▁valle ys ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁the ▁desert s ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁The ▁factory ▁cost ▁US $ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( or ▁about ▁$ ▁) ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁used ▁a ▁ 4 0 ▁horse power ▁Cor l iss ▁steam ▁engine ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁plant ' s ▁machines ▁were ▁driven ▁by ▁bel ts ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Cor l iss ▁engine . ▁ ▁Brothers ▁Charles ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁eventually ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁other ▁brothers , ▁with ▁Charles ▁running ▁the ▁business ▁side ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁running ▁manufact uring ▁operations . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁the ▁Hol t ▁subs idi ary ▁Stock ton ▁W heel ▁Company ▁produced ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁w agon ▁whe els ▁and ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁carriage ▁bodies . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁most ▁popular ▁wheel ▁types ▁was ▁ ▁in ▁diameter ▁used ▁by ▁red wood ▁log gers , ▁who ▁connected ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁whe els ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁ ▁ax le , ▁and ▁then ▁attached ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁horses ▁to ▁pull ▁logs ▁from ▁the ▁forest . ▁ ▁Farm ▁equipment ▁and ▁tra ctors ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁there ▁were ▁companies ▁glob ally ▁st riv ing ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁practical ▁horse - dra wn ▁combine ▁har v ester ▁and ▁other ▁farm ▁equipment . ▁They ▁soon ▁progress ed ▁to ▁steam - power ed ▁farm ▁mach in ery ▁and , ▁later , ▁designs ▁for ▁craw ler - type