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Learn about the history and products of Holt Manufacturing Company, the first company to successfully manufacture a continuous track tractor (caterpillar) and a leading producer of agricultural and construction machinery. The company merged with C. L. Best in 1925 to form Caterpillar Tractor Company.
Aug 9, 2017 · Learn how the Caterpillar Tractor Co. was born from the merger of the C. L. Best Tractor Co. and the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1925. Discover the history and innovation of these pioneers of farm equipment and track-type tractors.
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Holt formed The Holt Manufacturing Company in the early 20th century. Caterpillar tracked tractors were credited as providing some inspiration for the invention of the tank, but the patents were actually bought from other companies. Later, after Benjamin Holt's death in 1920, the Holt Manufacturing Company merged with C.L. Best Tractor Co. to form ...
Holt No.111Steam crawlerHolt 40- 1908- ? 54 builtHolt 45(T-10) - 1913-1920 ?UK Preserved machines
A few of the Holt tractors are in preservation in the UK. There are 3 known Holt 75s in preservation in the UK. 1. A Holt 75 tractor sn 3580 was at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in 2008 in the working area (photo above).(Currently for sale - June 2011)[dated info] 2. Another one is a Holt 75 in military livery that was an ex WD machine built in 1918.
USA Preserved machines
1. list any more known machines here.
initiall based on a Wikipedia article Benjamin HoltCaterpillar Chronicle, by Eric C Orlemann, ISBN 0-7603-0667-2Learn how Holt Manufacturing Company and C.L. Best Tractor Company merged to form Caterpillar Tractor Co., a global leader in construction and mining equipment. See photos, videos and historical facts about the merger and its impact on the industry.
The Holt tractors were a range of continuous track haulers built by the Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California which were named after company founder Benjamin Holt.
Events in Caterpillar's history during the 1800s, including the incorporation of The Holt Manufacturing Company.
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Holt Manufacturing Company was the first company to successfully manufacture a continuous track tractor ( Hornsby in England manufactured at least two full length "track steer" machines, and their patent was later purchased by Holt in 1913, allowing Holt to claim to be the "inventor" of the crawler tractor.)
