{"id":614,"date":"2015-09-01T01:49:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T15:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/119.81.15.198\/~upton175\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2015-10-23T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T03:26:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/upton.com.au\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-614\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-614-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-614-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-614-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Widely recognised for their quality and strength of construction, Upton tractors were the most powerful machines of their day. They were often compared to, and in some cases out performed 4wd tractors working in the same conditions. At 350hp. The giant Upton model 14\/350 is still to this day regarded as the world's most powerful 2wd factory built agricultural tractor. Tractor production ceased in 1980.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-614-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-614-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-614 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/upton.com.au\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1978.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/upton.com.au\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1978-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-856\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-856'>\n\t\t\t\tDemonstration at the 1978 Ag-Quip field days pulling Australia&#8217;s biggest blade plow\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/upton.com.au\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ht-14-350.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/upton.com.au\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ht-14-350-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-855\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-855'>\n\t\t\t\tUpton model 14\/350, 23 tons of brute pulling machine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/upton.com.au\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mt-855-300-hp-scania-v8.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/upton.com.au\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mt-855-300-hp-scania-v8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-854\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-854'>\n\t\t\t\tUpton model MT-855. 300hp V8 Scania\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-614-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-614-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-614-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"yt_video\" width=\"408\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o5Pr-RZIAiI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"yt_video\" width=\"408\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vnrjr52dVPk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-614-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-614-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"yt_video\" width=\"408\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zgJGpeIq4qA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"yt_video\" width=\"408\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nHqlYpAbCCM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-614-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-614-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-614-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>For the enthusiast we still have original advertising literature and copies of articles from magazines printed during the manufacturing era.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Widely recognised for their quality and strength of construction, Upton tractors were the most powerful machines of their day. 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