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AS I SAW IT XXII

By Rolland E. Maxwell

Route 4, Huntington, Indiana 46750

Successful old Tractors. In 1906 The Transit Threshing Machine Co. of Mpls. was organized to make self propelled Threshing Machines, but never did. In 1906 or 07 they contracted with the Diamond Iron Works of Mpls. to build 26 large tractors they called The Transit. Those apparently were not too successful and were not continued.

In 1908 they reorganized as the Gas Traction Co. In 1910 they came out with the Big Four '30'. A 1909 Threshermans Review ad listed the very first ones as 25 h.p., with 8' "Drive Wheels". These tractors went over big and were made through 1912. At that time they sold out to Emmerson Brantingham of Rockford, Ill. The Big Four '30' was really a 30-60. Used a four cylinder engine 6-1/2" cylinder cast separately. The engine set lengthwise of the frame, vertically and cranked in the rear with...

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