Holt’s Legendary Caterpillar Crawls into the Haggin Museum

Farming in the Delta comes with unique challenges, especially the region’s heavy peat soil—soft, spongy, and prone to swallowing tractor wheels. To solve the problem, one-hundred years ago local inventor Benjamin Holt created a continuous-track tractor that spread the machine’s weight more evenly, preventing it from sinking. The Haggin Museum is celebrating this milestone by showcasing Holt and his groundbreaking “Caterpillars” in a new exhibit that runs through November 2, 2025.

Cyndy Green give us a preview of the exhibition in her video story at the link below.