Case STX Steiger

The Case STX Steiger was a tractor line built by Case IH. This line continued the models built by Steiger Tractor, which was purchased by Case IH in 1986. The current model line is named Case IH Steiger.

The tractors were built in Case IH's plant in Fargo, North Dakota, from 2000-2008, 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]

Performance

Displacement: 8.7-12.9 L
Peak horsepower: 405–682 hp
Torque rise: 35–40%
Fuel tank: 200 gal. (758 L)–300 gal. (1,138 L)
Operating Weight (wheeled): 39,600 lb. (17,960 kg)–54,000 lb. (24,494 kg)
Operating Weight (Quadtrac): 58,000 lb. (26,308 kg)
Wheelbase: 139 in. (353 cm)–154 in. (391 cm)
16 speed power shift transmission^[1]
2 reverse gears
Top Speed: 30 km/h (18.7 mph)@2,100rpm
Top Reverse Speed: 14.7 km/h (9.1 mph)@2,100rpm
Produced: Fargo, North Dakota

Models

(2nd generation)

STX 280
STX 330
STX 380
STX 380 Quadtrac
STX 430
STX 430 Quadtrac
STX 480
STX 480 Quadtrac
STX 530
STX 530 Quadtrac

References

^ a b "DRIVETRAIN". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
^ a b "Stackyard". Retrieved 2020-07-21.
^ "BBC One - Top Gear, Series 9, Episode 5".
^ Top gear test track#Power Laps
^ Excluding Ferdinand GT3 RS which is foot-pedeled by Richard Hammond in the show.
^ http://www.caseih.com/news/newsevents.aspx?&navid=209&RL=ENAN&newsid=2331^{[permanent dead link]}
^ March 22, 2005 news release Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Case IH STX Steiger at Wikimedia Commons

Official site