Avel 1904 before the word tractor was invented

Craig1 · Guru

Avel 1904 before the word tractor was invented

dabbler · Guru

Great pic but the word "tractor" was first used on patents in the late 19th Century.

dabbler · Guru

Great pic but the word "tractor" was first used on patents in the late 19th Century. It's an Ivel btw.

KJB · Guru

dabbler wrote:
Great pic but the word "tractor" was first used on patents in the late 19th Century. It's an Ivel btw.

Was the Ivel btw the model after the Ivel atw ? Just trying to get the facts correct ......... KB

KJB · Guru

Craig1 wrote:
just sold for $304,000 in W A

Good to see.

There is ongoing National and International trade in Classic Tractors - (tractors have always been an important part of providing the world with food....)

I have 3 , one of which was imported to Australia as a "collectible tractor" It has been a sociable and satisfying hobby for me . - KB

Craig1 · Guru

A 120-year-old vintage tractor restored by West Australian farmers has set an Australian auction record, selling for $375,000.

Key points:
A 1904 Ivel tractor which sold for $375,000 has set an Australian auction record
It is one of only nine such tractors known to still exist
The tractor was restored by Midwest farmers John and Sue Illingworth, who collected more than 150 tractors
Constructed years before the term "tractor" was coined, the 1904 Ivel agricultural motor was the rarest item in John and Sue Illingworths collection.

www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-28/midwest-tractor-auction-breaks-australian-record/101479380

Sorry, just did my fact check dabbler, so wrong price, cant spell, but abc reckon my " tractor fact " is correct

dabbler · Guru

Sorry but the reporter didn't do their job. While agricultural machines had various names at the time, the word "tractor" was in use in the 1890s both in patent applications and marketing blurb. I'm not saying all machines we would describe today as a "tractor" were actually called "tractor" but some definitely were.

Craig1 · Guru

The word tractor is from Latin, trahere meaning to pull. The first recorded use of the word tractor was George H. Edwards' 1890 patent request for a tractor to be propelled by steam-engine. This 1890 patent is one of the first known recorded uses of the term tractor to describe an agricultural powered vehicle.

Blessed A B C, always on about fact checking.

-- Edited by Craig1 on Thursday 29th of September 2022 10:29:57 AM