"John Froelich got the idea that a gasoline powered tractor would answer these problems," said Schutte. Working with longtime employee William Mann, he mounted a single-cylinder, 16-horsepower Van ...

Tractors are an important part of Modern Agriculture, and this man invented them. Learn about the inventor of the first tractor, John Froelich.

causing Froelich to leave the company. Enter John Deere. Read more: 14 Best Fighter Planes And Jets Of All Time John Deere is a household name today because of the high-end tractors the company ...