Steiger Tiger III ST450 Pulling 14-Bottom Plow
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- Опубліковано 21 гру 2020
- Everything about our Steiger Tiger III ST450 is in this video. I give you a walk-around, talk about some of its features, talk about some of the things we did to it, and take it out plowing.
The Steiger Tiger III was built from 1977-1982, and this particular tractor was built in 1978. From 1977-1979, the Steiger Tiger was powered by the 1150 Cummins, running at about 450 horsepower. Then, from 1980-1982, Steiger switched the engine to a 3408 Caterpillar V8, which had 470 horsepower. Regardless of the year or engine, this tractor comes in at 45,000 pounds, before adding additional weight or fluid in the tires. Speaking of tires, our Steiger came equipped with 30.5-32 Firestone Forestry tires. These tires are known to wear like iron, and although some were concerned with how much traction it gets with these, I can assure you it hooks up just fine. This tractor also came equipped with an Allison automatic transmission, a very different driving experience from the tractors we have today. All in all, this Steiger was a monster in its time, and still is today.
Thanks for watching, and I'll see ya on the next one!
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Thanks very much for your video. I had the great privilege when I was 17 years old to operate the second 450 in Australia which was in central west NSW. It was obviously the Cummins early model.
Such a stunning machine and will always be a great memory for me.
It was bought to compliment a 310 hp Panter 2 that was also an awesome machine.
Many great memorys.
Again thanks for the video and God bless you all from Australia.
First and foremost, your Tiger looks like new, well looked after and appreciated for what it is.
I worked for Steiger in the Late 70's in South Australia, we serviced the Southern Hemisphere.....mostly Aussie clients (Big Country here).... I have a deep spot on my heart for there tractors.... I used to respray them, unload them off the trucks, fit the wheels as the customer desired and sometimes took them to the Shipping docks for places far away ( usually Western Australia)...not in that order.
The engines were Cummins or Cats....both were good power plants.....I did prefer the Cats though ( just my opinion for no justifiable reason both are great) . They both had a 240w (Aussie) power inlet in them which baffled us Aussies.... they were to keep the engine fluids from freezing overnight.....something we have no need for here but educated us that there are other places on Earth than needed them.
They were shipped to us from Dakota, I remember sending them a "Telex" (remember that old tech) asking why the paint job was runny and looked like shit.....their response was " It's minus 40 here, were doing the best we can".....us Aussies had no recourse to that, a totally valid reason.....and hard to comprehend for some of us...... usually Management.
Occasionally, we would get a shipment with one of the Tractors having a six pack of American beer on the seat of one of them......The Dakota guys where great....we sent then thanx by "Telex" it's a shame we couldn't respond to them in kind. .....if there's any out there reading this "Thanx mate, it was always a joy to to get your gifts.....I think no-one actually drank the beer but kept them as souvenirs.....foreign beer was really rare back then.
The Panther was a big seller in Oz but we had a huge order for 21 Tigers in Western Oz.....the Boss had an aerial photo of these in a "V" formation ploughing from the Client......Fucking awesome!
Back then the Tiger was AU500+K (In the 70"s...Fuck)!......The buyer was however an American with a great Idea...."nuff said.
I think these Steigers were the most overengineered Tractors on the Planet.....saw a Bearcat that the owner only had to replace the Uni Joint in 40 years, and that was something they could do themselves.
I love seeing the stuff like this.......Brings back many good memories......thanx Mate.
That KTA 1150 Cummins sounds sweet!
Your editing, with the commentary mixed with field footage, is awesome. It's great to see someone your age following in your family's footsteps and using your talents to restore your family's tractors!!
Nice work fixing the old Stiger.
Man I can remember working on these new as a much younger man than I am now, in Australia
Beautiful tractor! One of my favorites!
Same here!
Thats a nice tractor. Very interesting information on it.
I bought one of these about 1 year ago. Totally restored! I absolutely love it. I put it in a parade one week ago. It was the best looking exhibit there.
Wow, just wow. That is such an incredible machine and in such incredible shape. What an absolute gorgeous tractor, I hope we see more content with it in the future. Great video!
Thanks for watching, it will be in more videos in the future for sure!
THANK YOU FOR THE WALK AROUND
Love that you guys finish the rebuilds with nice paint. Hate rusty junk no matter how well it runs
Great video about a great tractor, thank you for sharing.
Ooooog man it’s a beautiful tractor, and it looks that you take good care of it, GREAT I REALLY LIKE IT.
Great video. Hard to believe that tractor is 42 years old!
It runs like it's fresh off the lot!
Great video format. Nice going back and forth between explanation and field footage. Great tunes too.
I thought I would give this format a try, I like how it turned out as well. Thanks for watching!
What a machine for its time hey. I have cougar PTA of the same vintage and a long day in it is pretty comfortable.
I love those old Steigers. My grandpa used to run a couple of them on his farm. Not sure of the model’s, but they have a special place in my heart.
They are good tractors, we have enjoyed running this one.
I use to pass a farm that had two in the late 80’s in southern Ohio
@@dougdavey9782 Its crazy you say that, I just had a guy call me last week from Ohio and we talked Steiger for 15 minutes or so. Probably the same guy!
@@RennerStockFarms this farm was between Hillsboro and Mt Orb somewhere. Those tractors were pretty new then.
Probably Landess Farms,they had 4 Steigers that were used back in that time and area of Highland County
I’m 61 years old. I was raised and grew up in Central Illinois…, I really miss spending days on fall tillage.
I live in Southern California now…. It’s a way different life
Nice tractor and the sound of that Big Cummins is sweet.
Thanks! 1150s sound mean don't they?
@@RennerStockFarms o ya
@@norcalray7182 our ST 470 III had a the KTA 1150.
The 450 had the 3408 Cat.
Where is I confuzzed here?
My new favorite channel thanks
Impressive looking tractor amd great to see you are still using it as it was intended to be used !!!
Having a usable collection is the best part of our farm!
That tractor and 1150 engine will last another 40 plus years. BIG BUD AND STEIGER the BEST !!!!!!
What a beautiful tractor!
I just wanted to tell you that i think you are an outstanding young farmer. I appreciate your love for tractors and the respect you show your grandfather and others through your videos. Steigers are may favorite tractors. If you are ever in NY it would be grat to meet you. I hope you have a great Christmas!
It's comments like these that make me want to keep putting out videos, I appreciate you taking the time to say this Douglas! If I am ever up that way, I'll be sure to contact you. Until then, thanks for watching, and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Sweet tractor love the paint job looks great. I have a 325 ST with a 3406 Cat. Very dependable has over 9000 hours on it
That’s awesome thanks for sharing.
Really hard to beat the great looks of a lime green Stieger, great job on the rebuild and paint, with that Allison tranny and big block Cummins, they were real tough outfits ,cheers
Beautiful tractor, wish they built them like that today. Steiger lost their luster when IH took over...
I'd have to agree with that.
I am so glad BigTractor Power hooked me up with this channel. I live in Peoria,il and enjoy watching my fellow Illinoisans run their farms. Awesome tractor great video.Renner Farms is quite the jem!
Thanks for watching Dan!
Great Video. Love the Steiger & Versatile
Thanks Chad!
Good video, big plow.
Beautiful tractor mate and in superb condition.
Thank you!
Beautiful beast
First time viewer of your channel. I subscribed just for the beautiful paint job on your Steiger! We had a couple of Versatiles back in the day. Great video!
Thanks for subscribing! That Steiger turned out great didn't it?
Saw a brand new Steiger big bud northeast of Toronto last week, had to stop and get a picture.
Very nice tractor and video.
Thank you very much!
Pretty cool 😎👍
This was my Favorite Green Tractor ever!
It's a nice rig that's for sure!
Extremely Nice !
Thanks Ron!
Beautiful. Wish I had ur operation. :( Keep that tractor goin.
Merry Christmas from Clovis, New Mexico 👍👍
Happy holidays! Thanks for watching Tom!
Slow it down to idle and it just keeps going what a powerhouse
That is awesome
Very nice wish the paint was that good when they were new
With today's paint and primers it is very easy to make them better than they were back in the day!
Best tractor ever . Tiger and Panther no frills for $ 140K
I wish my PTA 325 was that nice!!
"Sweet Video"
Man what a day!! Renner Farms and Harrell Truck & Tractor both put out videos on their classic Steigers!!!!!!! Really like that Tiger!!!!!!! It sure can pull! Hard to say but what do you think GPH \GPA burn is pulling those plows? Thanks and Merry Christmas brother!!!!
Nice
So happy I found your channel, I'm in hog heaven!!!
Thanks for going full till.
Your grandpa likes the best toys
He has an obsession! But its a good one.
We pulled 11-18s with a st310. 14 bottoms should be a walk in the park for a tiger
It could use a couple more bottoms that is for sure!
Thank you for tilling the ground,,it needs air for seeds..
Beautiful Tiger. You guys have a lot of machinery. How much ground do you and your family farm?
I'm surprised there aren't any kp model Steiner's on here they a re beautifull tractors
These Steigers were popular on the Hawaiian sugar cane and pineapple plantations.
Nice explanation video of the Tiger, does the Versatile have the same motor as this tractor
Thank you, and yes. The 1150 Versatile has the 1150 Cummins as well!
Looks like the tires on the back 7 bottom plow need some air? Tractor looks great. How do you adjust the hydraulics? John T.
Neat old combination, but I hated how those plows drug the tires. Why did they not make the tail wheel a caster wheel?
Has it always been an automatic? I thought ST=standard manual transmission. Wouldn't it be a KA? We had a Panther 3 ST-310 back in the 80's, I do not remember the weight but she was stout. She looks like new and sounds even better, very nice.
Che maghena ragazzi
BEARCAT II were bad asses too
We have same tractor not nearly as nice what did it take to put switch box in for hyd? Also how does it steer? Ours is pretty hard to monuver we use it for filling silo any helpful tricks ideas greatly appreciated trying to make it more user friendly thanks
Ours steers great! The tractor was already switched to the electric solenoids for the hydraulics when we got it.
You cannot get a better sound than a cummins
Where are you buying your LED lights at?
When will we have a new videos ❤️
Aint no way id be paying 800k for a new emissions tractor when you could get a used steiger for 30-50k.
5:30 IF (big if) your hose doesn't have pressure on it . . .
Why do they have forestry tires on it? I’ve run skidders that weren’t so lucky.
I believe it was an option, its what came with it when we bought it and they were indecent shape so we kept them.
How many acres can you plow in a day?
I wish I had that answer, we have never run it for a full day. Maybe we will test that out in the fall.
I wonder why the switch from KTAs to V8 Cats was made? Both are obviously strong motors.
That is worth researching for sure, I have a few people that might have an answer for that!
They didn't switch, it was customer preference. Either you wanted the 1150 Cummins or a 3408 if you were a Cat guy. There were 3 models 450, 470, 525.
@@RJ1999x i think I'd go with the Cummins,,,,,,,, 🤔
@@bustersmith5569 good choice.
The Tiger with the 1150 bring more money then the V8
@@RJ1999x parts for a 1954 Allis challmers model CA ? Can you help ? Thanks RJ,,,,,,,,
nice or what
if i wanted to buy a use tiger tractor were can I finr
Online is your best bet. They pop up on tractorhouse or auctiontime ever once in a while
East europian version, the Hungarian Rába tractor
A fair few Steiger 'STs' used Raba axles, hence the connection - I think the Hungarain tractor frames may be based on Series II Steiger frame designs, perhaps someone can correct me ?
The 'ST' Tigers, both 450 and 470 models utilised Steigers' own K594 axle, a serious piece of 'metal' in its own right, and was a double reduction unit.
Wasn't aware that there was also a 525hp model in this range ? Which engine did that use ?
Sounds like a Detroit
low tire alert on the second plow......just saying.......
They are built for power not for comfort !! I've run them and worn out when your done for the day.
Its not even working that tractor with 14 bottoms!!!!!
Acts like there is nothing behind it!
Beats using a mule..
Meh.... 150 HP traction engine can easily drag a 44 bottom plow without breaking a sweat and it doesn't even use a drop of diesel. so tired of knowing everything, its a burden
Nice