Successor | FWD Wagner |
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Founded | 1954 |
Founder(s) | brothers Bill, Guy, Eddie, Walt, Harold, Irvin and Elmer Wagner, and J. Burke Long |
Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, USA |
Products | agriculture machinery tractor |
The Wagner Tractor Company was based in Portland, Oregon, USA. The company was founded in 1954. They manufactured what some consider to be the first successful 4WD articulating tractors.[1] FWD bought the company, renaming it FWD Wagner.
History[]
Elmer Wagner, one of seven brothers, began experimenting with a 4WD articulating tractor designs in 1949. In 1954, the Wagner brothers, Bill, Guy, Eddie, Walt, Harold, Irvin and Elmer partnered with J. Burke Long and formed the Wagner Tractor Co. Inc. Early tractors used Waukesha engines, but by 1956 all had Cummins engines.[2] Full time tractor production began in 1955.
In 1954, three new models were announced for Wagner tractors, to be marketed as the Tractormobile. The TR6, TR9 and TR14, ranging from 114 hp (85 kW) to 165 hp (123 kW). File:Tractormobile by Wagner - May1954 000.pdf
In 1961, Wagner was sold to the Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Corporation of Clintonville, Wisconsin, USA, which was a manufacturer of heavy-duty off-road vehicles, and the tractors division became FWD Wagner. By the end of 1968, FWD Wagner had sold the rights to some of their models to the Raygo Corporation.
Their models were so well received that John Deere bought out the production of Wagner tractors for a couple of years, beginning in 1969, until they developed their own successful 4WD tractor, as the John Deere 8010 and 8020 models were a failure. This removed Wagner as a competitor and allowed John Deere time to develop the 7010 and 7510, which introduced in 1970 and 1972 were subsequently a success. In the meantime, FWD Wagner was not allowed to sell tractors under their own brand.[3]
With Wagner's exclusive deal with John Deere, Wagner's own dealers were left without a tractor to sell. Some of these dealers began retrofitting old Wagner tractors, or began producing their own. The Rite and Big Bud tractors were both born this way.
Models[]
Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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Wagner IN-D6 Industrial | Cummins | ||||
Wagner IN-D9 Industrial | Cummins | ||||
Wagner IN-D14 Industrial | Cummins | ||||
Wagner IN-D14A Industrial | Cummins | ||||
Wagner TR-6 | 110 hp (82 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner TR-9 | 125 hp (93 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner TR-14A | 160 hp (120 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner TR-24 | 300 hp (220 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner TRS-6 | Cummins | ||||
Wagner TRS-9 | Cummins | ||||
Wagner TRS-14 | Cummins | ||||
Wagner WA-4 | 98 hp (73 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner WA-6 | 130 hp (97 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner WA-9 | 160 hp (120 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner WA-14 | 220 hp (160 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner WA-17 | 250 hp (190 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner WA-24 | 300 hp (220 kW) | Cummins | |||
Wagner WA-30 | 700 hp (520 kW) or 1,100 hp (820 kW) |
Cummins | twin engines | ||
Wagner WI-14 Industrial | 350 hp (260 kW) | Cummins |
FWD[]
Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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FWD WA-14 | 220 hp (160 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD WA-17 | 250 hp (190 kW) | Cummins |
FWD-Wagner[]
Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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FWD Wagner WA-4 | 102 hp (76 kW) 125 hp (93 kW) |
Detroit Diesel Cummins |
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FWD Wagner WA-6 | 130 hp (97 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WA-9 | 160 hp (120 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WA-14 | 220 hp (160 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WA-17 | 250 hp (190 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WA-24 | 300 hp (220 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WI-14 | 220 hp (160 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WI-24 | 320 hp (240 kW) | Cummins | |||
FWD Wagner WI-30 | 700 hp (520 kW) | Cummins |
John Deere[]
Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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John Deere WA-14 | 1969-1971 | 225 hp (168 kW) | Cummins | ||
John Deere WA-17 | 1969-1971 | 280 hp (210 kW) | Cummins |
Raygo Wagner[]
Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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Raygo Wagner WA-24 | 1968 | 300 hp (220 kW) | Cummins |
Tractormobile[]
Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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Tractormobile TR-2 | 180 hp (130 kW) | ||||
Tractormobile TR6 | 114 hp (85 kW) | Cummins | |||
Tractormobile TR9 | 125 hp (93 kW) | Cummins | |||
Tractormobile TR14 | 165 hp (123 kW) | Cummins |
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