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Holt tractor

American tractor models, 1892-1925

Holt tractor
Summary

American tractor models, 1892-1925

HOLT 10 Ton (before 1925)
The Holt 75 tractor, circa 1914
A Holt 75 hauling a replica 8-inch howitzer

The Holt tractors were a range of continuous track haulers built by the Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California which were named after company founder Benjamin Holt.

Between 1908 and 1913, twenty-seven of the first 100 Holt caterpillar track-type tractors were used on the Los Angeles Aqueduct project, which provided a good proving ground for these machines.

Military use

A Holt tractor hauling a 9.2-inch howitzer to a forward area in [[The Battle of the Somme]] July–November 1916

They were widely used by the British, French and American armies in the First World War for hauling heavy artillery including the BL 9.2-inch howitzer and the BL 8-inch howitzer. Around 2,000 Holt 75s along with 698 Holt 120s and 63 Holt 60s saw military use during the war. The French Schneider CA1 and Saint-Chamond and German A7V tanks were based on Holt tractors.

Specification

2 Ton There were at least three models used for military purposes: the Holt 75, the Holt 120 and to a lesser extent the Holt 60. The Holt 75 was first produced in 1913. In addition to US production 442 Holt 75s were built in Britain by Ruston & Hornsby in Lincoln. Production of the Holt 75 was to continue post war until 1924.

The 120 hp model had a tiller-type steering wheel at the front that was usually covered. It weighed about 18000 lbs, and was developed in direct response to a request for a heavy artillery tractor. The prototype was produced in 1914 with production beginning in 1915.

The Holt 60 which saw limited use in the war was introduced in 1911.

Literature

  • Holt Tractors Photo Archive: An Album of Steam and Early Gas Tractors,
8-inch howitzer Mk V]] being towed by a Holt tractor at the [[Battle of the Somme]], 1916

References

References

  1. "Caterpillar company history".
  2. "Vehicles of the A.E.F. During WWI".
  3. (1916-09-16). "British 'Tanks' of American Type; Officer of Holt Manufacturing Co. Says England Bought 1,000 Tractors Here". [[The New York Times]].
  4. Orlemann, Eric C.. (2001). "Classic Caterpillar Crawlers". MotorBooks International.
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