This is a list of companies that formerly manufactured and / or sold tractors. Some tractor and / or agricultural machinery companies have discontinued manufacturing, or were bought out or merged with other companies, or their company names may have changed.
The production numbers of tractors in the USA amounted to 10,300 from the first vehicles up to 1915. In 1916, 29,670. In 1917, 62,742, and in 1918, 132,697 tractors. In 1919, 164,590. In 1920, 203,207. In 1921, 73,198. In 1922, 99,692. In 1923, 134,590. In 1924, 119,305. In 1925, 167,640. In 1926, 181,995. In 1927, 200,500. In the year 1918, there were 130 different tractor manufacturers in the USA. From 1900 to 1947, 593 tractor manufacturers in the USA exist.
Overview production figures of tractors in the USA Year Production Gas Tractors International Harvester tractors Ford gasoline tractors Gas establishments Steam Tractors steam establishments 1849-1884 0 1885 0 1886 0 1887 0 1888 0 1889 6 0 Charter Gas Engine/ Rumely 1890 1 0 Taylor 1891 0 William Deering/ New Ideal 1892 3 0 1893 2 0 1894 4 0 1895 4 (Hockett tractor) 0 1896 ~ 25 (6 Otto Gas) 0 D. June 1897 0 1898 35 0 1899 29 0 Port Huron 1900 0 (31 companys) 1901 ~ 5,100< 100 0 (2 Companies) Hart Parr (30 companys) 1902 0 1903 < 50 0 Port Huron steam tractor 1904 ~ 103 0 1905 ~ 6,350 0 1906 14 0 1907 1540 Port Huron 1908 6680 1909 ~2,000 881 0 1910 ~4,000 2,142 0 1911 2,918 0 1912 3,831 0 1913 1,930 1 1914 1,095 0 1915 24,030 5,8410 1916 32,036 29,670 11,571 0 Port Huron 1917 67,23962,742 16,101254 1918 161,004132,697 25,26934,167 Acason Bethlehem ;128 1919 172,667 164,590 26,933 57,290 1920 204,973203,207 28,419 70,955 15 1921 74,366 17,76236,76194 18 1922 100,088 11,781 68,98581 14 1923 12,026 101,898 1924 120,823 18,749 83,01047 14 1925 167,650 32,588 104,16853 7 1926 181,995 50,90099,10129+5+13 1927 200,504 55,727 ~50,000 (No. 700,000 reached in 1928) 26+6+17 1928 175,934 94,148 33+9+15 Harrison 1929 228,976 108,728 28+11+15 Harrison 1930 202,460 99,854 25+11+13 Harrison 1931 71,707 31,754 First Diesel Tractor by Caterpillar (Diesel 65) 26+8+11 Harrison 1932 no data collected ~19,000 24+x+x 0 0 1933 no data collected ~34,200 18+x+x 0 0 1934 no data collected ~47,900 18+x+x0 0 1935 161,131 0 0 1936 227,185 18+x+130 0 1937 283,155 19+x+13 0 0 1938 199,223 420 0 1939 218,462 0 0 1940 283,546 x+x+140 0 1941 358,520 0 0 1942 212,895 0 0 1943 143,489 43 0 0 1944 310,990 0 0 1945 261,227 35+6+200 0 1946 364,725 450 0 1947 578,048 570 0 1948 678,141 850 0 1949 687,102 1310 0 Market Share of Leading Wheel Tractor Manufacturers by Decade (Table 1.)
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Aaron David Co. (Denmark) Abega (Germany) Abeille (France) Abenaque (USA) Acam (Denmark) Acason (USA) Accord (Greece) ACME (USA) Acme Road Machinery Company (USA) ACO (South Africa) Acremaster (Australia) Adams-Farnham (USA) Adams Husker (USA) Adams Sidehill (USA) ADN (France) Adriatica (Italy) Advance (USA) – purchased by Rumely Advance-Rumely (USA) – purchased by Allis-Chalmers Aecherli (Switzerland) Aerocentre (France) AF France (France) AGCO (USA) – discontinued AGCO-Allis (USA) – renamed AGCO and discontinued; still built in Argentina Agcostar (USA) – part of AGCO Corporation formed from McConnell Agricultural & General Engineers (AGE) (England, UK) Ager (Italy) Agil (Austria) Agra Farmer (Canada) Agracat (USA) – imported Agrale-Deutz (Brazil) – just Agrale now Agria GmbH (Germany) Agrifull (Italy) – purchased by Fiat Agrimeca (Argentina) Agrimotor (USA) Agrip (France) Agri-Power (USA) AGRISA-Bungartz (Brazil) – became Agrale Agritec (Argentina) Agromed (Turkey) Agromet (Poland) A.H. McDonald & Co. (Australia) Ahlborn Aion (Australia) Ajax (USA) Aktivist (Germany) Alamo (USA) Albaugh-Dover Square Turn (USA) Albert Lea (USA) Albion-Cuthbertson – James A. Cuthbertson (Scotland, UK) Alena (USA) ALFA (Spain) Alfa Romeo (Italy) Allaeys Alldays & Onions (England, UK) Allchin (England, UK) Allen (USA) Allen Breed (USA) Allgaier (Germany) Alliance Allied (USA) Allis-Chalmers (USA) – purchased by AGCO Corporation Allmand (USA) Almacoa (France) Allwork (USA) Alpenland (Germany) Alpina (Switzerland) Alpina-Oekonom (Switzerland) ALMA (France) Altmann (Germany) Alu-Trac Amadou Josset (France) Amanco, Beauvais, Robin (France) Amepic American (USA) American (American Tractor Corporation) (USA) – purchased by J.I. Case American-Abell (Canada) steam tractor American Engine (USA) steam tractor American Harvestor (USA) American Machine and Foundry (USA) American Steel (USA) American Tractor (USA) American Well (USA) Amiot (France) Amog (Italy) Anderson (USA) Andrews (USA) Andrews-Kinkade (USA) Anfibio (Brazil) Anglo-Thai New Holland (Thailand) Ann Arbor Hay Press Company (USA) Ansaldo-Fossati (Italy) Antigo (USA) Anton Schlüter München (Germany) Apache (Argentina) – now Apache-Solis Appleton (USA) Arator Argo (Italy) Ariens (USA) Armington, A.P. (USA) Armstrong Siddeley (England, UK) Arnold-Sandberg (USA) ASHTZ (Russia) Assembled Asso Astoa (Spain) Aston Martin (England, UK) Atlas Engine (USA) steam tractor Aulendorf (Germany) Aulson (USA) Aultman Engine & Thresher (USA) steam tractor Aultman & Taylor (USA) Auror (France) Austin (USA) Austin (France / England, UK) Austin-Leyland (Turkey) (BMC Sanayi) Austrak (Australia) Australian Motor Industries (Australia) licensed production of tractors of the Ferguson and Massey-Ferguson brand Austro (Austria) Austro-Pimus (Austria) Auto Tractor (USA) Automotive (USA) Auto-Tiller (USA) AutoTrac (Canada) Avance (Sweden) – merged into Munktell Aveling – Marshall (England, UK) Aveling & Porter (England, UK) Aveling-Barford (England, UK) Avery (USA) – purchased by Minneapolis-Moline Avia (Spain) Astoa (Spain) Agria (Spain) Agrimont Group Tractors.ae
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B.F. Avery (USA) Babcock & Wilcox (Spain) Babiole (France) Backus (USA) Badley (USA) Baikonur IMT (Kazakhstan) Bailor (USA) Baines (USA) Baird (USA) Bajaj Tempo (India) – divested off and renamed Force Motors Baker, A.D. (USA) steam tractor Baldwin (Australia) Balilla (Italy) Balmar Balram (India) Bambi Bambia Bantam (USA) Banting Machine Co. (USA) steam tractor Barford & Perkins (England, UK) Bariole (France?) Barreiros (Spain) Baroncelli (Italy) Baskent (Turkey) Bates (USA) Bates Steel Mule (USA) Bauche (France) Bautz (Germany) Bean Spray (USA) Bear (USA) Bearcat (USA) Beaver (USA) Beeman (USA) Belazerus (Belarus) Bell, Robert (USA) Belleville (USA) Beltrail (USA) Ben (Italy) Benz-Sendling (Germany) Berliot (France) Berna (Switzerland) Bernardin (Argentina) Bertolini (Italy) Besser (USA) Best; Best Manufacturing Company (USA) – purchased by Holt; became Caterpillar Inc. Bethlehem (USA) Bettinson (United Kingdom) – Ford conversions Bi.Som.Trac (France) Big Bud (USA) Big Bull (USA) Big Four (USA) Big Lizzie (Australia) Bima (France) Birdsell Engine (USA) steam tractor Birrell (USA) Bischoff (Germany) Bison (France) Bizon (Poland) BJR (Spain) Blackstone & Co (England, UK) Blanc-Plaiche (France?) Blaw-Knox (England, UK) Blumberg (USA) BM Volvo (Sweden) – evolved into the current Valtra, part of AGCO Corporation BMB (England, UK) (British Motor Boats) BMC (England, UK) – from merger of Austin and Nuffield; later became Leyland, finally Marshall (Tractors) Bob (Germany) Bobbette (USA) Boenker (USA) Bofors (Sweden) S.E. Boghos Pasha Nubar (Egypt) (Steam Tractor) produced by SLM Bohrer Bolens Division (USA) later MTD Holdings 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) Bori (Slovenia) Boring (USA) Borsig (Germany) BOS Hydro-Trac (Netherlands) Boyett-Brannon (USA) Bradley (USA) Bramont (Brazil) licensed production of tractors from Mahindra Brandt (France) Brasitalia (Brazil) Braud (France) Braun (Germany) Bray (England, UK) Bready (USA) Breda (Italy) Breed (USA) Bréheret (France) Brillion (USA) Bristol (England, UK) British Anzani (England, UK) British-Canadian (USA) British Wallis (United Kingdom) Brockway (USA) Brons (Netherlands) Brown (Australia) Brown (USA) Bruff – Ford conversions Brummer Bruneau (France) Bryan (USA) BTG (Germany) BTW Bubba (Italy) Bücher (Switzerland) Buckeye (USA) Buffalo Buffalo-Pitts (USA) steam tractor Bugaud (France) BUKH (Denmark) Bührer (Switzerland) Bull (USA) Bull Dog (USA) Bulldawg Bull-Madison (USA) Bullock (USA) formerly Western Implement & Motor Company Bulltra Bungartz (Germany) Bungartz & Peschke (Germany) Bunton Burn-Oil (USA) Burrell (England, UK) Busatto (Italy) Bush Hog (USA) see Zero-turn mower BWS Byers Machine Company (USA) Byron Jackson Machine Works (USA) steam tractor
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C. & G. Cooper (USA) C.L. Best (USA) Cadine (France) Caldwell (Australia) – became Caldwell Vale Caldwell Vale (Australia) Calmescri (Brazil) Calsa (Spain) Cameco (USA) – sold to John Deere Cameron (USA) Camisa Campagnolo (Italy) Canadian (Canada) Canadian-American (Canada / USA) CanTRAN Canycom Carter Case Corporation (USA) – purchased by Tenneco, and later merged with International Harvester to become Case IH Case de France (France) steam tractor Case New Holland (India) Case, J.I (USA) – was purchased by Massey-Harris Cassani (Italy) Cassani CAST (Italy) Caterpillar (USA) – sold tractor business to AGCO Corp. Cayuga (USA) CBT – Companhia Brasileira de Tratores (Brazil) CDHL (USA) Celtic (France) Centaur (USA) Centaur (France) Centenario Century (USA) Ceres (France) Ceres (India) – brand of International Tractors (Sonalika) Certified (USA) Challenger Tractor (USA) Chamberlain (Australia) – purchased by Deere & Company Chambon (France) Champ (Thailand) Champion (USA) Champion (France) Chapron (France) Chase (USA, 1908–1918; Canada, 1919-1921) Chaseside (England, UK) Chief Tractor (USA) Chery (China) – became Detank, now Zoomlion Cherry (Japan) CIDEF (Argentina) CIMAC (Italy) Citroen (France) Claeys (Belgium) Clarktor Clayson (England, UK) Clayton & Shuttleworth (England, UK) Clayton Wagons (England, UK) Cleveland Tractor Company/Cletrac (USA) – purchased by the Oliver Corporation in 1944 Clydesdale (USA) connection to Clydesdale Motor Truck Company ? CMC (Argentina) CNC (France) Cobey (USA) Cockshutt Plow Company (Canada) – purchased by White Farm Equipment Cockshutt Hart-Parr (Canada) C.O.D (USA) Codem (The Netherlands) Colean (USA) steam tractor 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) Cornbelt Tractor (USA) Corliss (USA) County (England, UK) Crawley Agrimotor (England, UK) Crystal Zetor (Czech) Csepel (Hungary) CTM Cultivac Cultor (USA) Custom (USA) Cutherbertson – James A. Cuthbertson (Scotland, UK) Cyclone Drill (USA)
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Daimler (Germany) Daimler-Benz (Germany) Dammann (USA) Danhorse (Denmark) Dart (USA) Dasse (Belgium) Dauch (USA) Davey Paxman & Co. (England, UK) David Bradley (plowman) (USA) David Brown Ltd. (England, UK) – purchased by Tenneco and renamed Case Dayton-Dick (USA) renamed Dayton-Dowd Dayton-Dowd (USA) DECA (Argentina) De Dion Bouton (France) Deering (USA) – merged with other manufacturers to form International Harvester Derr (USA) Defaut (France) Deganello (Italy) Delahaye (France) Delaunay-Belleville (France) Delieuvin (France) Demmler (USA) Denning (USA) Dongfeng (China) – DFAM Depue (USA) Dessaules (France) Detank (China) – now Zoomlion Detroit (USA) Deuliewag (Germany) Deutz (Germany) – merged with Fahr Deutz-Allis (Germany / USA) – formed when Deutz-Fahr bought Allis-Chalmers; purchased by AGCO and became AGCO-Allis Dexheimer (Germany) DF (China) Dill (USA) Diana (Greece) Ditch Witch Dobry (Czech) Dompmartin (France) DongFangHong (China) – now YTO Doppstadt (Germany) Doyen (Belgium) Dragon (USA) Drexler (Austria) Dromson (Germany) Dubois (France) Dufuat Durany (Argentina) DUTRA (Hungary) DUTRA Steyr (Hungary)
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