Steiger Tractors

DIVE DEEP INTO STEIGER HISTORY

This massive book offers fresh insight and terrific detail on how the Steiger tractor emerged from a barn in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota and became a global brand! With more than 150,000 words from the engineers, founder, and others who built this brand, you'll learn everything about how four-wheel-drive tractors came to be--and how a relatively small company from Fargo, Minnesota grew to beat the major manufacturers and lead the industry! 

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE EVOLUTION

Steiger was cutting edge in the 1970s--and the story of their creation is the story of the evolution of modern 4WD high-horsepower tractors! Starting with the development of barn-built tractors by the Steiger family, the book traces the evolution and design of some of the most powerful and capable tractors of the twentieth century. With fresh detail on the Steigers as well as the Steiger-built IH tractors, the book offers prototype drawings of several models--including the complete story of the Magnum 2+2-- as well as inside stories and backroom drama that is a must for any enthusiast for farm history or tractors. 
 

STEIGER FROM THE BARN TO A GLOBAL BRAND 

Learn the complete story of Steiger tractors, which were originally designed and built in the barn of John, Douglass, and Maurice Steiger located near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Containing interviews with more than 100 of the people who built Steiger from its humble origin to a world leader, the book traces the evolution of the lime green Steigers in engrossing detail. In addition, the book tells the story of how each of these significant players in the industry combined under one banner and—together—created one of the current industry-leading technologies, the Quadtrac. The modern evolution of the Steigers and the introduction of the STX Series (and more) also receive in-depth coverage.

OUR BIGGEST TRACTOR HISTORY BOOK EVER

With 480 pages and more than 150,000 words inside, this beast of a book has every detail on these machines covered--with lots of new stories you've never known! The inside scoop on how the Tiger was designed, secret prototype Deutz-engined machines, and day-to-day insight into the Steiger sales and marketing machines. Any fan of tractors and heavy equipment will love this engaging read--and the behind-the-scenes photographs--that will keep them engrossed for days on end! 

BOOK CONTENTS

Chapter One      The Power-Hungry Producers (1890–1960)

Early 4WD Tractor Development
Wagner Tractors
Greenlighting a Giant (John Deere 8010)
Not Red, Not Right (International 4300)
Inspired Innovation

Chapter Two     The Barn Era (1950–1969)

The First Steiger Tractor
Steiger Model 105
The Barn Builds: Models 2200 and 1700 
International 4100
The Loggers and the Steiger 3300

Chapter Three   Forging on in Fargo (1969–1973)

Drawing the New Models 
Chaos in the Early Days
New Blood Fills the Tank
Steiger Series 1 Tractors
Canadian Co-op Implements Limited (CCIL)
The Cougar
Allis-Chalmers Model 440
Big Sales, Big Loss
The Harvester Contract Deal
International 4366
Turning the Corner
The RÁBA Connection

Building the Dealer Network

Chapter Four     Series II Tractors (1974–1975)

The IH Stock Purchase
Steiger Series II Tractors
Sealing the Deal
The DOJ Crashes the Party
Building Big Jack
The Deutz-Powered Bearcat
International 4568
Steiger in the United Kingdom

Five     Series III Tractors (1976–1981)

Series III Development
International 4386, 4586, and 4786
Special Order Paint: the Pink Panther & Mysterious Blue Steigers (not Ford)
Green Machines Down Under: The Australian Market
Going Big in the Bicentennial
Twin Panther TST-650
Tiger ST-450 & ST-470 Series III
Going Native in Canada
Power Plays
Steiger PT Models
Ford FW Tractors
Running Strong in a Weak Market

The Steiger Jaguar
Haggling with Harvester
Steiger PTA Series
Red Tides
Holding Your Breath
Powering into the Storm
International 7388, 7588, and 7788

Chapter Six       Series IV and 1000 Series (1982–1986)

The Panther 1000 Series
Powershift Transmission 101: The Twin Disc 1402
The Transmission Control System built with Teleflex
Steiger Industrial Tractors
Steiger (1983)
Steiger Series IV Tractors
Steiger (1984)
Zanello Tractors
The Farm Equipment Apocalypse
Cougar 1000
Steiger Powershift 1000 Series
Developing a New Line
1986 1000 Series
Better Red than Dead

Seven  Steiger 9000 Series (1986–1999)

Case IH 9100 Series
Building Back into the Black
Case IH 9200 Series
Case IH and the Fargo Plant
Articulated Magnum 2+2
Steiger 9300 Series
The Quadtrac
Into the Wild Blue Yonder

Eight    Steiger in the Modern Age (2000–2026)

Steiger STX Series I
Steiger STX Series II
South to the Pole
Steiger Tier 4A
Tier 4B Steigers

Appendix - Model Data