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About Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Leroy Holt was an American businessman and inventor who patented and manufactured the first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles to spread the weight over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into soft ground. He founded with his brothers the Holt Manufacturing Company.
Everything about Benjamin Holt →- Occupation
- inventor, businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 1, 1849
- Died
- December 5, 1920