Any Original Tractors Left

black · Jun 25, 2015

Hi guys , just wondering how many original North American tractor manufactures are still out there , let's say from the 1950's forward .

I can only think of J.D. Case , Int. Massey Fergasson ,

shaun wallace · Jun 25, 2015

Majority of those companys product is made overseas. Case.IH Ford are subsidarys of Fiat. Same out fit owns Chrysler.

Bruce from Can. · Jun 25, 2015

All that is left are the familiar names and colors. The tractors and companies are as different from what we
saw from the 50's , they could be from another planet.

markct · Jun 25, 2015

Deere would be about the only that hasn't been bought out

ShadetreeRet · Jun 25, 2015

Makes me think of an old Fats Domino song, "Ain't That a Shame"!

marloweg · Jun 25, 2015

don't forget Deere they are made over the pond just like the rest

Goose · Jun 26, 2015

I understand Deere also does a lot of manufacturing in Brazil.

oldtanker · Jun 26, 2015

The question was "North American manufacturers". Not where certain models are made.

The only one left standing from 50 years ago is JD. Case/CaseIH as someone pointed out is owned by FIAT along with Ford/New Holland. AC closed up and eventually became AGCO who IIRC now owns MF. They also bought out White which swallowed up Oliver and MM years before.

Rick

Dave H (MI) · Jun 26, 2015

When it comes down to "ownership" being the determining factor as to whether a company still exists, I think we are getting off track. All of these companies started as small businesses owned, either outright or thru stock, by a limited number of individuals. When they became larger and went public, no one wanted to say that the original company and it's mission no longer existed. These same companies exist today either as subsidiaries of parent corporations or as public companies owned by shareholders. As long as you can enter a dealership and buy a brand, it is still in existence. Ownership has nothing to do with it. I own a bunch of Deere stock...doesn't mean they are now "Dave" tractors.

For those extremely few people that wonder why a guy with IH tractors owns a block of Deere stock the answer is simple. I saw all those little green and yellow lawn tractors and the way the yuppies coveted them and saw $$$. Yeah, I know...I'm a sellout.

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