So, what about them Steiger tractors??

[Andy Detwiler]

i ran a 1976 Steiger Panther with a 855 cummins in it, pulled a 10 bottom plow with it. Had plenty of power, was pretty awesome. The neighbor had a Steiger Tiger, had the big engine in it(dont remember what it was) and had the allison trans. in it, he pulles a 12 bottom in the fall and a 60 ft. Kent fieldcultivator in the spring. Had 30.5-32 tires dualled on it. Was way cool,but ground compaction was aweful. Around here, the articulated tractors gave away to front wheel asc. tractors and track tractors. Only ones left here are the guys with child hood dreams.

Andy

 

[redline]

i used a kp1360 for ages, man that thing was a monster, so much traction!!!

 

[elirock83]

the guy that moved our dirt last year used a KT (1150) cummins powered machine with two pans, Intill we got into the rocky soil switched to a hoe and artic's. but the old girl moved alot of dirt, had problems rubbin holes in the tires from all the torque from that K.

 

[ac45]

Good machines, buy the ones with the 6 cylinders though, CAT or Cummins, either is good, the 855 will outpull the 903 even thoough it is rated as having more hp. The 6cyl has more torque.

 

[Brimlo]

the steigers are a great old tractor. unlike todays 4wd's they didnt need weights because the chassis was so heavy. they played a big part in opening up western australia.

 

[dozerdave]

I had a Stiger Tiger pulling a huge disk that we used to blend the impervious material on the fill. Also for aerating after a rain. I found out how much power it had when it broke down one day and we hooked it up to a D9G. The D9 had to pull it in first gear and the Stiger Tiger would run away with it. Powered by Cummins.

 

[Bumpsteer]

This thread needs pics!

This one belongs to a friend that rents our tillable ground, recent repaint, the ol'girl looks great!

IIRC, its' a Panther, 360hp Cummins. He also has a smaller one that pulls a 16 row Kinze no-til planter.

Ed

 

[farmerblake255]

The next generation of Steigers are a different color....this is our new purchase...axious to get it into the feild and see what its got....

 

[Bumpsteer]

Nice! :drinkup

What are you pulling with it?

Ed

 

[farmerblake255]

We will pull a 32 foot disk and feild cultivator....also a landplane and grain cart.... we went with the wide tires for flotation because we have alot of spongy clay ground....

 

[Southernfarmer]

Steiger Tractors

I just joined this site to make a comment. I farm for a living with my father who it also a collector. We have two Steiger 450's and two Steiger 470's that are used to this day. We do heavy tillage work with these tractors. They pull Sun Flower's 30 foot chisel plows, Krause 48 foot wing disc, and we use a Wil Rich 67 foot field cultivator. You guys might be interested in Googleing Titan Tractor 525. This is another tractor that in on our farm. It's a reconditioned Steiger 470.

 

[trukfan]

Don't forget, Steiger made articulated 4 wheel drives for Ford in the mid to late 70's and early 80's until Ford and Versatile got together and Versatile began producing them.

 

[Bumpsteer]

Correct, I saw one a few weeks ago, not very common in my area.
Ironically, the local Ford dealer sold Steigers, probably a 25:1 ratio of Steigers over the Ford version.
Sadly when Steiger went belly up, and CaseIH took over the Ford dealer lost it's main product line, couldn't even sell parts.

Ed

 

[icestationzebra]

Steiger also made the Allis 4WD's prior to the 7580/8550's.

ISZ

 

[Abscraperguy]

Steiger also made the Allis 4WD's prior to the 7580/8550's.

ISZ

Hey I didn't know that. Do you have some pics?

 

[Hendrik]

You guys might be interested in Googleing Titan Tractor 525. This is another tractor that in on our farm. It's a reconditioned Steiger 470.

This the one?
http://bigtractorpower.toytractortimes.com/mywebsite/news.php?story=171&height=400&width=620
BTW I used to operate a Series IV Cougar with a 3306 Cat rated at 250HP, similar to the one in the bottom right hand picture here http://www.toytractorshow.com/titan.htm

 

[icestationzebra]

Hey I didn't know that. Do you have some pics?

Just google "Allis 440".

From bigtractorpower.com
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Allis-Chalmers 440 4wd History

In the early 1970's Allis-Chalmers began to look at follow up to the 1960's T16 4wd (of which only 15 were made). The company looked outside sources for a new model that would be competitive in the market place. Allis-Chalmers worked with White Motor Company first to use the White-Plainsman A4T-1400 as a base for an AC 4wd. A mock Plainsman was fitted with an AC 3500 engine and restyled to match the AC Two-Twenty tractor. The AC/White deal fell through. In 1972 AC turned to Steiger for a 4wd tractor. Steiger used its Bearcat II model fited with a 208 hp naturally aspirated Cummins 555C V-8 engine as the base fr the AC 440. The AC 440 was a popular model with over 1,000 units sold in its 4 year production run.

Allis-Chalmers 440 4wd Specifications
Years of Production: 1972-1976
Models: 440
Engine: 208 hp, 555 cu-in V-8 Cummins 555C engine
Note: no PTO

ISZ

 

[icestationzebra]

My Allis interest lies in that all of our big tractors were AC. We had a 6080, 7000, 7040, 7060, 7580, and 8550. My Dad told me that the 7580 had s/n 00001, though I never bothered to check myself. I don't doubt it though because we farmed ~1.5hrs north of Milwaukee.

ISZ

 

[Hendrik]

Steiger used its Bearcat II model fited with a 208 hp naturally aspirated Cummins 555C V-8 engine as the base fr the AC 440. The AC 440 was a popular model with over 1,000 units sold in its 4 year production run.

Allis-Chalmers 440 4wd Specifications
Years of Production: 1972-1976
Models: 440
Engine: 208 hp, 555 cu-in V-8 Cummins 555C engine
Note: no PTO

ISZ

The 555 motor is considered a lemon by the standards of Cummins, Versatile also produced a 4wd tractor with the 555 motor and called it the 555, it's nickname is the trouble 5.
General advice is to stay away from that motor and stick to the straight 6's or bigger V8 motors, like the 903.
Massey Ferguson made a 4wd tractor with the 903 and it is a legend.

 

[Welshcake]

Just google "Allis 440".

From bigtractorpower.com
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Allis-Chalmers 440 4wd History

In the early 1970's Allis-Chalmers began to look at follow up to the 1960's T16 4wd (of which only 15 were made). The company looked outside sources for a new model that would be competitive in the market place. Allis-Chalmers worked with White Motor Company first to use the White-Plainsman A4T-1400 as a base for an AC 4wd. A mock Plainsman was fitted with an AC 3500 engine and restyled to match the AC Two-Twenty tractor. The AC/White deal fell through. In 1972 AC turned to Steiger for a 4wd tractor. Steiger used its Bearcat II model fited with a 208 hp naturally aspirated Cummins 555C V-8 engine as the base fr the AC 440. The AC 440 was a popular model with over 1,000 units sold in its 4 year production run.

Allis-Chalmers 440 4wd Specifications
Years of Production: 1972-1976
Models: 440
Engine: 208 hp, 555 cu-in V-8 Cummins 555C engine
Note: no PTO

ISZ

I still have a co-op bearcat II with a 210 cat 3208 .