List of former tractor manufacturers
This is a list of companies that formerly manufactured or sold tractors. Some have discontinued manufacturing, were bought out or merged with other companies, or their names may have changed.
- Also see: List of current tractor manufacturers
- Also see: List of traction engine and steam tractor manufacturers
- Also see: List of tractors built by other companies
- External links
A
- Abenaque (USA)
- Acam (Denmark)
- Acason
- Accord (Greece)
- ACME (USA)
- ACO (South Africa)
- Acremaster (Australia)
- Adams Husker (USA)
- Adams Sidehill (USA)
- Adams-Farnham (USA)
- ADN (France)
- Adriatica (Italy)
- Advance (USA) - purchased by Rumely
- Advance-Rumely - purchase by Allis-Chalmers
- Aecherli (Switzerland)
- Agcostar (USA) - part of AGCO Corporation formed from McConnell
- AGE Agricultural & General Engineers (England)
- Ager (Italy)
- Agil (Austria)
- Agracat (USA)(imported)
- Agra Farmer (Canada)
- Agrifull (Italy) - purchased by Fiat
- Agrimeca (Argentina)
- Agrimotor (USA)
- Agrip (France)
- Agri-Power (USA)
- AGRISA-Bungartz (Brazil) - became Agrale
- Agritec (Argentina?)
- Agromet (Turkey?)
- Ahlborn
- Aion (Australia)
- Ajax (USA)
- Aktivist (Germany)
- Albion-Cuthbertson - James A. Cuthbertson (Scotland)
- Wm Allchin (England)
- Alfa Romeo (Italy)
- Allaeys
- Alldays & Onions
- Allgaier (Germany)
- Alliance
- Allis-Chalmers (USA) - purchased by AGCO Corporation
- Allwork (USA)
- Alpenland (Germany)
- Alpina (Switzerland)
- Alpina-Oekonom (Switzerland)
- Alu-Trac
- Amepic
- American (USA)
- American (American Tractor Corporation) (USA) - purchased by JI Case
- American Harvestor (USA)
- American Steel (USA)
- American Tractor (USA)
- American-Abell (CANADA)
- Amiot (France)
- Amog (Italy)
- Andrews (USA)
- Andrews-Kinkade (USA)
- Ansaldo-Fossati (Italy)
- Antigo (USA)
- Appleton (USA)
- Arator
- Argo (Italy)
- Armington, A.P. (USA)
- Armstrong Sidlley
- Arnold-Sandberg (USA)
- Assembled
- Asso
- Astoa (Spain)
- Aston Martin (England)
- Atlas (USA)
- Aulendorf (Germany)
- Aulson (USA)
- Aultman (USA)
- Aultman & Taylor (USA)
- Austin (USA)
- Austin (France/England)
- Austin-Leyland BMC Sanayi (Turkey)
- Austrak (Australia)
- Austro (Austria)
- Austro-Pimus (Austria)
- Auto Tractor (USA)
- Automotive (USA)
- AutoTrac (Canada)
- Avance (Sweden) - Merged into Munktell
- Aveling - Marshall (England)
- Aveling & Porter (England)
- Aveling-Barford (England)
- Avery (USA) - purchased by Minneapolis-Moline
- Avia (Spain)
B
- B.F. Avery (USA)
- Babiole (France)
- Backus (USA)
- Badley (USA)
- Bailor (USA)
- Baird (USA)
- Bajaj Tempo (India) - spun off and renamed Force Motors
- Baker, A.D. (USA)
- Baldwin (Australia)
- Balilla (Italy)
- Balmar
- Bambi
- Bambia
- Bantam (USA)
- Banting Machine Co.
- Barford & Perkins (England)
- Bariole (France?)
- Barreiros (Spain)
- Bates (USA)
- Bates Steel Mule (USA)
- Bautz (Germany)
- Bear (USA)
- Bearcat (USA)
- Beaver (USA)
- Beeman (USA)
- Belazerus (Belarus)
- Bell, Robert (USA)
- Beltrail (USA)
- Ben (Italy)
- Benz-Sendling (Germany)
- Berliot (France)
- Besser (USA)
- Best (USA) - purchased by Holt > became Caterpillar Inc.
- Bethlehem (USA)
- Bi.Som.Trac (France)
- Big Bud (USA)
- Big Bull (USA)
- Big Four (USA)
- Big Lizzie (Australia)
- Bima (France)
- Birrell (USA)
- Bischoff
- Bison (France)
- BJR (Spain)
- Blackstone & Co (England)
- Blanc-Plaiche (France?)
- Blaw-Knox (England)
- Blumberg (USA)
- BM Volvo (Sweden) - has evolved into the current Valtra, part of AGCO Corporation
- BMB (England) (British Motor Boats)
- BMC (England) - From Merger of Austin & Nuffield, later became Leyland then finally Marshall (tractors)
- Boenker (USA)
- Bofors (Sweden)
- Bohrer
- Bolgar (Bulgaria)
- Bolinder (Sweden)- merged with Munktell to become Bolinder-Munktell
- Bolinder-Munktell (Sweden) - merged with Volvo to become BM Volvo/Volvo BM
- Bolte (USA)
- Boring (USA)
- Borsig (Germany)
- BOS Hydro-Trac (The Netherlands)
- Boyett (USA)
- Bradley (USA)
- Braud (France)
- Braun
- Bray (England)
- Bready (USA)
- Breda (Italy)
- Breed (USA)
- Bristol (England)
- British-Canadian (USA)
- Brockenhexe (Germany)
- Brockway (USA)
- Brons (The Netherlands)
- Brown (USA)
- Brummer
- Bryan (USA)
- BTG (East Germany)
- BTW
- Bubba (Italy)
- Bücher (Switzerland)
- Buckeye (USA)
- Buffalo
- Buffalo-Pitts (USA)
- Bührer (Switzerland)
- BUKH (Denmark)
- Bull (USA)
- Bull Dog (USA)
- Bulldawg
- Bull-Madison (USA)
- Bullock (USA)
- Bulltra
- Bungartz (Germany)
- Bungartz & Peschke (Germany)
- Bunton
- Burn-Oil (USA)
- Burrell (England)
- BWS
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- C. & G. Cooper (USA)
- C.L. Best (USA)
- C.O.D. (USA)
- Caldwell (Australia) became Caldwell Vale
- Caldwell Vale (Australia)
- Calsa (Spain)
- Cameron (USA)
- Camisa
- Campagnolo
- Canadian (Canada)
- Canadian-American
- CanTRAN
- Canycom
- Carter
- Case Corporation(USA) - purchased by Tenneco, and later merged with International Harvester to become Case IH
- Case New Holland (India)
- Case, J.I (USA) - was purchased by Massey-Harris
- Cassani (Italy)
- CAST (Italy)
- Cayuga (USA)
- CBT - Companhia Brasileira de Tratores (Brazil)
- CDHL (USA)
- Centaur (USA)
- Centenario
- Century (USA)
- Ceres (France)
- Certified (USA)
- Chamberlain (Australia) - purchased by Deere & Company
- Champ (Thailand)
- Champion (USA)
- Champion (France)
- Chaseside (England)
- Cherry (Japan)
- CIMAC (Italy)
- Citroen (France)
- Claeys (Belgium)
- Clarktor
- Clayson (England)
- Clayton & Shuttleworth (England)
- Cleveland Tractor Company/Cletrac (USA) - purchased by the Oliver Corporation in 1944
- CMC (France)
- Cobey (USA)
- Cockshutt Plow Company (Canada) - purchased by White Farm Equipment
- Cockshutt Hart-Parr (Canada)
- Codem (The Netherlands)
- Coleman (USA)
- Colpron (Canada) - rebadged Landini's
- Colt (USA)
- Common Sense (USA)
- COMPACT Junior (Austria)
- Conord
- Consolidated (USA)
- Continental (USA)
- Co-op (USA)
- Co-op (National Farm Machinery) (USA)
- Co-op Implements (Canada)
- Cooper
- Corbitt (USA)
- Corliss (USA)
- County (England)
- Crawley Agrimotor (England)
- Crystal Zetor (Czech)
- Csepel (Hungary)
- CTM
- Cultivac
- Cultor (USA)
- Custom (USA)
- Cutherbertson - James A. Cuthbertson (Scotland)
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- Daimler (Germany)
- Daimler-Benz (Germany)
- Dammann (USA)
- Davey Paxman & Co. (England)
- David Bradley (USA)
- David Brown Ltd. (England) - purchased by Tenneco and renamed Case
- DECA (Argentina)
- Deering (USA) - merged with other manufacturers to form International Harvester
- Defaut (France)
- Detroit (USA)
- Deuliwag (Germany)
- Deutz (Germany) - merged with Fahr
- Deutz-Allis (USA) - formed when Deutz-Fahr bought Allis-Chalmers. Purchased by AGCO and became AGCO-Allis.
- DF (China)
- Diesel Ox (USA)
- Dragon (USA)
- Drexler (Austria)
- Dufuat
- DUTRA (Hungary)
- DUTRA Steyr (Hungary)
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- Eagle (USA)
- Ebro (Spain)
- Ebro-Kubota (Spain)
- Eclipse (USA)
- Edwin Alber
- Eicher Goodearth (India) - became just Eicher
- EMCO (USA) - later Power Horse
- Emerson (Canada)
- Emerson-Brantingham (USA)
- Empire (USA)
- Enter (Turkey)
- Enti (The Netherlands)
- Epple-Buxbaum (Austria)
- Erickson (USA)
- Euro-Trac (India)
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- Fageol (USA)
- Fahr (Germany) - merged with Deutz to become Deutz-Fahr
- Falke-trac (Germany)
- Farm Ette (USA)
- Farm System
- Farmall (USA) - by International Harvester
- Farmár (Czech)
- Farmaster (USA)
- Farmcrest (USA)
- Farmer's Union Co-op (USA)
- FarmHandy (USA)
- Farmliner Daedong (Australia) - built in S.Korea
- Farmobile (USA)
- Farmwell (England)
- Farquhar, A. B. (USA) - merged into the Oliver Corporation
- FBW (Switzerland)
- Ferguson (Ireland)
- Fendt (Germany)
- Ferguson-Brown (England)
- Fiat OM
- Fiat Someca (France)
- Fiat-Agrifull (Italy)
- Fiat-Goldstar (South Korea) - now LS-New Holland
- Field Marshall (England) - became Marshall
- Finn Ursus
- Foden (England)
- Ford (USA) - purchased by Fiat, now New Holland
- Ford-Ferguson
- Fordson tractor (USA) - by Ford
- Fordzon-Putilovec (Russia)
- Fortschritt (East Germany)
- Foton (China) - now Lovol
- Four Drive (USA) - also known as Fitch Four Drive
- Four Wheel Traction (England)
- Fowler (England)
- Frick (USA)
- Froehlich (USA) - purchased by Deere & Company
- Futian (China) - changed to Foton, now Lovol
- Futian Leopard (China) - now Foton or Foton Leopard
- Futian Oubao (China) - changed to Foton, now Lovol
- FWD Wagner (USA)
G
- Galloway (USA)
- Gambles Farmcrest (USA)
- Gardner (England or Belgium)
- Garner (England)
- Garrett (USA)
- Garrett (England) - Steam tractors & Showmans engines
- Gaar-Scott (USA)
- GBT (USA)
- GeDe (The Netherlands)
- Geiser (USA)
- General (USA)
- General (England)
- George (USA)
- Gibbons & Robinson
- Gibson (USA)
- Gilson (Canada)
- Glasgow (England)
- Global (USA)
- GMW (Sweden)
- GoldStar (South Korea) - later LG. Now LS.
- Graham-Bradley (USA)
- Gray Tractor Manufacturing Co. (USA)
- Greaves (India) - later SAME Greaves
- Greyhound (USA)
- Griffin (USA)
- Grissly
- Güldner (Germany) later part of Linde
- Gulliver (Italy) - now SEP
H
- Haas (USA)
- Hahn-Eclipse (USA)
- Hanomag (Germany)
- Hanomag-Barreiros (Spain)
- Hanzi (China)
- Happy Farmer (USA)
- Harrison Machine Works (Belleville, Illinois, USA)
- Hart-Parr (USA) - merged into the Oliver Farm Equipment Company in 1929 - purchased by Oliver Corporation
- Hattat Agricultural Engines (http://www.hattattarim.com.tr/en/home/) - TURKEY
- Heider (USA)
- HELA (Germany)
- HEMOS
- Herriau
- Hesston (USA) - tractors were part of Fiat. Hay equipment and name purchased by AGCO
- Highlander (England) - specialist forestry conversions
- Hindustan (India) - now MGTL *Mahindra Gujarat
- Hinomoto (Japan) - acquired by Hitachi and renamed Tierra
- Hofherr HSCS (Germany)
- Hofherr-Schrantz (Hungary)
- Holder GmbH (Germany)
- Holt Manufacturing Company (USA) - merged with Best to form the Caterpillar Tractor Company
- Homesteader (USA) - Clinton, AR - Garden Tractors
- Homier Farm-Pro (USA)
- Richard Hornsby & Sons
- Horwood Bagshaw (Australia)
- Howard (Australia) - Tractor, Rotavators & Rotary Tillers
- Howard Farmers (England)
- HSCS (Hungary)
- Huber (USA)
- Hume (USA)
- Hydratiller (USA)
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- ITM (Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company)[1]
- IFA (Germany)
- Illinois (USA)
- IMA (Argentina)[2]
- Imperial (Australia)
- Imperial Super Drive (Canada)
- Intercontinental (USA)
- International Harvester (Australia)
- International Harvester (USA) - Agriculture division sold to Tenneco and merged with Case to form Case IH in 1985.
- Is Bora (Turkey)
- Ishikawajima-Harima (Japan) - now Shibaura
- ITC (USA)
- Ivel (England) - invented by Dan Albone
J
- J & H Howard
- Jackson (USA)
- Jeep (USA)
- Jela
- Jelbart (Australia)
- Jiangling (China)
- JMD (UK)
- John Deere Lanz (Germany) - Formerly Lanz AG
- Jumbo (USA)
K
- Kaelble (Germany)
- Kelkel (Germany)
- Kelly & Lewis (Australia))
- Kelpie (England)
- Kemna
- KHD (Austria)
- Kínai
- Kirloskar (India)
- Kiroman (Russia)
- Kirschmann (USA)
- Kitten (USA)
- Kiva
- Knudson (USA)
- Kodiak (USA)
- Kögel (Germany)
- Kolomenec (Russia)
- Komatsu (Japan)
- Komatsu International (Japan)
- Komnick (Germany)
- Koni
- Köpfli (Switzerland)
- Kramer (Germany) - Merged with Neuson, who then merged with Wacker AG
- Krasser (Austria)
- Kuhnhausen (Germany)
- Kullervo (Finland)
- Kumiai (Japan)
- Kunow (USA)
L
- L&T - John Deere (India) - joint venture, bought out by Deere & Company
- Labourier (France)
- Landhope (Japan) - by Iseki
- Landleader (Japan) - by Iseki
- LandTrac (USA) - by Long
- Lanz (Germany), - bought out in 1956 by John Deere & Company
- Latil (France)
- Lauer (Germany?)
- Lauson (USA)
- Le Percheron (France)
- Le Pratique (France)
- Le Robuste (France)
- Legras (France)
- Lehr's Big Boy (USA)
- Lely Multipower (USA)
- Leo Rumely (USA)
- LeRoi (USA)
- LESA (Italy)
- LeTourneau (USA)
- Leyland (England) - later Marshall
- LG (South Korea) - now LS
- LG-Fiat (South Korea) - now LS-New Holland
- LG Montana (USA) - now Montana
- LG-New Holland (South Korea) - now LS-New Holland
- LHB (Germany)
- Liaz (Czech)
- Liberty (USA)
- Lightforce Deluxe
- Lightforce Tractore
- Linn maker of the Linn tractor - Republic Motor Truck Company (USA)
- Lioness (England)
- Li-Trac (Germany)
- Little Giant (USA)
- Loiseau (France)
- Loko-Mobil
- Long (USA)
- LongAgri (USA)
- LTS (Germany)
- Luoyang Fiat (China)
- LUX-TRAC (Luxembourg)
M
N
- Nallahay
- NanYue (China)
- Naughton (Australia)
- Nellie Belle (USA)
- Nelson (USA)
- New Holland Agriculture
- New Holland Tractors (India)
- Newman (England)
- Nichols & Shepherd (USA) - merged to form Oliver Farm Equipment Company in 1929
- Nordtrak (Germany)
- Normag (Germany)
- North Land (USA)
- Northrop (England)
- Northwest (USA)
- Nuffield (England) - later Leyland and then Marshall Tractors
- Nuffield Morris (Turkey)
O
P
- PAL (USA)
- Panda
- Panzer (USA)
- Panoto (Turkey)
- Paramount (USA)
- Parca
- Parrett (USA)
- Pavesi (Italy)
- Pavesi-Tolotti (Italy)
- Peerless (USA)
- Perl (Austria)
- Petropoulos (Greece)
- PGS (Italy)
- Phillips (Australia)
- Phoenix (Australia)
- Pioneer (China)
- Planet, Jr (USA)
- Plymouth (USA) - became Silver King
- PMA (Algeria) - now Cirta
- Polytrac (Switzerland)
- Porsche (Germany)
- Port Huron (USA)
- Power Track
- Power-Horse (USA)
- President (England) - Designed by BMB (British Motor Boats)
- Price (USA)
- Primul (USSR)
- Primus (Germany)
- PTZ (Kazhakistan)
- Punjab (India)
Q
- Quaker Mule (USA)
- Quattrino
- Quincy (USA)
R
- RÁBA-Steiger (Hungary)
- Rakovica (Yugoslavia)
- Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies (England)
- Rayes (USA)
- Raygo Wagner (USA)
- Red Star
- Reeves (USA)
- Rein Drive (Canada)
- Remington (USA)
- Renault agri (France) - purchased by Claas in 2003
- Rhino International (USA)
- Rice (USA)
- Richard Continental (France)
- Richter (Australia)
- RIP (France)
- Rite (USA)
- Ritscher (Germany)
- Roadless (England)
- Robey (England) - Steam tractors
- Rock Island (USA) - purchased Heider, was purchased by Case
- Rockol (USA)
- Rogers (USA)
- Rohff (France)
- Röhr (Germany)
- Rollo (Denmark)
- Rome (USA)
- Ronaldson Tippett (Australia)
- Roux
- Royal (Germany)
- Rumely (USA)
- Ruston (England)
- Ruslan (Argentina)
- Russell (USA)
- Ruston & Hornsby (England)
- Ruston, Proctor and Company (England) - Steam tractors
S
- S.W.Wood (USA)
- Sabatier (France)
- SAME (Italian) - Taken over by Deutz-Fahr
- SAME Greaves (India) - a joint venture, wholly purchased by Same Deutz-Fahr
- Samson (USA)
- Sandusky (USA)
- Satoh (Japan) - merged with Mitsubishi
- Saunderson (England)
- Scemia (France)
- Schilter (Switzerland)
- Schindler (Germany)
- Schlueter (Germany)
- Schneider
- Schramm (USA)
- Scientific Farming Machinery Company (USA)
- Selene (Italy)
- Sepa (Italy)
- Shakti (India)
- Shaw (USA)
- Shire
- SIFT (France)
- Silver King (USA)
- SIMAR-Bodenfräse (Switzerland)
- Simpac Trak (Italy)
- Simpson Jumbo (USA)
- Sirio (Italy)
- Skoda (Czech)
- SLC - John Deere (Brazil) - a joint venture, wholly purchased by Deere & Company
- SM
- Société Française de Vierzon (France) - purchased by Case
- Someca (France) - purchased by Fiat
- Speedy
- Squire (Australia)
- Steiger (USA) - purchased by Case
- Steinbock (Austria)
- Sterling (Canada)
- Steyr-Nigeria (Nigeria)
- Store (Yugoslavia)
- Strong
- Sunshine (Australia)
- Sunshine (Kubota) (Japan)
- Sunshine Massey Harris (Scotland/Australia)
- Superson
- Sutcliff
- Svedala (Sweden)
- Svoboda (Czech)
- Swed-Trac (Sweden)
- Standard (India)
- Sonalika International (India)
T
- TAISSA (Spain)
- Takra (Finland)
- TAS (USA)
- Tasker
- Taylor (USA)
- Terra Power
- Terratrac (USA) - crawler tractors built by American Tractor Company - purchased by J.I. Case
- Thieman (USA)
- Thomas-Bilt (USA)
- Thorobred (USA)
- TianTuo (China)
- Tiger (USA)
- Tiger (China)
- Tiger (Ranger) (Japan)
- TigerTrac (USA)
- Titan (USA)
- Titan (Steiger) (USA)
- Titano (Italy)
- Titus (Germany)
- Toft (Australia)
- Tom Moore (USA)
- Toma Vinković (Croatia) - now TTB
- Torpedo (Croatia)
- Torpedo Deutz (Croatia)
- Tortone (Argentina)
- Track Marshall (England)
- trac-technik (Germany)
- Tractocoop (France)
- Tractor Supply Co. (USA)
- Tractormobile (USA)
- Tratoretto (Brazil)
- Trojan (USA)
- Trusty (England)
- TSC Huskee (USA)
- TUR (Poland)
- Turf Boss
- Türk Traktör (Turkey) - now New Holland
- TurkFiat (Turkey) - now New Holland
- Turner (England)
- Twin City tractors (USA) - merged to become Minneapolis-Moline
- Twister (USA)
U
- U.T.B. (Romania) - now just Universal UTB
- Uncle Sam (USA)
- Unigraf
- United (USA)
- UniTrak (Germany)
- Universal (USA) - built in Ohio
- UPD
- Upton (Australia)
- Ursus Hellas (Greece)
- Ursus Italtractor (Italy)
- Ursus (Poland)
- Urtrak (Germany)
- Utos (Romania)
- Uzel - (Turkey) ([3])
V
- Valmet (Finland) - now Valtra
- Valor (France)
- Valtra Valmet (Finland) - now Valtra
- Valtrac (France)
- Vanguard (USA)
- Variotrac (France)
- Vendeuvre (France) - purchased by Allis-Chalmers
- Versatile (Canada) - purchased by Ford, now owned by Buhler
- VeWeMa (Germany)
- Victor (Japan)
- Vierzon (France) - purchased by Case
- Vittorio Cantatore (Italy)
- Volvo (Sweden) - merged with Bolinder Munktells, now Valtra
- Volvo BM (Sweden) - now Volvo Construction Equipment
- Volvo BM Valmet (Harvesters) (Sweden) - now Valtra
- Vevey tractors (Switzerland)
W
- WACO (Austria)
- Wagner (USA)
- Wallis (USA) - purchased by Massey-Harris
- Wallis & Stevens (USA)
- Wallis & Steevens {England) - Steam tractor (Note odd spelling of name)
- Waltanna (Australia)
- Walter Barrett (USA)
- Wards (USA)
- Warrior (Italy)
- Waterloo Boy (USA) - purchased by Deere & Company
- Weber (USA)
- Webfoot (USA)
- Welte
- Werner (Germany)
- Western (USA)
- Wesseler (Germany)
- Wheel Ox (USA)
- White (USA) - purchased by AGCO Corporation
- White Oliver (USA)
- Whiting-Bull (USA)
- Wikov (USA)- (certain products now manufactured by Wisconsin Engineering [4])
- WildCat (USA)
- Williames (Australia)
- Winget (Australia)
- Winget (UK) - More noted for site dumpers & plant (was part of Babcock & Wilcox for a time)
- Wisconsin (USA)
- Wood Brothers (USA)
- Woods & Copeland (USA) - purchased by Rome
- Woody
- Worthington (USA)
- Wright (South Africa)
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Y
- Yankee (USA)
- Yewers (Australia)
Z
- Zadrugar (Yugoslavia)
- Zanello (Argentina)
- Zanello (Pauny)(Argentina) - now Pauny Rino
- Zaporozhec (Russia)
- Zebra (USA)
- Zetor (Czech) with Zetor Crystal built in Poland by Ursus
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