Discover the First Gasoline Tractor: Revolutionizing Farming in 1892
The Dawn of Gasoline Power in Agriculture Imagine a world where farming relied on the backbreaking labor of humans and animals. Before 1892, this was the reality for most farmers. Steam-powered engines, while powerful, were cumbersome, expensive, and required significant maintenance. These behemoths, belching smoke and consuming vast quantities of coal and water, were far from efficient. Then, John Froelich, an inventive blacksmith from Iowa, envisioned a better way. He believed that gasoline power could revolutionize agriculture....