Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory
The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory (NTTL) is a program operated by the
History
Impetus for the Nebraska Tractor Test Act of 1919, or Nebraska Tractor Law, came from a Nebraska farmer, Wilmot F. Crozier, who had been disappointed with the performance of several tractors he had bought. One had been marketed as a Ford tractor, but the
All tractors sold in Nebraska had to be tested at the NTTL. In consequence, the Nebraska Tractor Test became a standard reference for tractors sold in North America.
In 1980 the original facility became a museum, and the NTTL moved to a new facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[2] The NTTL is the location of OECD testing and certification for tractors in the United States.[3]
Lester F. Larson Tractor Test and Power Museum
The original NTTL facility was dedicated as the Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum in 1980, and in 1998 named for the NTTL's chief engineer from 1946 to 1975.[4][3]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7603-6844-2.
- ^ a b "Tractor Testing in Nebraska". History Nebraska. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Brown, Candace (October 5, 2015). "Nebraska Tractor Test". Antique Power. Erfel Publishing. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "The Story of the Larsen Tractor Museum". Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum. University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Retrieved 29 August 2021.