| Production | |
| Manufacturer | Steiger |
| Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor | |
| Built in Fargo, North Dakota, USA | |
| Original price was $95,200 in 1982 | |
| Steiger Panther III PTA-297 Engine | |
| Cummins 14.8L 8-cyl diesel | |
| Steiger Panther III PTA-297 Transmission | |
| 8-speed power shift with torque converter | |
| Steiger Panther III PTA-297 Power | |
| Engine | 295 hp 220.0 kW |
| PTO (claimed) | 105 hp*1000 RPM 78.3 kW |
|   | 57 hp*540 RPM 42.5 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Four-wheel drive | |
| Final drives | Steiger S-34 outboard planetary |
| Articulated power steering | |
| Safari Cab standard with air-conditioning. | |
| Photos | |
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| Capacity | |
| Fuel | 225 gal 851.6 L |
| Hydraulic system | 22 gal 83.3 L |
| Hydraulics | |
| Type | open center load sensing |
| Capacity | 22 gal 83.3 L |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 35 gpm 132.5 lpm |
| Total flow | 2250 gpm 8516.2 lpm |
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | III OptOptional |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Clutch | Electrically-controlled hydraulic PTO drive. |
| Rear PTO Type | 540 (1.375) |
|   | 1000 (1.75) |
| Dimensions & Tires | |
| Wheelbase | 132.5 inches 336 cm |
| Weight | 28975 lbs 13143 kg |
| Front tire | 24.5-32 |
| Rear tire | 24.5-32 |
| Electrical | |
| Charging system | Delco-Remy alternator |
| Charging amps | 90 |
| Batteries | 4 |
| Battery CCA | 475 |
| Battery volts | 12 |
| References | |
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| Tiger IV published in 1984, by Steiger | |
| PT Automatic Transmission Tractors - Panther III PTA 297 published in 1979, by Steiger | |
| Series III Panthers and Tigers equipped with Allison Transmissions published in 1979, by Steiger |
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