Milestones in agricultural engineering
The house museum
A permanent exhibition is dedicated to the most important development steps in agricultural engineering in the house museum of the Agricultural History Archives.
The greatest developments always came after wars and famines. A very significant change occurred after World War II when the horse was replaced by the tractor between 1950 and 1965. The exhibition contains documents that reflect both technical progress and the resistance associated with it.
The development of agricultural engineering
The exhibition "Milestones in Agricultural Engineering" in the house museum shows the most important inventions from 1663 to 1950, the rapid development of agricultural engineering and its direct impact on our standard of living.
From the first saw plow to the digital networking of high-performance agricultural machinery - take a journey through time and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of agricultural engineering in the Agricultural History Archive!
The first known agricultural machine in Europe
Do you know the year in which the first known agricultural machine in Europe was invented?
Franz von Locatelli, a farmer from southern Carinthia, constructed a sawing plow in 1663 for sowing wheat, grain, oats, barley and other cereals. This invention was even demonstrated to the emperor and is considered the first known agricultural machine in Europe.
The secret revolution
STEYR begins in 1950 with the construction of the single cylinder tractors, which are called 13, 15 or 80. These tractors started a revolution. The horses were now replaced by machines, which changed everything in the country. In Germany and in other countries there were similar tractor models that did the same thing.
Reference book in a nutshell
Milestones in agricultural engineering
From the first saw plow and potato cultivation to the invention of the steam engine and the four-stroke engine, the brochure shows the most important developments in agricultural engineering from 1663 to 1950. Wars, climate disasters and hardships made people inventive to develop new ideas, new materials inspired the technicians to innovate. Of course, the large agricultural machinery manufacturers such as LANZ, John DEERE, CLAAS, DEUTZ and STEYR and the development of their most outstanding products of the time also find their place in the brochure.
The brochure "Milestones in Agricultural Engineering" offers interesting information for experts and laypeople alike.
Exhibition in the house museum
The evolution of the tractor
The development of the most popular and well-known agricultural machine, the tractor,
is dedicated to a separate exhibition in the house museum.
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opening hours
Visits are only possible by prior arrangement.
Agrarhistorisches Archiv
Commercial Council Prof. Karl Prillinger
Wimpassinger Strasse 79
A-4600 WELS / Upper Austria
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