Defunct Tractor Manufacturers

[sd455dan]

Several on that list i would be happy to own - Steiger, Volvo, Versatile

think i'll skip the ACME brand but

already have 4 on the list now.- Ford , Rhino international, Gilson, Co-Op oops

 

[tman1020]

I did not see Yanmar or power King on that list.

 

[tman1020]

I guess yanmar won't qualify because they are still selling tractors (my bad sorry) but power king was awesome and to my understanding have closed up for good.

 

[oldpilgrim]

You forgot the Hoyt-Clagwell. They only made one and it looked a lot like a Fordson.

 

[sd455dan]

You forgot the Hoyt-Clagwell. They only made one and it looked a lot like a Fordson.

Or the OTHER one in the beginning of Green Acres was a John Deere GP model...

 

[Mac624]

For europe this list seems not to be correct. Mercedes-Benz is in business by building tractors for Ag-Use

MBS-Agrologistik-Webspecial | Start

Aktivist

http://fotoarchiv-kunkel.startbilder.de/1024/ifa-rs-0330-aktivist--148802.jpg


and Brockenhexe

http://fotoarchiv-kunkel.startbilder.de/1024/rs-0222-brockenhexe-bj-85368.jpg


are names of the type of tractor under the IFA Kombinat in former GDR.

MDW

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is in business as the follower oft the

VEB Landmaschinen Kombinat Fortschritt

And that Fendt shouldnt´exist is new to me:

Willkommen bei Fendt Deutschland - AGCO GmbH


BTG was not GDR, was a West German manufacturer in Bavaria, B ayrische T raktoren G esellsschaft (bavarian tractor company), which made tr4actors from parts of the Jeep after WW II

http://www.fahrzeugbilder.de/1200/b...pper-bayerischen-transportfahrzeuge-99976.jpg

Later on with own design and Deutz or Gueldner engine:

http://fahrzeugseiten.de/Traktoren/BTC__BTG__Tatrac/D40/BTG_D40T_01m.jpg

Borsig only was busy in tractors between 1921-1925,

http://www.deutsches-museum.de/file...el/Information/KT/heftarchiv/1991/15-3-20.pdf

 

[KevT]

The scary thing is I still remember a lot of these names. Guess I am getting old...

 

[kevanos]

Yanmar is still built! They are sold under their own name worldwide, including the USA now that they bought out their partner MTD in the Cub Cadet/Yanmar j.v. Yanmar builds compacts for John Deere, too.

I put together that list on wikipedia and also found on http://tractors.wikia.com, and there have been changes since I put it together. It does need some updates. Power King and Montana no longer sell tractors, but as someone noted, Montana never built their own. They were in the process of buying the Universal UTB factory in Romania, but that fell through.

 

[kevanos]

And Fendt should never have been on the list... a mistake. Mercedes-Benz may built the Unimog for Ag use, but they don't build tractors anymore. The Trac tractors were nice looking tractors!

 

[Industrial Toys]

The Hoyt Clagwell was based in Fargo, as I recall. Oliver would climb the pole, call them, and actually get blood on the other end of the line. Those were the days!

Many manufacturers were bought out or amalgamated. That is not really defunct as in going out of business.

I will NEVER, EVER understand the Ford to NH name change.