. Bill was speechless! When Larry told me that I was working on the last green Steiger ever built, I was surprised.
Hello from north east Montana.
Okay now that’s one of the coolest comment section stories I’ve ever seen on this channel! Crazy to think that out of how many green Steigers there are that it’d be the last
Those old detriot diesels always puts a smile on my face. Great to see the old iron still running strong.
Thanks for tour- lots of history all in 1 place
Wow that’s just a stunning collection of all those beautiful vintage big horse four-wheel-drive tractors ! ! ! 👍
It is always neat to visit this farm.
i would like to add one comment thank you very much for posting all these videos on u tube i am suffering from emphysema am on home oxygen so this is my past time i love these and other videos about old farm equipment thank you very much
I am sorry to hear about your health. I am glad these videos can get you out in the field. I enjoy getting to share these machines especially classics. Thank you for letting me know about your viewing.
thank you for the quick response my health is my own fault i smoked to much anyway thank you
I hope that the family will restore every one of those tractors,not just for historical reasons,but considering that a brand new 500+hp. 4-wheel-drive will set you back a cool $500-K or more,it just makes since.
The Euclid tractor is my favorite. I've always enjoyed seeing homemade tractors built from whatever was laying around.
I used to run a 4568, beast of a tractor. You could still hear it a day after shutting it down. V8 with straight pipe.
I hear you on that no pun intended. Those IH V8s let you know where they are working.
What an awesome collection of rare machines. Hoping to see more in future videos.
Yes, I agree.
Great lineup of aged iron it is to the Waltham’s credit for not only assembling all these historic tractors but the fact they all run is amazing thanks for sharing
Awesome treasure trove,thanks a bushel for the follow up I love the 71 series Detroit's and my favorite was the one and only kta series Cummings.Absolutely awesome video !!!
awsome tractors
Excellent video once again big T 👍👍👍
Great tractors. I'm from New Zealand and there isn't a lot of Steigers here but I did do a seeding in Western Australia back in 1979 and the farmer had two panthers. The old one a 290HP and the new one a 320hp. Great video.
Would love to be there in person to see thoses tractors. Thanks for the great video. Can't wait to see the next video.👍
I.love these tractors
No words for this vid. Just numbers....24 out of 10. And congrats on 150k. See you at 1m.
I never knew stger built all thease 4×4s like the ford i love that ford 40 and wish u had wd60 but theirs on on youtube
Labor day I'm going to Rollag to see the dedication of the steiger barn at the Western Steam thresher reunion. They'll have the first steiger and a few other ones that day. I'll try get some pics and videos.
I realize it would be a real workout & long day, but it sure would be appreciated & nice if we could see the inside of these tractors. It would be interesting to see the placement of the hydraulic levers, throttle control, what options were in the cab, types of seats & just what the interior of each looks like. Maybe bring a young high school kid along to climb in & out of them for you!
I noticed that 16:47-19:06 was the same clip from last year. I was wondering what happened to all of those tractors, particularly the old Wagner WA17 and Steiger that were way off in the woods. Have any of them over there moved at all? I personally love the old, rusty, all original tractors like those, so I had to ask.😁
Good memory. You are a dedicated viewer. 😁👍 It was 95 degrees yesterday and the grass was tall out there were I filmed last year so I went with the same clip to show all the Steigers. They have not changed in a year.
So cool
What an outstanding collection. Thanks for the informative vid. I too would like to hear some of them working in the field. Cheers.
Nice video Jason. Love the history.
Thank you for watching.
Kudos to the Waffem family 👍
Just watched an Interview with Steiger Tractor Founder Doug Steiger very cool to watch search youtube for it
Awesome I use to have a cougar series IV
Very cool. I like Series IV.
cool tractors
Fantastic history and presentation mate, always fascinated to see what you put up for the world to see.
Thank You for sharing this video and the detailed commentary Jason, take care and have a great day.
I spotted an AC 440. I actually have a 1:16 model of it, 1 of 2500 made.
love them!!!!!
congratulations on reaching 150,000 subscribers last night!!!
and the extra 253!!!!😎
Thank you. It is an honor to have so many tractor fans tuning in.
@@bigtractorpower you are welcome!!!!
Thank you for finding everything and gathering all the information..to make your great videos to show us!!!
That was great! Thanks
Ford also contracted with the Australian company waltana to build FWDs as well
Great video Thanks
Greetings from Romania , bigtractorpower , Here in Romania we also have 4wd tractors, called UTB Universal A 1800 A , and Zimbru 2195 , 2200 these tractors are also very very rare to find !!
Omg i love them. Beautiful collection . Where are they located?
Great video as usual BTP.
very informative video... 👍👍
One minute in and I'm loving the video great work btp
Thank you for watching.
I really enjoyed this video. Would have been great if you could have included the horse power rating of the early Steigers. Feel sure very few people know. Thanks for sharing what you do know.
Forgot to mention the GMC 9500 longhood truck with a V series Detroit diesel 😁
Love what the famaly dose saves them from bone yard. And im shure you could buy a few of them if to bring it to museim quality i like seeing them in work cloth some times like hear back then theas were a great investment theas where huge. Back then now their little biger then garden tractors compared to the newer stuff
Take it easy there fella. Get some water and catch your breath. You working to hard. Great video and farm.
It was 95 degrees out there. I did get plenty of water. It’s tough trying to get everything filmed. Thank you for watching.
What was up with the coop cougar 2 that had the inside duals wider than the outside ones
It is a plowing dual set up. The center large tire is the main tread. If the tractor in tillage finds a wet spot the narrow tire grabs and adds extra traction. It was a common set up in the 70’s.
An AC-440 was the main tractor at the family farm when i was little, it got demoted a couple of times but it's still there and does some work every now and then, sadly even though it sounds amazing the little V8 just can't compete with the newer inline sixes of its big brothers with 100+ more horses
That is a lot of historic equipment. I grew up not to far from the Steiger Farms.
Holy crap, thats some old iron there!!
Great video, I remember this farm from two previous video's, the first video was my first video checked of BTP and subscribed and never regret
Thank you Jan. That is neat to know how found BTP.
bigtractorpower it was one of my first as well. Your first Wathen video and you saying Evansville sparked the memory of seeing it from the highway once as a kid
@@bigtractorpower wow
Nice!
Great Video, Love the power in this video.........
Thank you for watching.
There's an AC 440 on tractorhouse with the triple nickle engine, and some sort of "fatso" tires on it.
You can tell by those valve covers that its going to have a "mean sound"
A neighbor here in Colorado has serial #1 Steiger 2200. I believe it is still waiting for a repower but looks in good shape.
If I remember, on one of your older videos, there was a yellow 2200 with the "fatso" tires on it.
Great video what a awesome collection
It is a great line up. Thank you for watching.
I am your biggest fan give me one
Being a bit of an 'old soul traditionalist'(almost every vehicle I've owned has been a stick shift - I'm not a fan of today's 'road cocoons') if you will, but with a thing for cutting edge technology too(hypocritical interests - go figure), I'm REALLY into modernisation. Taking old cars, rebuilding the engine with modern parts, adapting it for aftermarket electronic fuel injection, maybe add a turbo or two, modern shock & spring package underneath, etc. Taking old stuff and rebuilding it with new components, modern technology, but keeping the classic look, maybe don't even worry about the bodywork at all.
Anyway, I would LOVE to modernize one of those Steigers - drop in an early electronic diesel(a Cat C18 would be pretty damn cool...), maybe put a set of more modern axles under it to get some modern brakes and differentials(electronic selectable lockers?), replace all the lighting with modern halogens+LEDs, obviously we need to adapt some modern electronics inside the cab(though an outright cab swap to something from the late '90s-early '00s might be the best option versus attempting to add all the new stuff to the old cab), GPS, whatever else would be needed to allow for this classic tractor to work relatively seamlessly with modern equipment in a modern operation(modern modern modern).
Think of it like the custom car industry, people want old cars turned into perfectly modern daily drivers/track cars/race cars underneath the body; imagine doing this with 1970s tractors - an old Steiger out in the field with brand new Deeres and Cases, but not giving anything up to them in performance and capability because everything under the skin has been modernized and upgraded.
Surely there's some old rich farmers out there that would love to have their "dream Steiger" or "dream Big Bud" built with today's hardware! Lol
Someday i will have to make the trip to there farm.
14:49, did I see a Wagner/John Deere back there?
Jackson 4-44
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Great history of those Steiger tractors on this video. Have you seen a Tribine harvester in action?? That'd be great to see if you come across one.
I have not filmed the Tri Bine. I sure would like to get one.
I want to own a barn built stieger one day
It would be cool to own one. Only 126 were built.
Make a video about this company's history
I am working on it. I lack filming three models in the Steiger history over the past 60 years to complete the full story. Stay tuned.
That 4366, *HAND IT OVER!!!!!!*
always so weird for me to see 4wd tractors doing field work without gps. I hardly know of any 4wd in use of any vintage here in Saskatchewan that doesn’t have a gps of some sort. Wether it be autosteer or just guidance
I got to make it down there next year . About 1 hour and half straight South of me .
It’s a great event. I hope you can make it.
To this day Steigers are tough to beat for doing the nasty. I use John Deere’s for row crop work but the big red tractors come out when it’s time to play dirty
Wonder how many serial No.1’s went through a scrapyard and no one noticed.
All the early steigers are still on the right side of the gate at the scrap yard
In tractors in general more than a few numbers ones have probably been scraped. Often owning the first built as a new owner may not be desirable as all bugs may not have been worked out. As a collector it’s a prize to have. Luckily all these early Steigers are still around.
Phoenix, AZ.......
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Have any idea of where it was sold in Pennsylvania?
Is this open to the public?
There’s one error. The repowered tiger 800 wasn’t barn built. It was Fargo built and apparently repowered at the barn. The tiger 800 is the series 1 tiger. The 2250 is the barn built prototype
This Tiger 800 was built at the barn. The first factory Steiger was the Wildcat I in 1969. The 2250 and Tiger 800 set the styling for series I.
Is that a Brig at 18:23?
They should restore pink panther and use it for brest cancer
nice
Thank you for watching.
Why was the yellow one an industrial version
It was sold for industrial use. Very rare variation.
bigtractorpower In Larslan Montana, north east of Glasgow there is a industrial Steiger barn tractor with a 8 way factory blade. On the rear is a back blade that smooths out the dirt that the front blade is pushing.
Our neighbor bought it to cover in sewer lines and septic tanks.
DARREL FUHRMAN if that’s what I think it is, you may have solved a mystery
DARREL FUHRMAN is it green?
Very nice walk through history. Thank you for a very interesting video.
Ha! No Deeres and no thumbs down.
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What's the significance of the V in the grill?
It was cut out to help the engine cool.
And to add to what Jason has said, unfortunately the V wasn’t often enough, so you’d see the grills modified quite frequently
I wonder how these big tractors, like the one pulling the cultivator at the start of the film, were able to run cool enough when they would be doing heavy work,
I think they do run hot. That is why they cut the Vs in the front to help get air around the engine. They were big big machines in their day but not built for comfort.
Huge radiators with bigger fans.
Hello from north east Montana.
The Vs were often not enough and the grills were modified. The 3300 looked at here is a good example of that.
Tractor green Hulk
Nothing on why that 1700 was yellow?
12:29, THAT'S THE PINK PANTHER?! I WAS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO IT!!
is any of those tractor for sale
No they are not for sale.
Does this farm restore the tractors for use
Yes.
Is this open to the public to visit?
Yes on the day of the open house. The 2020 open house will be Sunday August 9, 2020.
How much for every Steiger.
I want that 4568.
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Was that a spra coop I saw
It is a Wil Mar.
They have *TWO* Bicentennial Steigers? I need them.
The video explains one of them belongs to another farm that brought it there for the event.
@@2xKTfc I need it still
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Must be hard to hear yourself think n those cabs
They are not too loud but they are not quite like a modern cab.
@@bigtractorpower who would have think it
The Detroit Diesel is the only thing GM ever made good. 😉
Not the only 😁 My 2006 Silverado with 200K in miles has never had any down time. I even bought the extended warranty way back when and never had to use it.
A thumbs down......hmmmm. must be a city boy.
The 1700 that is
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