Fiat Trattori

Over its decades of history, it established itself as Italy's leading constructor and one of the biggest in Europe; in 1991, it took over Ford-New Holland and adopted its name to increase its status on the world markets.

[2] With these variants, in production until 1925, Fiat Trattori reached the milestone of the 2,000 units produced.In 1929, the plant was selling more than 1,000 tractors a year.

[7] In 1944, production at the Modena plant was halted by the lack of raw materials and the German occupation, leading to its conversion for the repair and overhaul of military vehicles.

Assisted by the connivance of collaborators, the Technical Department started to build a secret prototype unbeknown to the German controllers.

The resulting Fiat 50 crawler tractor was produced after the Second World War, starting in 1946, thanks in part to the recovery of the machine tools the German occupiers had attempted to ship to Germany before their plans were thwarted by the Allied bombing raids.

Produced in a large number of models, operating on diesel[citation needed], wheel or crawler, narrow and industrial, in orchard and forestry versions, almost 45,000 units of this remarkable machine were launched onto the market.

The following year had the launch of the Fiat 411 tractor;[13] 1962 contained the appearance of the new "Diamante series",[14] which firmly consolidated the Italian constructor's position in Europe.

These models were the first tractors to have synchronised speeds, differential lock, and the AMPLICUPLE device, automatically engaged by means of a lever on the driver's left.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, it imported into Italy a number of low-cost models produced in Argentina under the Fiat Concord logo: the 500,[19] 650,[20] 600E/E DT/F,[21] 700E,[22] 800,[23] 900E,[24] 1100E and 1100E Dt.

This led to the birth of the "Fiat-Versatile 44 Series": 44-23, 44-28, 44-33, 44-35 of 230 (170), 280 (210), 330 (250) and 350 hp (260 kW), sold under the Fiat brand in Europe and the Versatile name in the US, Mexico, and Australia.

[28] In 1982, Fiat launched the new "66 Series" with models from 45 to 80 hp (34 to 60 kW), known as the "daily" tractors, because they were able to perform any everyday task on small and medium farms.

[29] In 1977, Fiat took over Hesston, the American leader in forage equipment,[10][27] Braud, the leading producer of grape harvesters, and the Italian firm Agrifull, a specialist in small-sized tractors.

Fiat Trattori was to disappear, superseded by the holding company FIATGEOTECH based in Modena, owner of the FIATAGRI group and Fiatallis.

[31] The 90 series was also sold under the Agrifull and Ford names, and then also as New Holland until 2003 on the European market; 1984 also had FiatAgri take over the French company Braud.

[37] The "G" series belonged to the product line of Versatile, a North American company that was already co-operating with Fiat on large-sized machines under the Hesston brand.

[38] The G series was presented at the "Fiera del Levante" exhibition in Bari in 1993; its styling was similar to Ford-New Holland machines and the Fiat Agri logo appeared in blue instead of red.