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THE SAMSON TRACTOR

By Leroy Quandt

Ryder, North Dakota 58779.

One of the Samson tractors made by the Samson Tractor Company of Janesville, Wisconsin, Division of General Motors Corporation was the Model "D" -- The Iron Horse. It was a four wheel drive, short turn tractor that drives with lines, like a team of horses. It is advertised to do the work of three horses at less cost and also furnished belt power. The price to user - $630 F.O.B. Janesville, Wisconsin, according to the 1920 issue of Tractor and Gas Engine Review. There is a two page spread describing this tractor along with several pictures.

R. B. Gray, in his "Development of the Agriculture Tractor in the United States, Part I," has the following description: 4 cylinder vertical motor, high tension ignition; transmission belt drive; forward and reverse speeds with independent control for each side of tractor. There was no di...

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