As 4-wheel-drive tractors became more popular during the 1970s, their power also increased. In the early 1970s, engine horsepower was typically in the 175-225 range. By 1977, the Steiger Panther ...

Ron Harmon, owner of Big Equipment Co. LLC and the builder of the Big Bud 747, said he will be displaying designs of the new Big Bud tractors at an industry show this week. “We at Big Equipment, along ...

HAVRE, Mont. – The Big Bud 16V-747, the world’s largest tractor with 1,100 horsepower, is parked outside the Big Equipment Co. building in Havre. Only one 747 was ever built, but from the mid-1970s to ...