The Case STX Steiger is a tractor line built by Case IH. This line continues the models built by Steiger Tractor, which was purchased by Case IH in 1986.
STX Steiger | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Case IH |
Production | 2000-present |
Assembly | Fargo, North Dakota |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Heavy Tractor |
Powertrain | |
Capacity | 8.7–12.9 litres (530–790 cu in) |
Transmission | 16 speed power shift[1] |
Propulsion | Wheels or Quadtrac |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 139–154 in (3,530.6–3,911.6 mm) |
Curb weight | 39,600–58,000 lb (17,962–26,308 kg) |
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The tractors are built in Case IH's plant in Fargo, North Dakota, where already 50,000 units[2] of this line were built as of September 2005.
This tractor line is powered by engines with 405 to 682 hp. They are available in wheeled, Quadtrac, and row-crop Rowtrac configurations, and are very closely related to the New Holland T9 range.
In 2005, the STX500 Quadtrac tractor set a new Ploughing World Record. The machine ploughed 321ha[2] in just 24 hours, led by Jean Imbert who drove the tractor.
In 2007, the STX530 Quadtrac tractor was featured on the television series Top Gear,[3] where presenter Richard Hammond chose the STX Steiger for some of the challenges, (eventually including ploughing.) It was lapped around the Top Gear Test Track by The Stig, finishing in a time of 4:49.1,[4] which is the slowest lap ever round the track.[5] In 2005 that model of tractor broke the 24-hour ploughing World Record,[6] turning 792 acres (321 ha) of farmland in just 24 hours.[7]
(currently produced as of June 2019)
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