Fyodor Abramovich Blinov (1827–1902) was Russia

Russia

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n inventor who introduced one of the first tracked vehicle

Tracked vehicle

A tracked vehicle is a vehicle that runs on continuous tracks instead of wheels...

s (a wagon

Wagon

A wagon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals; it was formerly often called a wain, and if low and sideless may be called a dray, trolley or float....

 on continuous tracks) in 1877 (patented in 1879), and then developed his idea and built the first steam-powered continuous track tractor

Tractor

A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...

for farm usage (1881-1888). His self-propelled crawler was successfully tested and showed at farmer's exhibition in 1896.