Warn Industries celebrates 60 years

Nov 24, 2008

Off road accessory manufacturer Warn has marked their 60th anniversary. The company developed a locking hub system and invented the electric winch.

In 1920, the Russell Grader Co. introduced the first self-propelled motor grader. The company's first 'Motor Patrol' built on a Caterpillar track-type tractor came out in 1926 (left), and two years later Caterpillar bought Russell and began producing the industry's first motor grader built as one dedicated machine. Nearly 100 years later, the Cat 140 (right) was the top-selling motor grader in the U.S. in 2024 for new financed equipment, according to EDA.

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