The Case STX Steiger is a

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line built by

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. This line continues the models built by Steiger Tractor, which was purchased by Case IH in 1986. The tractors are built in Case IH's plant in Fargo,

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, where already 50,000 units of this line were built as of September 2005. This tractor line is powered by engines with 405 to 682 hp. They are available in wheeled, Quadtrac, and row-crop Rowtrac configurations, and are very closely related to the New Holland T9 range. In 2005, the STX500 Quadtrac tractor set a new Ploughing World Record. The machine ploughed 321ha in just 24 hours, led by Jean Imbert who drove the tractor. In 2007, the STX530 Quadtrac tractor was featured on the

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series

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, where presenter

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chose the STX Steiger for some of the challenges, (eventually including

ploughing A plough or plow (Differences between American and British spellings, US; both ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses, but in modern farms are draw ...

.) It was lapped around the Top Gear Test Track by

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, finishing in a time of 4:49.1, which is the slowest lap ever round the track. In 2005 that model of tractor broke the 24-hour ploughing World Record, turning of farmland in just 24 hours.March 22, 2005 news release

Performance

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: 8.7-12.9 L * Peak

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: 405–682 hp *

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rise: 35–40% *

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: 200 gal. (758 L)–300 gal. (1,138 L) * Operating

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(wheeled): 39,600 lb. (17,960 kg)–54,000 lb. (24,494 kg) * Operating

( Quadtrac): 58,000 lb. (26,308 kg) *

Wheelbase In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. For road vehicles with more than two axles (e.g. some trucks), the wheelbase is the distance between the steering (front ...

: 139 in. (353 cm)–154 in. (391 cm) * 16 speed power shift

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* 2 reverse

gears A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth or, in the case of a cogwheel or gearwheel, inserted teeth (called ''cogs''), which mesh with another (compatible) toothed part to transmit (convert) torque and speed. The basic p ...

* Top

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: 30 km/h (18.7 mph)@2,100rpm * Top Reverse Speed: 14.7 km/h (9.1 mph)@2,100rpm * Produced: Fargo,

Models

(currently produced as of June 2019) * Steiger 350 * Steiger/Rowtrac 370 * Steiger/Rowtrac 420 * Steiger/Rowtrac/Quadtrac 470 * Steiger/Rowtrac/Quadtrac 500 * Steiger/Quadtrac 540 * Steiger/Quadtrac 580 * Steiger/Quadtrac 620

References

External links

Official site
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