Korean tractors Brands and History

[kthompson]

There is lots of conversation here on different brands of Korean tractors. Could we have history of the different brands and the companies who make them. I would like brands being sold today and if some no longer are being sold those also. Kioti as been here for here years but has made little inroads and there is a LS dealer about 35 miles aware but have not seen any inventory yet.

 

[Diggin It]

LS Tractors - Wikipedia

"LS Tractors is an engineering company. It is a division of LS Cable in South Korea. The group was originally part of the LG conglomeration, and was known as LG Tractors and LG Cable, respectively.

LS is associated with Mitsubishi tractors of Japan for technology, and many tractors are based on Mitsubishi designs, as well as use Mitsubishi engines. New Holland Ag also imports LS tractors to resell as LS-New Holland. (They originally had agreements with Fiat, which purchased New Holland. New Holland is a division of CNH Global). "

"The history of LS Tractors goes back to 1975 as a division of Hyundai, and began with cooperation with Yanmar of Japan. In 1983, the former GoldStar Cable Company acquired the company and renamed it GoldStar tractors. The company names were changed to LG in 1995.

Tractors have been sold under GoldStar, Fiat-GoldStar, LG, LG-Fiat, LG-New Holland, LS and LS-New Holland names in South Korea. In North America, they have been sold as LG Montana, Montana, Farmtrac LandTrac, LongAgri LandTrac, McCormick Tractors and Landini. "

 

[ptsg]

Branson Tractors

Branson Global

"We, Kukje Machinery Co., Ltd. has considered the richness of future agriculture lifestyle to be the best value over the past half century.

From 1968, we started together with the modernization of Korean agriculture and was one of the leading companies to contribute in the agricultural machinery industry from 1970.

In 1987, we were the first to make a technical collaboration with the world leading brand John Deere and from then on we grown together in the overseas market.

With this experience we played the leading role of Korea’s technical innovation in the agricultural machinery industry.

In 2001 we were the sole supplier for Cummins Diesel Engines and in 2003, we established our flagship brand, “Branson” in the U.S.A. Since then our products have scored the Gold Level of product reputation at NAEDA(North American Equipment Dealers Association).

In 2013 we established a parts depot in Germany to offer faster parts supply and service to our European dealers.

Now we represent to be the leading agriculture machinery manufacture not only in the domestic market but also worldwide through our high quality and customer service."

They also have been building tractors for John Deere, McCormick and Carraro.

 

[747driver]

The “other” Orange Tractor. Kioti. | OrangeTractorTalks
The “other” Orange Tractor. Kioti. | OrangeTractorTalks

I have had my 2013 CK27 for 4 years. No problems ( that weren't aided from me ! ) and warranty work from Kioti was handled well. I have no problem getting parts. Its a good solid tractor that won't rob your wallet like some other brands. There are 3 Kioti dealerships within less than a 2 hr. drive for me....I use the one in Cleveland TN. Dadeong is an old tractor company...Kioti is the name they use for North American sales.You are starting to see more Kioti sales ads on tv and radio.

 

[tradosaurus]

From Wikepedia:

"New Holland Ag also imports LS tractors to resell as LS-New Holland."

 

[TractorNH]

TYM is a Korean company founded in 1951. They also own Branson. TYM builds tractors under the TYM brand, several Mahindra models, RK (Rural King), and formerly Cabella's.

 

[Tennsawdust]

TYM is a Korean company founded in 1951. They also own Branson. TYM builds tractors under the TYM brand, several Mahindra models, RK (Rural King), and formerly Cabella's.

To be more accurate, they own Kukje, which is the parent company behind the Branson brand.

A little more info: (the Cultural Services division seems to be what we would consider a publishing company)

Divisions
Machinery Division - tractors, combine harvesters
Metal Division - silverware
Cultural Services Division
Cigarette Filter Division







History timeline
1951 Tong Yang Moolsan Co., Ltd. founded
1960 Bokun Enterprise Co. founded.
1962 Tong Yang Moolsan Co. and Bokun Enterprise Co. merged; Firm name changed to Tong Yang Moolsan Co., Ltd.
1964 Took over Korea Convenience Ind., Co., Ltd. and commenced manufacture export of stainless steel flatware and castings.
1968 Merged Korea Light Metal Co., Ltd. and commenced Agricultural Machinery production.
1973 Anyang Farm Machinery Factory established. Company shares opened to the public
1977 Light Metal Mill Factory moved to Changwon Industrial Complex from Seoul
1978 Designated as General Agricultural Machinery Manufacturer by the Government. Anyang Farm Machinery Factory moved to Changwon Idustrial Complex
1985 Agricultural Machinery Factory designated as First Grade Quality Manufacturer from the Government
1991 Head Office moved to Byucksan 125 Building, Tongja-Dong, Yonsan-Ku, Seoul. A joint corporation established in Indonesia for manufacturing Stainless Steel Flatware
1992 Established TYM's R&D Institute and Agricultural Machinery Training Institute
1993 Entered to Environment Business Division
1994 Associated corporation established in China for manufacturing Stainless steel Flatware
1996 Take over whole shares of other shareholders of PT.MITRA Tong Yang MoolSan
1997 Acquisition of ChangShin Co., Ltd and change its name into the second ChangWon Plant of Tong Yang MoolSan
1999 Established TongYang Agricultural Machinery(Suzhou) Co., LTD.
1999 alliance with Mahindra Tractors for Mahindra to sell TYM tractors in the USA under 'Mahindra' brand
2001 Established JiangSu TongYang Rice Transplanter Co., LTD.
2010 Opened assembly plant in Rwanda
2011 Began building some tractors to be sold as Lamborghini Green Pro
2016 Selected by Korean courts to purchase Kukje out of bankruptcy
2017 Began building RK tractors for Rural King to be sold in USA
2017 Began building Hortus and Utilis models for Zetor
2018 Transfer/licensing of designs to Swaraj in India, (part of Mahindra), for Swaraj to build tractors in India for sale in India and Africa
Donvita - joint venture in China, Jiangsu Dongyin Machinery Co (Jiangsu Donvita Machinery) to build tractors
Keroty - joint venture? in China, Hebei Keroty Agricultural Machinery Co., LTD. (Luoyang Yi Nong Tractor Manufacturing Co) to build tractors

 

[TractorNH]

To be more accurate, they own Kukje, which is the parent company behind the Branson brand.

A little more info: (the Cultural Services division seems to be what we would consider a publishing company)

Divisions
Machinery Division - tractors, combine harvesters
Metal Division - silverware
Cultural Services Division
Cigarette Filter Division







History timeline
1951 Tong Yang Moolsan Co., Ltd. founded
1960 Bokun Enterprise Co. founded.
1962 Tong Yang Moolsan Co. and Bokun Enterprise Co. merged; Firm name changed to Tong Yang Moolsan Co., Ltd.
1964 Took over Korea Convenience Ind., Co., Ltd. and commenced manufacture export of stainless steel flatware and castings.
1968 Merged Korea Light Metal Co., Ltd. and commenced Agricultural Machinery production.
1973 Anyang Farm Machinery Factory established. Company shares opened to the public
1977 Light Metal Mill Factory moved to Changwon Industrial Complex from Seoul
1978 Designated as General Agricultural Machinery Manufacturer by the Government. Anyang Farm Machinery Factory moved to Changwon Idustrial Complex
1985 Agricultural Machinery Factory designated as First Grade Quality Manufacturer from the Government
1991 Head Office moved to Byucksan 125 Building, Tongja-Dong, Yonsan-Ku, Seoul. A joint corporation established in Indonesia for manufacturing Stainless Steel Flatware
1992 Established TYM's R&D Institute and Agricultural Machinery Training Institute
1993 Entered to Environment Business Division
1994 Associated corporation established in China for manufacturing Stainless steel Flatware
1996 Take over whole shares of other shareholders of PT.MITRA Tong Yang MoolSan
1997 Acquisition of ChangShin Co., Ltd and change its name into the second ChangWon Plant of Tong Yang MoolSan
1999 Established TongYang Agricultural Machinery(Suzhou) Co., LTD.
1999 alliance with Mahindra Tractors for Mahindra to sell TYM tractors in the USA under 'Mahindra' brand
2001 Established JiangSu TongYang Rice Transplanter Co., LTD.
2010 Opened assembly plant in Rwanda
2011 Began building some tractors to be sold as Lamborghini Green Pro
2016 Selected by Korean courts to purchase Kukje out of bankruptcy
2017 Began building RK tractors for Rural King to be sold in USA
2017 Began building Hortus and Utilis models for Zetor
2018 Transfer/licensing of designs to Swaraj in India, (part of Mahindra), for Swaraj to build tractors in India for sale in India and Africa
Donvita - joint venture in China, Jiangsu Dongyin Machinery Co (Jiangsu Donvita Machinery) to build tractors
Keroty - joint venture? in China, Hebei Keroty Agricultural Machinery Co., LTD. (Luoyang Yi Nong Tractor Manufacturing Co) to build tractors

I was giving the abbreviated version....LOL.

 

[kthompson]

Amazing how well some of you know some those details. Find this interesting.

Do we have any idea of the number of tractors any brand is selling either in total or say in North America?

 

[kevanos]

Thank you, I actually researched and wrote the articles most of this was pulled from on Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki under Scoty7667. It is AMAZING the number of tractor companies in operation today, both marketers and manufacturers, let alone the number that are no longer in business! China alone currently has around 100 DIFFERENT companies building tractors of different sizes. Check out Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki