The Tractor They Said Was Impossible – JCB Fastrac Story

In 1984, JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford had an idea while on holiday that would change agricultural machinery forever. Engineers said a high-speed tractor with full suspension couldn't plough. The industry said it was impossible. Six years and £12 million later, JCB proved them all wrong.

This is the story of how the JCB Fastrac was developed in secret beneath an office block in Wales, tested by real farmers, and unveiled to a skeptical world in 1990. More than three decades later, it remains the only tractor of its kind – with no direct competitor ever emerging from the major manufacturers.
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