1918 Holt 75

The Holt 75, No. 3362 shown here, has four cylinders, 7-1/2-by-8 inch bore & stroke gasoline engine, turns over at about 550 RPM, generates 75 horse power at the belt and 50 hp at the draw bar, and weighs about 12 tons. Manufactured at Stockton, California, about 1918, it was bought from Brown Bros., Williams, California, in September of 1967. The bearings, pistons, and tracks were all in excellent shape. Three of the four cylinder heads had to be replaced due to internal corrosion from alkaline water. The big 56-gallon reserve water tank underneath the platform was removed and a smaller tank within the channel iron frame was installed. A new 75-gallon gasoline tank was also installed. This tractor was used for harvesting wheat, and working fields in the Eastern Oregon area. At one time tractors like these were heavily used in areas like Eastern Oregon because of their superior performance on hills and soft ground. It was donated to the Antique Implement Society by Ted Lamm and Family. It is now owned by Carl Kirsch, St. Paul, Oregon, where it is stored, and Li'l Al Herman, newly installed president of the Western Steam Fiends Association, Portland, Oregon. See gasengine.farmcollector.com The mighty Holt 75 was the most popular and best selling tiller-wheel-equipped Caterpillar tractor that the company ever made. Its record as a tough farming tractor is well known, but it was also an excellent machine for road-building work. The tractor also found itself in the heat of ...