Benjamin Holt
American inventor · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1849 to 1920 · aged 71
Benjamin Leroy Holt was an American businessman and inventor who patented and manufactured the first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles to spread the weight over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into soft ground.
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Holt 75 (s/n 3580) on display in England in 2008
A Holt tractor in the Vosges during the spring of 1915 serving as an Artillery tractor for the French army
Benjamin Holt (left) with British Colonel Ernest Dunlop Swinton in Stockton, April 1918. The vehicle on the right is a Holt tractor; on the left is a miniature replica of a British tank.Awards
About this person
He founded with his brothers the Holt Manufacturing Company.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1849 to 1920 · aged 71
