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From: 4WDman
Date: 12 Oct 2004
Time: 01:24:36
Remote Name: 63.170.226.224
A while back I posted about a one of a kind tractor I found in my home town. It was a Zanello-Steiger tractor. I posted pics on farmphoto.com under Steiger, they are still there. The tractor is now in need of parts and I am trying to find out were to get them and a parts manual if possible. This tractor was bought by the Steiger company in the 80's. It was called the Puma and was never released. It was Zanello's attempt to export smaller tractors and Steigers to make a smaller row crop 4WD. After the deal fell through, the tractor was sold as is to a dealer in North Dakota. Steiger released a "Puma" tractor in the 1000 series 6 months or so before being bought by JI Case. This tractor, "the Zanello", was their test tractor I think to make a small 4WD for them selves. The Steiger company sold the Zanello and clame to have never had it. They have no record of it at all. A used equipment dealer in my area bought the tractor at auction and brought it back to Ohio. My friend's Larry & Bryan bought the tractor in '95 or so. A while back after posting the first time, someone told me that Zanello sold tractors in N. Dakota under their own name for a while. Can you please tell me where or what Dealership sold them? I would like to see if there is a Zanello model that matches this tractor here in Ohio. Maybe the Dealer will still have info on them or tell me who I should get ahold of. I was told by the used equipment dealer that the Dealership in N. Dakota said this tractor was one of 4 or 5. If you know of another one out there PLEASE let me know!! Thanks!! P.S. Jason H. please send me a copy of the literature, we would like to paint this tractor and want to keep it as real as possible. We are not sure of the Steiger design and need the picture if there is one. Thanks Again!!