Green STEIGER Tractor History 1963-1986

[@tjrassat]

I'll never forget being 9 years old and my Dad telling me, "I heard that Uncle Roy is getting a new tractor. It's supposed to be big and green." I figured it was a John Deere (Dad's Uncle Roy had a 4440 at the time), but my mind was blown when the Steiger Panther IV KM-325 rolled into the field with a 44' International field cultivator. What a monster! I would ride my bike over to different vantage points around the farm to watch it go by. At one point, Roy's son who was running it stopped and yelled over to me, "you wanna ride?" I looked around, wondering if he was actually talking to me. I got to ride along for a couple of trips up and down the field, and I'm not sure I even said a word. I was in awe. Thank you for sharing these videos and bringing back great memories for an old country kid currently trapped in the suburbs.

[@owenheffernan9355]

I dont know why that always happens when you wach tractors. Every time some one asked if u want a ride you always look around like someone else is there

[@ZekenStreak]

My favourite articulated FWD tractor is the Steiger. Love the fact the idea was made a reality by a couple of farming brothers in their dairy barn. Thanks for posting. Looking fwd to more earlier/original Steiger tractor vids in the future. Take care & stay safe. Cheers

[@bigtractorpower]

I hope to have more Barn, Series I And Series II tractors to share in the future.

[@leesteele9290]

Always loved the old Steigers ,big farmers, friend and neighbors of ours had two Panthers with 903 Cummins in them and 30.5 x 32 tires and duals pulled 10x18 International plows and 45 or 50foot field cultivator in the late 70's big time back then ! They were Deere guys but 8630's weren't enough power for them, then eventually Deere caught up and they traded them but you can't replace that bellar of those 903's with straight pipes !! Thanks for the refresher !!

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool history.

[@benclegg975]

I own a Steiger Cougar, 24,000 hours on it. I don’t farm anymore, has a blade on it, plows my yard, one engine rebuild, a transmission, but you can’t beat that old girl. Better than anything made now for sure👍👍

[@cliffterrell4876]

My dad owned a cougar and my uncle owned a puma.

[@thomaswiedmeyer7070]

Yep they built a legacy for many Farm families!!!

[@walterlaubscherjr2011]

Don’t see many of them often there’s a few I my area but always glad to see old iron still kicking butt great video

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

If we ever get a Stieger on our farm, its going to be a SPIRIT OF 76, that livery is so kick ass

[@sylvanmelroe5800]

I was the Vice President of sales and marketing from 1973 - 1980. Lot of good memories. I met a lot of good farmers and dealers.

[@bigtractorpower]

Oh wow thank you for posting. I am a huge STEIGER fan. I have like STEIGER ever since I saw a brand new one when I was 3 years old. I own a 1974 Turbo Tiger I and a 1975 Turbo Tiger II. If you have time I would like to learn more about Steiger. My email is [e-mail].

[@sandoresses2517]

Did you know that the license of STEIGER II series was sold to Hungary in Europe in the 70’s? It was more or less a copy paste except the engine and axles. There was a MAN licensed straight six engine with 250hp (later 300hp) built in and axles developed by a Hungarian company (cold RABA) which is still existing. As I know well today they are one of the axle-supplier of John Deere 9RT tractors at least in EU. The STEIGER II cold at our side RABA STEIGER and it was sold in yellow color and white cab. Quite a few of it running nowadays as well and are still very famous and reliable machines. Thanks for the nice videos. Big like and greetings from Hungary.

[@steiger256]

This was a great video. Good job. Nothing better thN big lime green Steiger roaring down a field. The series 3 are my favorite.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. Steiger tractors are the best.

[@michaelgarendt5559]

Always found it kinda cool that Steiger and Arctic Cat shared a lot of similar model names. Panther, Cougar, Bearcat, Puma, Wildcat...

[@Zero01k]

Also shares names with lots of German Military Panzers and armored vehicles Wish I had a Steiger Tiger

[@cliffterrell4876]

@@Zero01k I don't think they built a tiger. Lion but not a tiger.

[@timr2799]

Steiger built Tigers.

[@joebiteme9463]

That's how real farmers farm! Didn't need any auto steering back then!

[@stuartleis9079]

I enjoyed the video. I'm very fond of those green Steigers. We had an 1985 Panther CM 360 for many years. We loved it. It was nicer to operate then our 1982 Versatile 895 which was equivalent hp.

[@jimkrogh2549]

My favorite tractors!!! Love that Euclid green

[@bigtractorpower]

Mine too.

[@craigrudge4112]

The ‘Spirit of 76’ sounded absolutely perfect. Thanks for putting together another excellent and informative video.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. The Series II are my favorite Steigers.

[@nellsonstout7001]

bigtractorpower what is it about them that makes that series your favorite out of curiosity

[@WilliamB161]

Wonderful video great machine have a nice new week great tractor

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@johnclarkkitner9556]

Glad you show then. Nice to learn about the old tractors. Thank you

[@davidmead731]

Always a great looking machine. Love the colour - just right for the time. The were shown at the Royal Show in 1976 when the MF1200 was as big as any thing you saw on wheels. Too big for most UK fields but the machinery chain idea stuck. Great film. Thank you.

[@bigtractorpower]

That would have been a show to see with a Massey 1200 and a Steiger. The Ford FW60 built by Steiger ended up being a decent seller in the UK.

[@cliffterrell4876]

You can't use a Steiger in alot places because of the size a weight.

[@rdubisar1]

Behold, that red Case, International Harvester. What a beauty, and made in Fargo, North Dakota, no less. I'm a little prejudice here, since I'm myself from North dakota, born in Dickinson, no less. You know, it's true that some farms don't look like much, but still every farm is so very important. Not all farm operator's can have the bigger machinery, I know my dad couldn't afford the big stuff. Course, back in the 50's and 60's, you made do w/what you had. It's just a beautiful thing to watch the big machines do their stuff and they move along and cultivate the soil.The big farm machinery has come a hell of a long ways in just the few decades since I've been away from this.In it's own way, there is alot of beauty to farming. People, am I crazy, or not at all?

[@mikevolkman5673]

Great video the ol km360 sounds and looks great I tuned it up to 440 horsepower

[@bigtractorpower]

Wow that is cranking some horse power. It was great to get the KM on BTP.

[@highheelslover2000]

this is the best one yet!!!!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. Glad you liked it.

[@thomasstrand9853]

Sure power love those big stigers and the big buds

[@bigtractorpower]

👍👍

[@AgricultureINDIA-91]

Amazing video sir ! Nice big 🚜 💪💪💪

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching

[@jimsteele7108]

Doug Steiger is a very humble man.

[@bigtractorpower]

👍👍

[@Parents_of_Twins]

That dude by the river there has one hell of a collection of big 4x4 tractors. If we ever win the lottery that's what our front yard will look like, along with a couple dozers, and other big boy toys.

[@nellsonstout7001]

And it steadily grows every year

[@sharpshooter7127]

The older steiger with the V on the front is cool looking to me 👍keep up the great videos jason

[@bigtractorpower]

The Barn Series are all solid steel.

[@StormLaker]

Love the Panther III, I have a customer who is restoring one for use on his farm. It has a Cummins 855 big cam engine it, and I've been helping him get engine parts (I work for Cummins). I know quite a few farmers who are dusting off these old dogs and rebuilding the cummins engines in them because they are pre-emmisions, and they don't require a computer to operate them. This guy runs a large Kinze disk behind his tractor, and the Steiger is the only one that has the ooomph to do it efficiently. He also uses it for construction- doing land prep pulling a scraper- it does great at both.

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

In 1990 when I was working at Town & Ranch Servicenter in Glasgow Mt we sold a green Lion with Steiger paint & badges. The one rep told us about the order codes. It was the last green Steiger made. It went to a farm & ranch west of Opheim. Now my cousin has it. I mounted on a 6 way blade, it has moved a lot of snow!

[@daleshipman7139]

I remember my father in law farming with a pair of the panther units in the late 70's. What did he get to do with his spare time? We got to spend a lot of time on the golf course. He taught me all the operations of the Panthers and I taught him his golf game. Great trade off. (Western North Dakota)

[@bigtractorpower]

Great story. Steiger Panthers were big time workers in the 70’s.

[@bradolsen9981]

Very nice video thank you have a good weekend

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@pierrelestrade9353]

bonjour. je ne me lasse pas de regarder des steiger. congratulations.

[@interman7715]

I love Stieger tractors.

[@bigtractorpower]

👍👍

[@farmboy6554]

Our neighbors on the farm growing up in east central Saskatchewan had a barn series and although they no longer use it it still sits at their farm.

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool.

[@nellsonstout7001]

What model?

[@MienTayTiVi]

very nice tractor

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@jeffyoung2089]

Thanks i really enjoyed the video!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@spliceoncharlie]

Thanks for the Steiger review. Love seeing Steiger Green in the field. Any chance of some Big Bud tractor reviews in the future? Thanks again.

[@bigtractorpower]

I am working on Big Bud but it will be in 2021 or 2022. I have more to film.

[@shrekroughnecksmc5189]

Check out Welker Farms for Big Bud vids.

[@matthewfunk4969]

In many regards, the best tractors ever built. I know of a Panther III a neighbor bought new that has somewhere between 40 and 50 thousand HARD hours on the clock. It still could be put to work if needed.

[@SimonKL11]

Great history👍I really like the sound😉 Thank you for sharing👍

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. I am a Steiger fan so this was extra fun and film.

[@DarrenShaw-ev5tb]

Jason ! - not lime green ( CHARTREUSE ) Love these !!

[@haybine]

Great video!

[@mattwilkinson8502]

We have a green steiger cougar. Dad loved it

[@bigtractorpower]

Very nice. Which generation Cougar is it?

[@mattwilkinson8502]

@@bigtractorpower I think it's a 70s model. We used to grow alot of elbon rye with vetch in NE Nebraska, used it to pull a 30 foot Krause field cultivator and a 330 deere disk.

[@farmboy971]

Some of the early Steiger tractors are at Bonanzaville museum in West Fargo. Including number 1. You should come up and video them. They still run.

[@jonathantarrant2449]

Excellent

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@aaronmenzie-w6q]

My family has a Panther III ST325, a lot like the one at 1:43. It's far from immaculate, but to me it's an impressive old beast. I'm always drawn to watching it when it's moving; the sight and sound of that machine are unlike anything else I know. A couple weeks ago it was chisel plowing through the snow flakes.

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍👍

[@RJ1999x]

They look majestic out cruising

[@alainturcotte9843]

I would like to add that there were a limited amount of green steigers built by case. I own an 87’ panther 1000, and it has a case serial number.

[@SchnelleKat]

Would love to see some Wfe/White video Especially on the 4-150 - 4-270 4WDs.

[@bigtractorpower]

Me too. I am working I. It. I have some 210 and 270 footage done. Hoping on a 4-150 yet this spring. Just got a 2-150 this week.

[@SchnelleKat]

@@bigtractorpower Sweet. Wonder if the Experimental 3-235 ever got restored.... ?

[@nellsonstout7001]

Kyle H 2 are intact and running. Dean Tjaden owns them (he’s public about it so I’ll use his name.) they work ground every year

[@fishermanj177]

How do you remove the rear wheels. Mine is stuck and I can not get it off. Need to remove one at a time and it is stuck!

[@bigtractorpower]

Sometimes you to cut the bolts.

[@budafarms]

I live about 40 miles from where they first started building these tractors

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool.

[@Kolton_Wagner]

Nwminnesota Farmer my family has the last 2200 built. We bought it after the vadhauers (south side of red lake falls on 32) owned it. It is currently in middle river (north of theif river falls on 32)

[@jgvgjv2980]

Hi Jason, any chance of interviewing the drivers of these machines and get their views of them?

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes. I will tell each of these farmers are big Steiger fans and would not run anything else than what you see in this video.

[@BaronVonPwn]

Where was that 9180 filmed ? That bridge and area looks familiar to me

[@bigtractorpower]

That is the Rte 41 Ohio River Bridge between Henderson, KY and Evansville, IN.

[@BaronVonPwn]

@@bigtractorpower thought so lol. I used to live in the area so I've been across that bridge many many times. Hopefully they finished painting both sides .

[@tomnewham1269]

You can be forgiven but there is one series of Steiger tractor that you failed to mention is the RWD version. Steiger made two prototypes of a RWD tractor and used them in a field where John Deere engineers would see them just to play games with them. Those two tractors were scrapped but there are pictures of them on the internet.

[@nimrod7121]

Sweet tractors

[@379insk]

I remember seeing Steigers painted Coop Implement brown here in Sk back in the day.

[@bigtractorpower]

There were 68 CO OP dealers. Not all sold Steigers but there were Series I and II Bearcat and Cougars sold as CO OP. I have some footage of a CO OP Cougar II.

[@379insk]

@@bigtractorpower ....Wow. Yhat be great to see some of that footage!

[@8__D]

3:20 we have a Steiger super wildcat series 1 still plowing our fields. It’s similar to this one other than ours has duels and the repaint is faded.

[@nellsonstout7001]

Why don’t you try getting it on video if you have a chance? There’s not many pictures or videos of series 1 Steigers it seems

[@freedomring4813]

Great video.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@robertschoenborn8413]

Very good.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@nellsonstout7001]

I’m ready for the full length of the super wildcat. I think my buddy in MO may reach out to you this fall

[@bigtractorpower]

I was very excited to finally have a Series I Steiger filmed so I could make this video show the 6 generations in green.

[@tanneriverson662]

Have a series 3 Wildcat serial number 3. Just used it last weekend to multi-weed a alfalfa field. Also have a series 3 Cougar for the big pulling

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool. I like the Wildcat III. I 3d printed one for my farm display. I have not heard of multi-weeding. What is it?

[@charlesseward7560]

All that we used to see here on dry land farms Cheap to maintain

[@cliffterrell4876]

Where's the cougar and puma. I loved driving the Steiger cougar my dad owned. Powerhouse for a tractor and we could cover some ground. 640 acres in hours, not days. Steiger is the only green tractor I would ever own.

[@baseball6831]

We have a Steiger 325 panther and a Case 9280 we both still use. 🙃

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

hmmmm....I wonder what it would look like if we fit Goodyear LSW tires to a Barn Built, of course without the mud guards and wheel wells since the LSW tires are so damn huge....that would be quite a sight

[@nellsonstout7001]

I will personally drive hundreds of miles to slap a uhhhhh, guy, if they ever tried that

[@jeremymurphy7320]

Heck yes! Starting off with seagulls er....utes and side x sides following a tractor turning dort.

[@rdubisar1]

People, it's been all of 42 years since I used to do this in North Dakota. I'm reminuscing and I also crying. Farming is the backbone of America, cuz it's Americas bread and butter. I would like to point out, I never had the awesome priveledge of operating a Steiger, but instead the tractor was a 145 Versatile, which was a fraction of these tractors. Thank God for the farmer and all farners everywhere, cuz if it weren't for these people, noone would be able to eat. They're sending that high-tech stuff off to Russia, and I can't figure what they're doing it gor. They should be sending meat and wheat and cotton, cuz a loaf of bread never started no war. He's the American , he;s the American, he's the American farmer, we better see him through, cuz if we don't wer'e done for, too. He's the American farmer, and he's damned hard to beat, I said wake up American, we'd better wake up, cuz if the man don't work, then the rest of the world don't eat. Yes, people, a part of this is that Charlie Daniels song, The American Farmer. There's so much truth to that song. If I've offrended anyone w/my point of vieww, I'm sorry. That's all I can say.

[@ScottPykare]

Hey Jason, it would make a really cool video if you could work up ground with some of these real workhorses and your International 4786!!!😁👍Just a thought. These tractors are the real deal! 💪😊

[@bigtractorpower]

It would be very cool. Unfortunately it takes allot to move the 4786. I would have to put it on s semi truck to make that type of event happen. I do hope to run it on the fall with my 8850 in the same field side by side.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Did steiger have anything to do with production of the big bud?

[@bigtractorpower]

No two separate companies.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

I thought so but didn't remember thanks for your reply.

[@jamesshoemaker684]

Great video thank you.👍 Could have also included tractors built under contract with International, Ford, and Allis Chalmers.

[@bigtractorpower]

I made a video on this topic in 2018. It is posted at kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3TIh3uPZb6JfqM

[@jamesshoemaker684]

@@bigtractorpower nice thanks for the link. Happy Memorial day.

[@jimhans1]

bigtractorpower is it just me or do these resemble the Big Bud tractors a LOT?

[@Olemil69]

Great video!! I love the big green Steiger machines, they are a work horse no matter what is thrown at them!! I was fortunate to see this ( octanepress.com/content/steiger-prototypes-twin-panther-pt650 ) in person at Indianapolis, Indiana Farm Progress show when I was a junior in high school. Never at that time did I realize how lucky I was not knowing then it wouldn't go into production. Wish I would have had a digital camera, or any camera with me for that matter, would have been a photo to keep forever. Thanks for all your hard work Jason and great videos!!

[@joe51chevy7]

A ranch I used to work for had a ST225 Bearcat.

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool.

[@nickbayer7847]

Any idea why they chose lime green?

[@bigtractorpower]

My understanding is it is Euclid Green from the earth moving machine brand owned by General Motors and later White Motors. The paint was available and the Steiger brothers used it.

[@nickbayer7847]

@@bigtractorpower Ah gotcha, that's a nice nod to history 👌👌

[@Blackwellll3066]

To me Steiger tractors will always be lime green no other color

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍

[@brandonfarris8049]

the panther 2 STEIGER is called in Hungary SSR is the Raba STEIGER form 1979/2001 tractor for those who don't know

[@bigtractorpower]

I have some Raba sales literature. I hope to get one filmed and featured here on Big Tractor Power some day.

[@brandonfarris8049]

@@bigtractorpower cool would to see them. .p.s i have a Raba STEIGER/ STEIGER Tractors in the PC game farming simulator 19

[@marknicholson2718]

You mean you had to steer and operate them on your own? I had a wildcat II with a 3208.

[@bigtractorpower]

Very nice. I hope to find more Series II Steigers to film.

[@MrNobody2828]

3208's would really cackle with straight pipes!

[@JEDI-MAQUINAS]

Aí tem um super motor forte

[@redpacketa]

Steiger!!💪😄

[@scruffy6151]

These are all on the farm you video from every year.

[@bigtractorpower]

No not all of them. The 2200 and the Panther III are on the Wathen Farm with the 50 Steigers. The Wildcat I is in WI, the Panther II is in KY, Panther IV is in NY ( those blue barns by the Panther IV are where I had my first job staking hay off a Deere 336 kick baler) the Lion 1000 was in KY and the 9180 was in KY. Lots of Steiger action

[@scruffy6151]

@@bigtractorpower thank you.

[@gpax-6197]

I miss the green. Maybe CIH will bring it back. Maybe?

[@bigtractorpower]

There have been a few green models in the past 30 years. A pair of 9280’s, a 535 and a 580HD. Case IH has built a family style and brand in red. The Farmall, Vestrum, Maxxum, Puma, Optum, Magnum and Steiger all have family styling and decals. Green 4wds would break up the unified look to compete with John Deere’s unified look in the R series that runs from 1R to 9R.

[@АгрофермерКубани]

🚜🔥🔥🔥

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@budafarms]

The 440 allis was just a painted and re branded bearcat

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes it was. I have a video on the channel covering the 440 and one that covers AC, Ford and IH built Steigers.

[@nellsonstout7001]

With a different engine and rears

[@wilsonandrade6246]

👍👍👍

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@GCF-Media]

2200s were not barn series.

[@gokinomoses5638]

I what now know to start Oparetor

[@scottb2712]

They were rough riders... Seemed to always be bouncing..

[@matteomenthemoleta]

Hello

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

The main reason I kinda gotta home to pick with case. They had to take away the best color I've seen on a tractor besides JD green and yellow 😥

[@nicoruijmschoot5909]

Ford FW 60 was also a Steiger

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes it was. 😁👍. I made a video on the other brands Steiger built tractors for that is posted at kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3TIh3uPZb6JfqM

[@nicoruijmschoot5909]

@@bigtractorpower 👍 Thanks. Good to know. I learn a lot from your video's. Great. I growed up on a farm in Holland and we only could dream about tractors with that much horsepower.

[@jeremiahentz8505]

Case usually got 30 other manufacturers tied up in his equipment because he can't build his own

[@RJ1999x]

That's hilarious coming from John Deere who copied from everyone and innovated nothing,including the plow

[@nellsonstout7001]

That’s hilarious. Deere got their butt ripped in court when it was discovered that they ripped off Oliver’s row unit. J.I. Case built good equipment for years until the 80s took them

[@MrNobody2828]

Johnny Deere copied IH on the axial flow combine.

[@wayneandrews412]

Great video

[@darrelschulte6214]

👍👍