Tractor Brands
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Lawn & Garden Tractors
AGCO lawn tractors
AGCO was born when the US management of the Deutz-Allis corporation bought out the North American side of the company and renamed it AGCO (Allis-Gleaner Company). The AGCO line of lawn equipment was manufactured by Simplicity (now Briggs & Stratton), using the AGCO name under license. This line replaced Simplicity's previous AGCO-Allis line of lawn equipment. AGCO began phasing out the AGCO name in 2009.
Power Range: 9-27 hp
Production Years: 1990-2012
Model Count: 63
Website: http://www.agcocorp.com/
AMF lawn tractors
US industrial conglomerate American Machine and Foundry (AMF) built lawn and garden tractors in the 1960s and 1970s. AMF purchased Iowa outdoor equipment manufacturer Western Tool in 1963. Western Tool built machinery under contract and under their own Homko brand. AMF discontinued selling tractors under their own name in 1976. AMF sold the division to local management in 1982 as Western International. Western was sold again in 1986 and the Des Moines factory closed in 1988.
Power Range: 4-14 hpProduction Years: 1965-1977Model Count: 30
Allis Chalmers lawn tractors
Allis Chalmers contracted with Simplicity to produce lawn and garden tractors in 1961. Allis purchased Simplicity soon afterwards, and built an extensive line of lawn tractors. In 1983, Allis sold Simplicity and Allis was purchased by Deutz, ending the Allis-Chalmers brand name for 25 years. In 2008, Briggs & Stratton (the new owner of Simplicity) resurrected the Allis-Chalmers brand name on the new AC130 line of lawn tractors.
Power Range: 5-24 hpProduction Years: 1961-2019Model Count: 71Website: http://www.agcocorp.com/
Amigo lawn tractors
Amigo lawn and garden tractors were built in the 1960s Dowagiac, Michigan by DEMCO. DEMCO was sold to American Machine & Foundry (AMF) which discontinued production soon after the purchase.
Power Range: 6-10 hpProduction Years: 1954-1966Model Count: 7
Arctic Enterprises lawn tractors
Arctic Enterprises, the manufacturer of Arctic Cat snowmobiles, acquired General Leisure Products (formerly General Appliance) of Omaha, Nebraska in 1971. General Appliance built lawn mowers under a number of brands including Lawn Lion, Bonanza, Mow-Rite, Vacumaire, and Torque-o-matic. The Arctic name was placed on lawn mowers and they were sold through Arctic Cat dealerships. The venture was unsuccessful and mower production stopped in 1974.
Power Range: 7-8 hpProduction Years: 1972-1973Model Count: 10Website: http://www.arcticcat.com/
Ariens lawn tractors
Ariens was founded by Henry Ariens in Brillion, Wisconsin when he began building motorized tillers. Ariens entered the garden tractor market when it purchased Sperry's New Holland line in 1973 and the Gravely Company in 1982.
Power Range: 4-22 hpProduction Years: 1961-2002Model Count: 109Website: http://www.ariens.com/
Bobcat lawn tractors
Bobcat is a US-based manufacturer of construction equipment, particularly noted for skid-steer loaders. Bobcat acquired Schiller Grounds Care in 2020, including the Bob-Cat line of zero-turn mowers.
Power Range: 19-35 hpProduction Years: 2020-2025Model Count: 21Website: http://www.bobcat.com/
Bolens lawn tractors
Bolens was started by Harry Bolens and John Gilson in Port Washington, Wisconsin. In 1987, Bolens was purchased by Garden Way and merged with the Troy-Bilt brand. Garden Way was then purchased by MTD in 2001. MTD continued to use the Bolens name until about 2010 on lawn tractors.
Power Range: 3-23 hpProduction Years: 1956-2008Model Count: 177
Burns lawn tractors
Burns Manufacturing built garden tractors in Louisville, Georgia in the early 1960s. Founded by Sam Burns as Burns Tool Corporation, Burns was sold to Draper in 1960. Draper owned Blue Jet and Penfield, and a line of Burns and Penfield Suburban tractors was built. Burns was sold off in 1964 with the tractor and tiller line being purchased by Gilson.
Power Range: 6-10 hpProduction Years: 1962-1967Model Count: 10
Bush Hog lawn tractors
Bush Hog manufactured garden tractors in Kansas during the 1960s. Bush Hog is a US manufacturer of rotary mowers and landscape tools; the firm purchased the Shaw garden tractor company of Galesburg, Kansas in 1962. Bush Hog expanded the factory and product line. Tractor production ended in 1972, when Bush Hog again expanded the factory for other implements. The Galesburg factory was shut down in 1986.
Power Range: 6-14 hpProduction Years: 1962-1971Model Count: 13Website: http://www.bushhog.com/
Colt lawn tractors
Colt Manufacturing was started by brothers Warren and Wally Johnson around 1962. The Johnsons were pioneers in the use of hydraulic drives, which were used on their tractors. In 1963, production was moved from Milwaukee to Winneconne, Wisconsin. The following year, Case purchased Colt and tractors were sold through Colt distributors under both the Case and Colt brands. In 1966, the Colt name was dropped and Case-branded lawn tractors were sold through Case dealers.
Power Range: 7-12 hpProduction Years: 1963-1966Model Count: 11
Craftsman lawn tractors
Sears entered the lawn tractor market in 1959 with the David Bradley Suburban models. The David Bradley name was dropped in 1964 and the Craftsman name was being used by the 1970s. Currently all Sears lawn and garden tractors are sold under the Craftsman or Craftsman Professional brand. A number of companies have built the tractors for the Craftsman brand. In 2017, Stanley Black & Decker purchased Craftsman from Sears.
Power Range: 2-30 hpProduction Years: 1954-2025Model Count: 685Website: http://www.craftsman.com/Field Legend
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