The address of the Froelich Foundation For The Preservation Of Farm Tractor His is: 24283 Froelich Foundation, Mcgregor, IA 52157
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the first tractor was invented in 1868 by John Froelich
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John Froelich in 1892.
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In 1893, by John Froelich
In 1893, by a person from Iowa named John Froelich
John Froelich was simply an entreprenuer who ADAPTED a Case steam engine to run on gasoline. He also made many other improvements which he continued to adapt into the Waterloo Boy tractor. He simply wanted to improve upon what was already available.
The first tractor was made by John Froelich. It was made so farming can be much easier and not as threatning as the steam engine and it wont hurt the crops such as grain
In 1892, John Froelich invented and built the first gasoline/petrol-powered tractor in Iowa. The history of the engines with in tractors go back as far as 1850.
The first gasline powered tractor to be manufactured in the United States was invented by John Froelich in Clayton County, Iowa. Henry Ford intoduced the first mass produced tractor in 1917. He called it the Fordson.