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70-587: Valtra Inc. is a fully owned subsidiaries of the American agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO Corporation. AGCO's headquarters are situated in Duluth , Georgia , and its EAME head office in Neuhausen , Switzerland . AGCO is the world's third largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment. In addition to Valtra, other AGCO brands include Massey Ferguson , Fendt , Challenger and GSI. In Finland AGCO also owns

140-531: A "community forest" and began efforts to conserve land for public recreation. Duluth grew rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s, along with the rest of Gwinnett County. Georgia Governor George Busbee became a resident of Duluth in 1983 after leaving office, moving to the Sweet Bottom Plantation subdivision developed by Scott Hudgens. A major revitalization of the Duluth downtown area was undertaken in

210-537: A 30-bed facility located near downtown. The agricultural manufacturer AGCO is based in Duluth. Duluth was originally Cherokee territory. When Duluth was established in the early 19th century, it was primarily forested land occupied by tribespeople. An Indian trail, called Old Peachtree Road by the settlers, was extended through the area during the War of 1812 to connect Fort Peachtree in present-day Atlanta with Fort Daniel near present-day Dacula . When Gwinnett County

280-585: A different county. A significant part of the nearby city of Johns Creek in Fulton County shares at least one ZIP code with Duluth. Duluth has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa .) The monthly averages range from 41.0 °F in January to 78.3° in July. [4] The local hardiness zone is 7b. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 31,873 people, 11,202 households, and 7,634 families residing in

350-575: A new world speed record for tractors at 130.165 km/h. When it was founded in 1945, Valmet was a fully state-owned company. In 1994 Finnish state-owned companies were reorganised, and Valmet's tractor operations were transferred to a joint company with Sisu trucks creating the Sisu-Valmet brand. In 1997 Sisu, including its tractor operations, was acquired by Partek. At the end of 1999 the Finnish State owned 30 percent of Partek. In 1998

420-534: A range of live performances. Families can enjoy the playful fountain, providing a refreshing spot for kids to have fun. These attractions and more collectively contribute to the charm and allure of downtown Duluth, offering a mix of arts, dining, and family-friendly experiences. The Atlanta Gladiators , formerly the Gwinnett Gladiators, of the ECHL , a professional minor league ice hockey team, plays in

490-660: A stop in Duluth. The local #36 Atlanta - Washington made a flagstop on the northbound trip. The local #35 Salisbury - Atlanta and the Peach Queen (Washington - Atlanta) made stops on their southbound trip. The Western Gwinnett Bikeway , is a multi-use trail under construction along the Peachtree Industrial Boulevard . It is a shared use path , cycle track , and bike lane used to connect Duluth to neighboring Berkeley Lake, Norcross and Suwanee. In January 2018 significant plans were approved for

560-717: A tribute to the steel industry, the figure of a steel worker is included in the city's coat of arms. Eskilstuna is sometimes called The Sheffield of Sweden . Both cities at their peak were home to numerous steel production companies. Eskilstuna remains an important industrial city with internationally known companies such as Volvo Wheel loaders, main site for the heavy construction equipment division of Volvo, Assa (locks, keys), and Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu , Thin Strip Nyby in Torshälla. Mälardalen University ( Mälardalens högskola ), founded in cooperation with

630-687: A year to Brazil. The Brazilian government planned to nationalise tractor production, however, and announced a bidding competition for establishing factories there. Valmet's factory project was approved, and production began rapidly in 1960 starting with the Valmet 360 D model. Tractor cabs became more widespread in the 1960s, especially in the Nordic markets, due to more stringent safety regulations and comfort requirements. The original Valmet factory in Tourula, Finland, could not assemble tractors with cabs due to

700-637: Is Greg Whitlock, who was inaugurated in November of 2023. Nancy Harris was mayor for 16 years prior to Whitlock, and was also the former principal of B.B. Harris Elementary School and Suwanee Elementary School. Harris Elementary is named for her father, B.B. Harris, also a former principal and Gwinnett County School Superintendent. The city is represented in the Georgia General Assembly by Senator Zahra Karinshak, Representative Bonnie Rich and Representative Pedro "Pete "Marin who together form

770-624: Is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality , Södermanland County , Sweden . The city of Eskilstuna had 69,948 inhabitants in 2020, with a total population of 107,806 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality 2023. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population. The town is located on the River Eskilstunaån , which connects Lake Hjälmaren and Lake Mälaren . Eskilstuna's history dates back to medieval times when English monk Saint Eskil made "Tuna" his base and diocese of

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840-552: Is also home to EFK (Eskilstuna Flygklubb), Sweden's largest glider Flying Club which hosted the World Gliding Championships in 2006. Eskilstuna has had three men's football teams playing in the highest tier Allsvenskan ; IFK Eskilstuna have played fourteen seasons in Allsvenskan, AFC Eskilstuna two seasons, and Eskilstuna City one season. The women's football team, Eskilstuna United DFF , play in

910-764: Is approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Atlanta . As of the 2020 census , Duluth had a population of 31,873, and the United States Census Bureau estimated the population to be 31,864 as of 2021. This Atlanta suburb is home to Gwinnett Place Mall , the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center, Gas South Arena , Hudgens Center for the Arts, and the Red Clay Theater. It is also home to Northside Hospital –Duluth, an 81-bed hospital constructed in 2006, as well as GMC's Glancy Campus,

980-830: The AGCO Power engine plant in Linnavuori, Nokia, which produces off-road diesel engines for AGCO and other manufacturers. AGCO is listed on the New York Stock Exchange . Valtra Inc. employed 918 people at the Suolahti tractor plant at the end of 2014. Valtra manufactures around 20,000 tractors a year at its plants in Suolahti and Mogi das Cruzes. Valtra's roots go back to the Finnish State Rifle Factory founded in Jyväskylä in 1928 and

1050-560: The Elitettan , the second tier of women's football in Sweden, and spent nine seasons in the highest tier Damallsvenskan between 2014 and 2022. They finished as runners-up in 2015 , making them qualify for the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League . The speedway team in Eskilstuna, Smederna , competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden, Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion outside Eskilstuna. They formerly raced at

1120-662: The Gas South Arena , which opened in 2003 in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County with a Duluth zip code. The Sugarloaf Country Club golf course hosted the AT&;T Classic , a PGA Tour golf tournament from 1997 to 2008. The club currently hosts the Greater Gwinnett Championship , a Champions Tour golf tournament that initiated in 2013. Duluth is also home of the Georgia Swarm of

1190-750: The National Lacrosse League since 2016 and shares the Gas South Arena with the Gladiators. Unincorporated Gwinnett County is home to the Berkeley Hills Country Club, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Partnership Gwinnett and the 1818 Club, a private dining club. Citizens have a wide variety of recreational activities to choose from. The city maintains 7 parks as well as the Festival Center. Some of

1260-671: The Snälltorpet track before it was sold for housing in 2001. In eSports , Eskilstuna is home to CS:GO player Maikelele . The stadium Tunavallen was a venue for the 1958 FIFA World Cup , hosting one match between Paraguay and Yugoslavia . It has also been used for several practice games for the Swedish National Youth Teams. Sports clubs using Tunavallen include AFC Eskilstuna , Eskilstuna United DFF , Eskilstuna City FK and IFK Eskilstuna . Eskilstuna Södra FF are based at Skogsängens IP and BK Sport

1330-461: The Swedish company Volvo in 1950 to form BM Volvo (later Volvo BM, now Volvo Construction Equipment ). In the late 1970s Volvo BM decided to focus on construction equipment and sell off its tractor and forest machinery business. Valmet was already bigger than Volvo BM in the tractor market and was keen to invest more in the business. Volvo BM and Valmet signed a letter of intent in November 1978, and

1400-473: The 1940s to the present has been their suitability for forest work. In the Nordic region tractors have traditionally been used for farming in the summer and forest work in the winter. From the 1960s to the 2000s, Valmet/Valtra tractors featured metallic fuel tanks within the subframe, where they are protected from rocks, tree stumps and branches. In the newest Valtra models the fuel tank is no longer situated inside

1470-833: The Chattahoochee River, will take into account the environmental impacts of each option, and will restore the working bike/pedestrian connection between Duluth and Johns Creek. This will allow access to the planned 133-acre parkland under development in Johns Creek and will allow Fulton County residents access to Rogers Bridge Park , the Chattapoochee Dog Park, and the Western Gwinnett Bikeway currently under development by Gwinnett County. Eskilstuna Eskilstuna ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɛ̂sːkɪlsˌtʉːna] )

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1540-670: The FAP factory produced around 700 Valmet 361 Series tractors under license in Aveiro . In 1989, Valmet Tractor S.A. was established in Portugal when it seemed likely the EU would limit sales of imported tractors through tariffs. The factory in Montijo operated from 1990 to 1997, producing around 1300 tractors in total. After Finland joined the EU the factory was no longer needed. Between 1995 and 1997

1610-707: The Finnish Defence Forces, as well as the Pink Cat campaign tractor for the Young Farmers of Finland. Fourth generation N and T Series tractors won several international tractor and design awards in 2015 and 2016 including Machine of the Year, Golden Tractor for Design, A Design Award and Red Dot design award. Valmet/Valtra has been the most popular tractor brand in Finland since the early 1970s and

1680-678: The Finnish State Artillery Factory, which moved from Helsinki to Jyväskylä in 1939. Following the Second World War in 1945, the former defensive weaponry plants owned by the Finnish State were combined under a new organisation, the State Metal Works (Valtion Metallitehtaat), the name of which was then shortened to Valmet . Following the war, the artillery and rifle plants were converted to produce goods for war reparations and civil use, although

1750-571: The H800 in 1986 and the X, XM and NX models beginning in 1996. Valtra was awarded two prestigious DLG Silver Medals at Agritechnica 2007 for its innovations. One was awarded for the Valtra LH Lift pivoting front linkage and the other for its semi-active AutoComfort cab suspension. In 2008 Valtra was the first tractor manufacturer in the world to introduce SCR exhaust cleaning technology with its S Series. The technology had been previously used in

1820-579: The South coast of Lake Mälaren . Saint Eskil was stoned to death by the pagan vikings of neighbouring town Strängnäs , 30 kilometres (19 miles) east of Eskilstuna, when he tried to convert them to Christianity . Saint Eskil was buried in his monastery church in Tuna. The monastery of Saint Eskil was completely destroyed by Swedish king Gustav Vasa during the Protestant Reformation and

1890-522: The Unlimited Studio was introduced to serve the customer further in this regard, allowing the addition to the tractor of "anything within reason" as a final step in the assembly process. The Unlimited Studio allows tractors to be fitted with options that would otherwise not be possible or feasible on the regular assembly line. The 1000th Unlimited tractor was handed over in autumn 2015. The Unlimited Studio has customised 106 N163 Direct tractors for

1960-540: The Valmet 8300 and 8600 models were also manufactured in Beauvais at what was then the Massey Ferguson factory. At the same time, Massey Ferguson began using Valmet diesel engines for its own models. Agritalia in turn manufactured Valtra 3000 Series vineyard tractors in the early 2000s. In February 2015 a Valtra tractor, driven by former World Rally Champion , Juha Kankkunen , equipped with Nokian Tyres set

2030-625: The Valtra brand around the world. Valtra in turn manufactured the Massey Ferguson 4400 Series at the Suolahti factory for a few years beginning in 2005. The MF 4400 Series was based on the Valtra A Series. The Valtra S Series has been manufactured at the AGCO factory in Beauvais , France, since 2009. From 2003 to 2007 the S Series was manufactured at the Suolahti factory. Beginning in 1989

2100-581: The area. In addition, the upgrade will serve to ease the inspection and maintenance of the bridge in the future. In March 2018, the Gwinnett County Commissioners approved the agreement with the Johns Creek City Council. Both sides have agreed to remove the sidewalks from the existing bridges in order to widen the roads. To improve safety for pedestrians, a new pedestrian bridge will be constructed on one side of

2170-579: The brand name was changed from Valmet to the transition name ValtraValmet before being shortened to Valtra in 2001. In 2002 Partek was acquired by the Kone Corporation . In 2004 Kone Corporation sold Valtra and SisuDiesel to the American AGCO Corporation for EUR 600 million. Valmet/Valtra has introduced numerous innovations that later became industry standards. One of the typical features of Valmet/Valtra tractors from

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2240-521: The city lies in the west-central section of Gwinnett County, bounded to the north by the Chattahoochee River (which also acts as the county line), northeast by Suwanee , south by unincorporated land, and west by Berkeley Lake . Sometimes, though, the area in Fulton County that is very near the city is considered Duluth as well. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County use a Duluth ZIP code despite being outside Duluth city limits in

2310-548: The city's legislative delegation. Gwinnett County Public Schools operates public schools serving residents of the city. Gwinnett County Public Library operates the Duluth Branch in Duluth. Duluth holds the title of being a railroad city. Trains carrying both passengers and cargo can be seen at all times of the day. In addition, Duluth is a heavily car-dependent suburb. A number of collector roads distribute traffic around both incorporated and unincorporated areas of

2380-509: The city, some of the most important being Buford Highway ( [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ), Duluth Highway ( [REDACTED] ), Sugarloaf Parkway, and Pleasant Hill Road. Apart from Buford Highway, these roads bring traffic to Interstate 85 , connecting the Duluth area to central Atlanta about 25 mi (40 km) away. Gwinnett County Transit serves the city. Through the 1960s, the Southern Railway ran passenger trains with

2450-430: The city. The city hosts an annual Fall Festival on the last weekend of every September, which is held in the town center. The Southeastern Railway Museum is located in Duluth, and is Georgia's official transportation museum. Duluth's downtown area is home to a variety of attractions that add to its vibrant atmosphere. The Red Clay Theater stands out as a premier performing arts venue with exceptional acoustics, hosting

2520-601: The early 21st century. Development along Sugarloaf Parkway has continued with the construction of the Gwinnett Arena near the Gwinnett Convention Center. In much of the 20th century, when Gwinnett County was still rural, Duluth was known in the area as being one of the few small towns with its own hospital, Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital. Consequently, many older residents of the area who call other towns home were actually born in Duluth. Joan Glancy

2590-405: The engineering phase to upgrade State Bridge Road and Pleasant Hill Road. There is community-wide support from the community in both neighboring Johns Creek and Duluth for the pedestrian river bridge for the project. It will serve to improve bike-pedestrian safety, boost local economies by improving access to businesses, enhance connections with surrounding neighborhoods and improve traffic flow in

2660-662: The factory in Montijo also produced tractors for the Austrian brand Steyr . Valtra tractors have been manufactured under license in India by Eicher Tractor, which produced the Valmet 365 model and 320D engine for a few years beginning in 1997. In addition, Hema Endüstri/Hattat in Turkey has manufactured the Valtra A Series under license for the local market since 2004. Hema/Hattat has also manufactured small A Series models, sold under

2730-465: The final agreement was signed on 1 October 1979. Work on designing a new range of tractors designated Volvo BM Valmet began already in January 1979. Scantrac AB, a joint venture between Volvo BM and Valmet, was responsible for engineering and marketing operations, as Volvo BM wanted to transfer its sales network and customers to Valmet. Tractor production at Volvo BM's factory in Eskilstuna , Sweden,

2800-446: The first synchronised gearbox in the tractor industry. The Valmet 900 introduced in 1967 featured a factory-fitted cab and gear levers on the right-hand side of the driver. Valmet and Valtra have also been pioneers in turbocharging, especially with their three- and four-cylinder engines. In 1969 Valmet introduced the world's first turbocharged four-cylinder tractor, the Valmet 1100, which produced 115 horsepower SAE. Valtra has continued

2870-526: The fourth generation N Series. This innovation optimises power in relation to the traction, reducing fuel consumption and avoiding damage to the ground. Valtra N Series was named Machine of the Year and awarded Tractor of the Year for the Best Design at Agritechnica exhibition 2015. Since the early 1990s Valtra has had a tradition of allowing the customer to tailor the tractor to specific needs and desires, in recent years called 'a la carte'. Valtra has been

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2940-407: The fuel tank also made it particularly well suited to forest work. The displacement of the three-cylinder Valmet 309 D engine was 2.7 litres, and it produced 37 horsepower (28 kW). The engine was very modern for its time. It had excellent cold start properties and featured liquid engine cooling, wet cylinder liners and direct injection . By the late 1950s Valmet exported several hundred tractors

3010-491: The low ceiling, and the factory area near the expanding centre of Jyväskylä began to be too small. Accordingly, tractor production moved in 1969 to Suolahti, where the state owned an industrial site. Transmission production followed in 1975 following the construction of a new plant on the site. Marketing and engineering operations moved to Suolahti in 2005 and 2006. Valtra traces its origin not only to Valmet , but also Bolinder, Munktell and Volvo . Bolinder-Munktell merged with

3080-855: The most popular brands in Brazil. In 1980 Valmet and the government of Tanzania set up an assembly plant for tractors in Kibaha . The Trama company was established in the spirit of development cooperation and was 80 percent owned by the Tanzanian State Motor Corporation, 10 percent by Valmet, and 10 percent by Finnfund. Between 1983 and 1989 the Tanzanian plant manufactured around 2000 Valmet 604 Series tractors, with 10 to 12 percent of components sourced locally. Valmet has also had two factories in Portugal . Between 1964 and 1967,

3150-409: The most popular tractor brand in Scandinavia since it took over Volvo BM's tractor operations in the early 1980s. In Brazil and South America, Valmet/Valtra has been the second or third most popular tractor brand depending on the year. In western markets, Valtra has been the fourth or fifth most popular tractor brand depending on the year. Valtra tractors are currently sold in around 75 countries around

3220-518: The name change in a speech about the arrival of railroad service in the Georgia town. (Duluth, Minnesota, is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (1636–1710), a French captain and explorer of the upper Midwest, who negotiated peace between the Chippewa and the Sioux nation.) The railroad encouraged the growth of Duluth's economy. A schoolhouse was built in 1871 on the site of what is now Coleman Middle School (formerly Duluth Middle School and Duluth Elementary School). The first Methodist church

3290-417: The neighboring city of Västerås , has a campus in the city. The city also has a combined zoo and amusement park - Parken Zoo. The hospital, Mälarsjukhuset is one of the largest in the region, employing around 3000 people. Starting in 2012 the town has been pivoting towards a green economy , including biogas -powered public transit and cogeneration plants, seven-colored recycling bins (compared to

3360-435: The newly founded town of Karl Gustavs Stad ("City of Karl Gustav"), located on the west side of the river. Karl Gustavs Stad was built around the iron forges of master smith Reinhold Rademacher, encouraged by King Karl X Gustav. The first products of the forges were small arms and artillery . It was a free town from 1771, where manufacturers and craftsmen were allowed to establish tax-free workshops and factories. The town

3430-511: The only tractor manufacturer in the world to manufacture tractors on the basis of individual customer orders only. Several options have been available pertaining to for example the tractors color, transmission type and speed, hydraulics, PTO and suspension. The Suolahti factory does not make a single tractor without an order from an importer, dealer or customer. Valtra offers a wide range of options and features, allowing customers to specify their tractors according to their own specific needs. In 2013

3500-534: The rear of the cab. This allows the operator to drive the tractor backwards and use rear mounted implements more efficiently. Only Fendt has provided a similar fully integrated reverse-drive system, while in other brands such devices have been post-manufacture, third party additions. Valtra is the only tractor manufacturer in the world that offers a factory-fitted reverse-drive system, which is ideal not only for forest work, but also for mowing and municipal maintenance tasks. The Valmet 565 model introduced in 1965 featured

3570-443: The rifle plant also continued to produce military and civilian weapons until 1992. The first Valmet tractors were manufactured in 1951. The prototypes and first 10 tractors were the result of cooperation between the artillery and rifle plants, after which tractor production was consolidated within the rifle plant in Tourula, Jyväskylä. The first tractors actually used parts of cannon barrel for their subframes. The first tractor model

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3640-428: The river. A pedestrian underpass linking both sides of the wider road is being considered to further improve access and provide for a safer crossing of the road. The Rogers bridge project is another significant plan that is to connect to Johns Creek via reconstructing a bike/pedestrian bridge across the Chattahoochee River. The engineers will determine whether to replace or rehabilitate the existing Rogers Bridge over

3710-464: The sports offered are Tennis, Soccer, Ballet, Zumba. Swimming is available only 3.9 miles from city hall at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. The city parks include: The City of Duluth is governed by a mayor and five city council members, who together appoint the city administrator and city clerk. Elections are held every two years, in the odd-numbered years, and the mayor and council members are elected for staggered four-year terms. The mayor of Duluth

3780-436: The standard Swedish five), and a recycling center with an attached second-hand mall . Eskilstuna has a climate transitioning between continental and maritime with vast seasonal differences for a Southern Swedish climate. Unlike the coastal part of the Sörmlandic region, Eskilstuna has higher diurnal temperature variation and stronger waves of either heat or cold. With regards to daytime maximum and minimum temperatures,

3850-408: The subframe, but forest protection is available. Other forest specifications include a high ground clearance, a forest cab, the TwinTrac reverse-drive system, narrow mudguards, protected tyre valves and factory-fitted forest tyres. With TwinTrac, the seat, along with the armrest located controls can be turned through 180 degrees to meet a second set of foot pedals and a smaller steering wheel placed at

3920-537: The tradition of offering the most powerful four-cylinder tractors in the world with its M and N Series models, for example. Valmet also introduced the first turbocharged three-cylinder tractor engine in 1979 with the Valmet 602 Turbo model. Among the most unusual tractors manufactured by Valmet was the six-wheeled Valmet 1502 bogie model, which was introduced in 1975. The experimental H800 model from 1986 featured an articulated chassis and fully hydraulic transmission. The 8750 Sigma Power model introduced by Valmet in 1996

3990-550: The truck industry and has since become almost standard in the tractor industry. In 2008 Valtra introduced the stepless Direct transmission, which it had developed and manufactured itself. Unlike other continuously variable transmissions, Direct transmissions have ground-speed PTO option, are equally efficient when driven forwards and in reverse, and have separate oils for the hydraulics and transmission. Direct transmissions are very similar in design to Valtra's five-step Versu powershift transmissions. The fourth generation T Series that

4060-463: The weather station has been operated since 1961 with a total of three breaks of 2-3 years apiece in between 1984 and 2008. As of December 31, 2019, Eskilstuna Municipality has a population of 106,859 people, making it the 15th largest municipality in Sweden. The handball club Eskilstuna Guif plays in the national top division. They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times (1997, 2001, 2009 and 2011), but lost on each occasion. Eskilstuna

4130-412: The world. Valtra tractor models being manufactured in 2015: A Series N Series T Series S Series A different set of models are produced in Brazil: A special series made in Argentina since 2014 Duluth, Georgia Duluth ( / d ə ˈ l uː θ / də- LOOTH ) is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia , United States. Located north of Interstate 85 , it

4200-451: Was captured in a Duluth apartment after holding a woman hostage. In April, local resident Jennifer Wilbanks was reported missing a few days before her planned wedding to John Mason. She was found a few days later in Albuquerque, New Mexico , where she admitted to having lied about being kidnapped . Duluth is located in the northeastern section of the Atlanta metropolitan area . Approximately 25 mi (40 km) from Downtown Atlanta ,

4270-430: Was discontinued, and the factory switched to manufacturing construction equipment. The first Volvo BM Valmet models were unveiled in Sweden in May 1982. Volvo supplied the cabs and transmission components to all 505–905 series tractors between 1982 and 1991. After taking over Volvo BM's tractor operations, Valmet became the biggest tractor brand in Northern Europe, having already been the market leader in Finland and one of

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4340-445: Was established in 1818, white settlement of the area accelerated. Cotton merchant Evan Howell constructed a road connecting his cotton gin at the Chattahoochee River with Old Peachtree Road, creating Howell's Cross Roads. The settlement later became known as "Howell's Crossing". Howell was the grandfather of Atlanta Mayor Evan P. Howell and great-grandfather of Atlanta Constitution publisher Clark Howell . Howell's Crossing

4410-464: Was introduced in 2014 featured for the first time Valtra's patented hydraulics assistant that increases the engine speed automatically under heavy hydraulic loads. The T Series also features an automatic powershift that switches to a lower gear range when needed at a preset speed. The Valtra T Series was named Machine of the Year at SIMA, the Paris International Agri Business Show, in 2014. In autumn 2015 Valtra introduced its ASR traction control system on

4480-402: Was merged with the rest of Eskilstuna in 1879. The city grew enormously during the Industrial Revolution and became one of the most important industrial cities of Sweden, earning the nickname "Stålstaden" ("The City of Steel "). Aside from firearms, the city also produced superior carpentry and wood carving chisels , cutlery , scissors , keys , machine tools and precision instruments. As

4550-411: Was organized in 1871, and the first Baptist congregation formed in 1886. Both churches continue today at new locations along State Route 120. The Bank of Duluth was charted in 1904, followed by the Farmers and Merchants Bank in 1911. Neither survived the Great Depression . In 1922, Duluth elected Georgia's first female mayor, Alice Harrell Strickland . She donated 1-acre (4,000 m ) of land for

4620-467: Was renamed "Duluth" in 1871 after Congress funded a north–south railroad line into the community. It was named after the city of Duluth, Minnesota . The Midwestern city had gotten its own railroad connection not long before, which had prompted Rep. J. Proctor Knott, a Kentucky Democrat, to make a speech in Congress mocking the project as wasteful. That speech drew national attention. According to contemporary reports, Evan P. Howell himself jokingly suggested

4690-422: Was replaced with Gwinnett Medical Center – Duluth in 2006. The site of the old Joan Glancy hospital is now GMC's Glancy Campus, home to the Glancy Rehabilitation Center, the Duluth location of GMC's Diabetes & Nutrition Education Center and the Duluth location of GMC's Center for Sleep Disorder. The city made national headlines twice in 2005. In March, Fulton County Courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols

4760-445: Was replaced with the royal castle of Eskilstuna House . Later the pagan city of Strängnäs was Christianised and was given the privilege of becoming diocese of South Lake Mälaren, and "Eskil" was combined with "Tuna", although the town of Eskilstuna did not receive municipal privileges due to its proximity to the medieval city of Torshälla . The city's first city privileges were granted in 1659, and its boundaries included Tunafors and

4830-412: Was the Valmet 15, the model number indicating its horsepower. The tractor was designed to replace horses on small Finnish farms and in the forests. The upgraded Valmet 20 model followed in 1955. The Valmet 33 D model was launched in 1957 with a modern diesel engine and the fuel tank located between the clutch and the gearbox, which became a trademark of Valmet and Valtra tractors. The protected position of

4900-429: Was the first tractor in the world to feature PTO (Power Take-off for external implements) boost, which was activated automatically when at least 30 horsepower was transmitted to the PTO. Valmet/Valtra is the only tractor manufacturer ever to have manufactured articulated tractors in the 100-200 horsepower class. The company's history of articulated tractors began with the Terra model introduced in 1965 and continued with

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