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RedMax lawn tractors
RedMax is a brand of Husqvarna selling a full line of outdoor power tools including lawn tractors and mowers. RedMax was founded in 1987 as the trade name for Komatsu's outdoor power group. Husqvarna acquired RedMax in 2007 and began offering RedMax lawn tractors in 2018.
Power Range: 18-24 hp
Production Years: 2018-2025
Model Count: 4
Website: http://www.redmax.com
Roper lawn tractors
Roper was a manufacturer of lawn and garden equiment in the US during the latter half of the 20th Century. Roper began building outdoor power equipment in 1964 when the George D. Roper Company purchased the former David Bradley manufacturing works from Sears. Roper continued to supply lawn equipment to Sears for the next thirty years. In 1989, Roper was purchased by General Electric (GE) and Roper outdoor unit was sold to AB Electrolux. Roper became part of their American Yard Products (AYP) division which included the Husqvarna brand. This division was later established as its own company using the Husqvarna name.
Power Range: 1-20 hpProduction Years: 1973-1988Model Count: 49Website: http://www.husqvarna.com/
Rugg lawn tractors
E.T. Rugg was a manufacturer of lawn mowers in the 1960s and early 1970s. Rugg was founded in 1898 and began making push lawn mowers in 1931. Riding lawn mowers were introduced in 1960. Rugg was sold in 1968 and corporate changes led to the company being closed in 1973.
Power Range: 3-8 hpProduction Years: 1960-1972Model Count: 56
Sabre lawn tractors
Sabre was a economy line of lawn equipment produced by Deere & Company from 1995 until 2002. Many of the same equipment was also sold under the Scotts brand name. The tractors were sold in large retailers including Home Depot and Sears. In 2003, the Sabre line was discontinued and replaced with the Deere-branded L100 series.
Power Range: 13-25 hpProduction Years: 1996-2002Model Count: 36Website: http://www.deere.com/
Scotts lawn tractors
The Scotts/Miracle Gro company sold a line of Scotts branded tractors, all built by other maufacturers. The final line of Scotts lawn tractors were built by John Deere. These same models were later sold as Sabre brand tractors by Deere.
Power Range: 15-25 hpProduction Years: 1997-2002Model Count: 20Website: http://www.scotts.com/
Sears 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 over the years, AYP and MTD providing the majority in recent years.
Power Range: 5-20 hpProduction Years: 1939-1980Model Count: 102Website: http://www.sears.com/
Shibaura lawn tractors
Shibaura was founded in 1950 as a joint venture between Toshiba and Ishikawajima Harima Industries (IHI). The company started with the manufacture of engines and garden tractors, and began building compact tractors in 1961. Shibaura built several models of compact tractors for Ford-New Holland.
Power Range: 14-20 hpProduction Years: 1992-1997Model Count: 5Website: http://www.ihi.co.jp/
Simplicity lawn tractors
Simplicity Manufacturing began producing lawn equipment in 1937. Simplicity produced lawn tractors for Allis-Chalmers, and the company was purchased by Allis in 1965. In 1983, Simplicity was sold by Allis to management. In 2004, Briggs & Stratton purchased Simplicity.
Power Range: 4-33 hpProduction Years: 1957-2025Model Count: 351Website: http://www.simplicitymfg.com/
Snapper lawn tractors
Snapper started in 1894 in Georgia as Southern Saw Works. As the Georgia lumber industry declined, the company purchased the patents to Snappin' Turtle lawn mowers, and began producing them in 1951. Snapper was purchased by Simplicity in 2002, which was then purchased by Briggs & Stratton in 2004
Power Range: 3-27 hpProduction Years: 1954-2025Model Count: 193Website: http://www.snapper.com/
Springfield lawn tractors
Springfield tractors were built by Quick Manufacturing of Springfield, Ohio from 1961 to 1966. Quick built a variety of garden equipment including tillers and two-wheel tractors. Quick Manufacturing lost a patent lawsuit (involving rototillers) with Simplicity in 1965. In 1966, Quick sold their operations to Toro.
Power Range: 4-12 hpProduction Years: 1957-1966Model Count: 32Website: http://www.toro.com/
Stanley lawn tractors
Stanley is a major US manufacturer of hand tools and power equipment. Stanley purchased the Craftsman brand from Sears in 2017 followed by purchasing 20% of MTD in 2018. Prior to owning Craftsman, Stanley offered Stanley-branded lawn tractors produced by other companies under license.
Power Range: 18-27 hpProduction Years: 2001-2015Model Count: 6Website: http://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com//
Steiner lawn tractors
Marvin Steiner built custom farm equipment in Ohio in the 1940s. Production of custom lawn tractors began in the 1970s, which grew rapidly. Steiner was sold to Ransomes in 1988, and production was moved to Dalton, Ohio, in 1992. Ransomes, including Steiner, was purchased by Textron in 1998, and was merged with the Jacobsen commercial grounds care unit. Production was moved to Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. As of December 2019, Steiner is owned by Doosan Bobcat.
Power Range: 16-28 hpProduction Years: 1975-2021Model Count: 20Website: https://steinerturf.com/Field Legend
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