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Holt
Explore 4 farm tractor models. Follow a model into its engine specifications, transmissions, dimensions, historical photographs, and available test records.
About Holt
Benjamin Holt developed harvesting machinery and traction engines before testing a tracked tractor in 1904. Holt and C. L. Best combined in 1925 to create Caterpillar.
- Beginning
- Late-nineteenth-century machinery business; tracked test in 1904
- Founder / origin
- Benjamin Holt
- Known for
- Hillside harvesters and crawler tractors
- Sale / later history
- Merged with C. L. Best in 1925
History and legacy
The crawler became central to the Caterpillar identity. The successor’s official history confirms the 1925 merger; colorful stories about who first coined the name are not needed to establish the manufacturing lineage.
Sources & further reading
- TractorData — Holt history and model archive (opens in a new tab)
- Caterpillar — the Holt and Best merger (opens in a new tab)
History reviewed 2026-10-20.
Showing 4 of 4 models
75
1913–1924
83 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
Tracks
Drive
10-Ton
1918–1925
61 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
Tracks
Drive
5-Ton
1919–1925
40 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
Tracks
Drive
2-Ton
1921–1925
28 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
Tracks
Drive
Index power values can include estimates derived from belt or PTO power. They are identified on each model card and are not interchangeable with a measured engine rating. Model years and missing values follow the source index.