Jacobsen lawn tractors

The Jacobsen story began in Racine, Wisconsin, with the vision of Knud and Oscar Jacobsen. In 1978, Textron integrated Jacobsen into its portfolio, combining Jacobsen's home lawn and garden equipment with the Homelite brand. Later, in 1994, Deere & Company acquired the combined Homelite-Jacobsen entity and oversaw operations for seven years, until 2001, when TTI became the new owner. Notably, Jacobsen’s professional-grade golf and turf machinery remains under the Textron umbrella. The original Racine manufacturing facility was ultimately shuttered by Textron in 2001.