Case STX Steiger
Encyclopedia
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.
The tractors are built in Case IH's plant in Fargo
, North Dakota
, where already 50,000 units of this line were built.
This tractor line is powered by engines with 368 hp (274 kW) to 589 hp (439 kW). They are available with Quadtracs or tires and are also available from New Holland
as model TJ or T9000.
In 2007, the STX500 Quadtrac tractor was featured on the television
series Top Gear, 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
, finising in a time of 4:49.1, which is the slowest lap ever round the track. In 2005 that model of tractor broke the 24 hour ploughing World Record, turning 792 acres (3.2 km²) of farmland in just 24 hours.
Tractor
A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...
line built by Case IH
Case IH
Case IH is an American mechanical company, one of the world’s largest brands of agricultural equipment. With headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, it has a network of more than 4,000 dealers and distributors that operates in more than 160 countries...
. This line continues the models built by Steiger Tractor, which was purchased by Case IH in 1986.
The tractors are built in Case IH's plant in Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, where already 50,000 units of this line were built.
This tractor line is powered by engines with 368 hp (274 kW) to 589 hp (439 kW). They are available with Quadtracs or tires and are also available from New Holland
New Holland Ag
New Holland is a full range manufacturer of agricultural machinery. New Holland agricultural products include tractors, combine harvesters, balers, haying tools, equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care, grape harvesters....
as model TJ or T9000.
In 2007, the STX500 Quadtrac tractor was featured on the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series Top Gear, where presenter Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1.-Early life:...
chose the STX Steiger for some of the challenges, (eventually including ploughing.) It was lapped around the Top Gear Test Track
Top Gear Test Track
The Top Gear test track is used by the BBC automotive television programme Top Gear. It is located at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United Kingdom. The track was designed by Lotus Cars...
by The Stig
The Stig
The Stig is a character in the British motoring television show Top Gear. The character plays on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets, with the running joke that nobody knows who, or indeed what, is inside the character's racing suit. The character was the creation of presenter Jeremy...
, finising in a time of 4:49.1, which is the slowest lap ever round the track. In 2005 that model of tractor broke the 24 hour ploughing World Record, turning 792 acres (3.2 km²) of farmland in just 24 hours.
Performance
- DisplacementEngine displacementEngine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top dead centre to bottom dead centre . It is commonly specified in cubic centimeters , litres , or cubic inches...
: 543-915 cubic inches (9-15 L) - Peak horsepowerHorsepowerHorsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
: 368 hp (274 kW)-589 hp (439 kW) - TorqueTorqueTorque, moment or moment of force , is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist....
rise: 35-40% - Fuel tankFuel tankA fuel tank is safe container for flammable fluids. Though any storage tank for fuel may be so called, the term is typically applied to part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled or released into an engine...
: 200 gal. (758 L)-300 gal. (1138 L) - Operating WeightWeightIn science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude , often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus:...
(wheeled): 39,600 lb. (17,960 kg)-54,000 lb. (24,494 kg) - Operating WeightWeightIn science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude , often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus:...
(Quadtrac): 58,000 lb. (26,308 kg) - WheelbaseWheelbaseIn both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...
: 139 in. (353 cm)-154 in. (391 cm) - 16 speed power shift transmissionTransmission (mechanics)A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...
- 2 reverse gears
- Top SpeedSpeedIn kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity ; it is thus a scalar quantity. The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the limit of the average speed as...
: 30 km/h (18.7 mph)@2100rpm - Top Reverse Speed: 14.7 km/h (9.1 mph)'2100rpm
- Produced: FargoFargo, North DakotaFargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
, North DakotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
Models
- STX325 Accusteer
- STX375 Quadtrac
- STX380 Quadtrac
- STX440 Quadtrac
- STX450 Quadtrac
- STX480 Quadtrac
- STX500 Quadtrac
- STX530 Quadtrac
- STX535 Quadtrac
- STX600 Quadtrac