The Bull became the best selling tractor in 1914, making it the first commercially successful gas engine tractor. Until this time, the only options were large tractors and steam traction engines for working large areas. There was nothing available for the farmer with a small plot of land. When looking at the original sales brochure, it is apparent that the Little Bull’s main competition was a team of horses. The pitch was that the tractor could work all day and night and you didn’t have to feed it, no chores, no currying, and it could do the work of five good horses for the price of two poor ones.
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